Hand-Colored Candles
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Not only will these hand-painted candles lend a festive glow to a teacher's or grandparent's holiday decor, they'll also spark your child's imagination to come up with unique decorative patterns.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Dull pencil
Permanent marker Pillar candles Watercolor brush Acrylic paints Cotton swabs Rubbing alcohol | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: candle, paints | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. |  Use the point of the dull pencil to etch designs into the
wax (for younger kids, it may be helpful to draw the designs in
marker first). Don't press too hard, or you may accidentally veer
off course. Instead, go over the lines once or twice to create a
shallow groove that will catch paint. |
| 2. |  Brush paint into the grooves. Dilute the paint as you work
by occasionally dipping the paintbrush in water. |
| 3. |  Let the paint set for about 5 minutes, then clean away the
excess from around the designs with cotton swabs, being careful
not to wipe any out of the grooves. To remove any spots of paint
that don't wipe away easily, try using a cotton swab dipped in
rubbing alcohol (a parent's job). |
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