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by **Nancy Dool** » Wed, 08 Oct 1997 04:00:00

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>>I would like to start making sand candles. Does anyone know where I
>>could find some info on how to make them?

>Shades of the 60s! We used to make these a lot in college.

>Take a sturdy container, like the bottom half of a 1/2 gallon
>milk carton and fill it about 2/3 full of wet sand.

This would be a great gift/craft for my 5-yo and 9-yo granddaughters
to make for Xmas presents. We'll do it!

Anyone have an idea for 4-yo twins for a craft they could do (and my
house could survive) for Xmas presents?

N.

by **ann w. higgi** » Wed, 08 Oct 1997 04:00:00

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> This would be a great gift/craft for my 5-yo and 9-yo granddaughters
> to make for Xmas presents. We'll do it!

> Anyone have an idea for 4-yo twins for a craft they could do (and my
> house could survive) for Xmas presents?

> N.

I always found that plaster of paris hand casts go over well,
and another idea is hand tracings or hand "painting" on a shirt

Have fun-it is so much fun working with pre-school kids

A frequent lurker, but I *love* this ng

AnnD. Higgins

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by **Sadie731** » Fri, 10 Oct 1997 04:00:00

I suggest the 4 y/o twins put theirpaint handprints on a mat & have them
framed. You could even add a snapshot along side.

by **Lynniepo** » Fri, 10 Oct 1997 04:00:00

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Stokely) writes:

>Take a sturdy container, like the bottom half of a 1/2 gallon
>milk carton and fill it about 2/3 full of wet sand.

The scouts met at our house when I was a girl... we did these in 1970 or
so, and sometimes we wanted a sandy crust around the candle. If you do want
this, just use drier sand. Very dry sand will not let you make a very
detailed shape, but will give you a thick wax & sand crust, with the end
result looking almost "natural."
Lynn

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