Community Candle Project

For the last two weeks, our team have been carrying out two projects in our local area with the local Rainbows and Brownies group! The 39 children loved decorating their own tart burners and making their own scented wax melts and tealights for their family as Christmas presents!

Not only did the children have a great time, they also developed new skills including developing their confidence and abilities whilst also gaining life skills. Watch out for the next generation of candle makers!

Want to know what else we do in our local area? Read about our Charity Work here.

Tealights:

Using our Chandler Grey Blended Wax, Rust Red Inpex Deep Dye, and Wedo TL18 tealight wicks, the Brownies, aged 8-9, made 240 tealights! Each one of the 20 Brownies carefully poured 12 tealights each. Below, you can see some of their wonderful tealights:

Wax Tart Melts:

Using our Golden Wax 494, and BioGlitter, the Rainbows, aged 5-6, sampled a wide range of our fragrance collection before choosing four fantastic fragrances: Strudel and Spice, Winter Fairy, Candy Cane, and Jelly Bean! The 19 Rainbows then separated into four groups, one group for each fragrance. Pouring a total of 240 melts, the Brownies then decorated their melts (and themselves) in our Cosmetic Grade BioGlitter and had a fantastic time!

Wax Tart Burners:

Whilst the Rainbows and Brownies poured their wax melts and tealights, the other group members decorated their own wax tart burners. The children loved this and below you can see their individual and unique designs:

Overall, it was a fantastic experience for the Brownies, Rainbows and ourselves who got to witness the joy in the children’s faces!

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