If your kids seem to truck home enough sand after a day at the shore to build another beach, here's a good use for it.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Large heat-proof mixing bowl
Sand Empty 1-pound coffee can Paraffin or old candle stubs Candle wicking Thin wood dowel or stick | |
| Seasons: Summer | |
| Materials: nature objects, string, wax | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Fill the bowl three quarters full with slightly damp sand and ask your child to dig a mold about the size of his fist. |
| 2. | Using your hands, bend one side of the coffee can rim to form a spout. Fill the can halfway with paraffin and set it in a saucepan that's one fourth filled with water. (Never place the can directly on the burner.) Then melt the wax over very low heat; when it has melted, turn off the heat. |
| 3. | Cut the wicking to 6 to 8 inches longer than your mold is deep. Rest the dowel across the bowl's top and tie one end of the wick around it. Press the other end into the bottom of the mold. |
| 4. | Now it's the adult's job to carefully pour the wax into the mold until it reaches about 1 inch from the top. |
| 5. | Once the candle is cool, remove it from the mold, brush off any excess sand, and trim the wick. |
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