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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
REAL CANDLE CHRISTMAS CRAFT

contributed by Pat!

Here is a Christmas craft for older children.

Materials:

plastic shallow butter bowl
dried white beans
dried kidney beans (reddish brown color)
dried green lentils
1 oz. or a little less Elmer's glue.
gold or red taper candle

(I had mixed beans, kidney beans and a red candle so that's what I used for mine... I'm always telling people to use what they have! You can also add sequins or sparkles to your bean and glue mixture!)

I think I put in more beans than I needed to... I was worried the candle wouldn't stay solid as it seemed wobbly when I first put it in (you can sort of see the colored bean layer and then the white layer I added because I didn't want the candle to tip). I must say though that once the glue dries, the candle sits in there VERY sturdily.

Directions:

Mix dried popcorn, peas, & beans together in the butter bowl.

Then add Elmer's glue.

Let sit for 2 minutes, then push candle in center.

Let dry over night. push on bottom, it will pop right out. (I made my beans quite deep, so I had to snip the sides of the container a smidge before it popped out).

You will have a beautiful centerpiece for your Christmas table.

Printable version of these instructions

DLTK's Crafts for KidsREAL CANDLE CHRISTMAS CRAFT

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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
REAL CANDLE CHRISTMAS CRAFT