Gavin and I did the coolest thing today. Sometimes school can get boring, but then sometimes you can make candles. Candles made out of wax and ICE!
This was so much fun, and really easy to do.
Wash out a milk carton and grab your materials . . .
Make yourself a double boiler using a wide pan and a large tin can. Put several cubes of wax into the can, and let the hot water do its thing and melt the wax . . .
Once the wax has melted, gather up a bunch of ice cubes and alternate layers of ice and glitter (you want to make sure you've got glitter going all through your candle) into your milk carton . . .
So, I skipped the part about tying candle wick around the pencil and letting it drop into the carton. You should do that before doing all of this other stuff.
Moving on . . .once your wax has melted completely, carefully pour it into the carton . . .
And here's what you've got . . .
Tomorrow we'll untie the wick from the pencil and peel away the paper carton. The melted ice will leave holes all throughout the candle, making for a pretty little piece of decoration.
Check back for the finished product!
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