CANDLE CRAFTS FOR KIDS : Candlemaking Ideas for Arts & Crafts Projects & Activities with Candles for Children, Teens, and Preschoolers

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Below you will find many candle crafts for you and your kids to work on together. Making candles is a fun arts and crafts project to work on along with your children.

Make Halloween Jack-o-Lantern Candle Holder With an Old Teacup – Craft for Kids - Here is an easy to make, pretty Halloween Jack-o-Lantern candle holder that can brighten up your home this Halloween.

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Apple Candleholders - Seasonal candle holders are beautiful to look at and easy to make.

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Candle Making Projects - The following is an alphabetical listing of candle making project instructions (Parental supervision)

Candle Centerpiece - Here is a Christmas candle craft for older children.

Candy Cane Candle - Easy candle craft.

Cardboard Candlesticks - Turn paper tubes into candlesticks complete with shimmery flames.

Candle Jars - While melting and pouring wax is best left to adults, the creative parts of this candle-making project (choosing the perfect crayon to color the wax and decorating the glass holder with beads) are meant for kids.

Christmas Candle Craft for Kids- Make a Christmas Cany Cane Candle

Christmas Card Candle Holder - Make festive candle holders using cards and baby food jars.

Christmas Candle Wrap - Ordinary candles become eye-catchers when you create easy to create wraps for them.

Christmas Candles & Tray - An elegant candle decoration.

Christmas Candles - Christmas Candle Crafts are becoming more and more popular these days with more number of people indulging in creative pursuits.

Christmas Candle Craft - Warm glow and fragrance of a beautiful candle sets everyone at ease, instantly.

Cookie Cutter Floating Candles - Fun floating candles made from leftover was chunks.

Craft Stick Lantern Craft for Kids- You won't believe how nice these lanterns come out! Thanks go to my nephew Tyler for showing me this project.

Crayon Candles - Instructions to make a candle out of crayons and a milk carton, submitted by Nicki.

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Decorative Candles - Fun and easy ways to decorate candles.

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Easy Candle Making - Candle making is messy, but fun.

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Floating Heart Candles for Valentines Day - Make your own Floating heart candles for Valentine's Day. This is so easy but what a romantic setting it makes for Valentine's Day.

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Glitter Glue Candle Holder - Using sparkle glue pens, this project is done in a snap!

Glitter (Christmas) Votive Cups Craft for Kids- Make these pretty votive cups and keep glitter mess to a minimum with double face tape.

Glitter (Hanukkah) Votive Cups Craft for Kids - Make these pretty votive cups and keep glitter mess to a minimum with double face tape.

Glowing Flowers Craft for Kids - Simply decoupage pressed flowers and leaves to a votive cup and cover with tissue paper to make beautiful glowing flowers and leaves.

Hand Colored Candle - 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.

Ice Candle - In this classic kitchen craft, kids (with a parent's help) can combine ice and hot wax to form a cool, lacy-looking candle.

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Halloween Candle Jars - These candle jars are simple and great fun to make, and a wonderful way to decorate your house. But an adult will need to supervise everything to do with the candle - including, of course, lighting it!

Halloween Candle Wraps Craft for Kids- Customize existing candles for any holiday.

Hand-Dipped Sparkle Candles - The slow building of layers takes time, though. For safety and enjoyment's sake, don't start this project unless you have a free afternoon. This is one craft you want to savor, not rush

Hanging Candle Holders - You can use inexpensive copper wire and babyfood jars to create hanging candleholders.

How To Make Your Own Candles - Christmas candles are a great way to decorate our homes for the holiday season.

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Jar Candle Holder - Instructions to make candle holders out of baby food jars

Jelly Jar Candle Holder Craft - Instructions to make candle holders out of jelly jars

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Make a Mug Gel Candle - These mug candles are made by using a simple candle making technique. They are a very versatile craft and can be changed easily by changing the type of mug and/or the color and scent of the candle. (Parental Supervision)

Milk Carton Candles - A great candle lesson for little ones (Parental Supervision)

Mug Gel Candles - These mug candles are made by using a simple candle making technique. Teenagers enjoy making them for gifts and for themselves.

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Patriotic Candle Jar - Need some fun centerpieces for this summer's get togethers? Why not this patriotic candle jar that doubles as a vase! Easy for kids to make, looks great on your table or counter.

Pop / Soda Bottle Snowman - Make this unique candle holder out of a soda bottle

Pop Bottle Snowman - Make this unique candle holder

Pasta Candles - Made of pasta, these holiday candles will cast a warm glow that won't blow out.

Pebbled Candles - Decorate candles with pebbles.

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Rainbow Candle Craft - This toilet paper roll candle is nice and colourful and quite easy to make.  Make enough of them and you may even attract a Leprechaun or two!  

Recycled Chunk Candle - Making chunk candles is a fun activity for all ages. A unique technique using wax chunks of different colors gives the finished candle a beautiful texture and look.

Ribbon Spool Christmas Candle - Candles are wonderful, but this one is safer!

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Safety Pin Tea Lightholders - Wow! Watch the light dance off these elegant candle holders made from colored metallic safety pins.

Sand Candle Holder - - These are instructions on how to make simple candle holders out of jars and sand.

Sand Candle - Make a sand candle with wax crayons, string, container, sand, and more.

Sand Candles - Use sand as a mold to make this easy candle.

Seashell Candle - This craft is good to light up your outdoor tables in the cool summer evenings or to use as decorations in your bathrooms.

Sparkling Votive Candle - Outside the weather may be wicked, but indoors will be warm and inviting under the light of this glowing candle.

Stained Glass Candle Holders - Crafters of all ages can create a lovely, unique finished product within a half hour. It makes a wonderful gift!

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Valentine Candles - An easy way to convert an inexpensive candle into a holiday decoration.

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Wineless Christmas Candles - Make Wineless Christmas Candles with Glass wine goblets (clear): candle tapers; miniature holiday ornaments; evergreen and holly picks; floral clay hot glue

Wine Glass Pumpkin Candle - Make your own Wine Glass Pumpkin Candle with 1 tea candle; 1 small Jack O' Lantern candle holder (as shown in photo); small amount of natural raffia; 1 clear wine glass with stem; 1 package of artificial leaves; small amount of black and orange 1/4" wide ribbon; hot glue gun and glue sticks.

Winter Candle Holders - Paint a great face on a clay pot or glass container to bring snow indoors without melting!