Candle Resource Page

History of Candles and Candle Making

Candles.org: History of Candles – Article includes info about: Early Wicked Candles, Middle Ages, Colonial Times, 19th Century Advances, The 20th Century, and Today’s Candles.

Wikipedia: History of Candle Making – Antiquity (What candles were made from), Middle Ages, and Modern Era.

History of Lighting: History of Candles – Development and History of Candle Making – Article includes information about what candles were made with and how candles were used as a timing device.

Candle Making Projects

Family Education: Candle Making – Follow these simple instructions to learn how to make your own candles with your kids.

Martha Stewart: Candle Crafts – Scroll through the suggested candle crafts with the arrows.

She Knows: 12 DIY Projects for Candles – Site offers some ways to use candles as decorative lighting.

Good House Keeping: 7 Crafty Ways to Dress Up Candles – Scroll through using the arrows.

Coloring WS.com: Christmas Candles Coloring Pages – Offers 14 candle related coloring pages.

DLTK: This Little Light – About Me Activity, Christmas Candles

Big DIY Ideas: 40 Simple Candle Making Instructions and Ideas – Offers links to various candle making activities. Click on the word, not the picture, to access instructions.

Activity Village: Candles – Kid friendly projects for candles.