Candles-shells

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Candles-shells

With this childrens craft the child will turn a shell into a nice candle getting an special decoration for a party or family meeting.

Candles-shells

Ventajas

To develop motor control.
To learn to recycle or reuse domestic materials.
To create a toy.

Materiales

A shell
A piece of wick
A rose
Candle wax
Cooking salt

Pasos a seguir

First, look for the shell that you are going to use. If you go on holiday, the beach is the perfect place to find them although you can also ask in a fish shop.

Candles-shells paso 1

Melt the wax with the help of an adult and accompanied by him dump the wax in the shell while you hold the piece of wick inside. This must go to the bottom of the shell.

Candles-shells paso 2

To present your candle-shell you can create a bed of cooking salt and petals of rose around. The condition is that the materials that you use do not burn easily.

Candles-shells paso 3