Candle-making as a fun hobby this quarantine.

2020 came in like a storm, brought a pandemic and took away all the fun from our lives. The world came to a standstill and people’s lives paused. All of us were locked inside our houses and there was no activity left to do. In these trying times, people ran out of activities to do. From cooking to dancing and cleaning, people had tried it all to pass their time. 

Now, people have been sitting idle with nothing to do. In these times, candle-making sounds like a fun and new activity to try. It is a fresh and fun activity that’ll keep you busy and is also therapeutic. Candle-making is the one activity that is fun and people across ages can do it with ease. 

Some benefits of candle-making are:

• A very relaxing and calming activity to do 
• Can be done in a group of people
• Gives the high of creating something new
• A great way to pass time
• You can reuse old candles

Here are some simple steps by which you can make candles of your own:

What will you need:

• A few old candles
• A glass jar
• Candle wicks
• Glass bowl
• Steel vessel
• Scented oils/ fragrances (optional)
• Candle colors/ crayons (optional)

What you need to do:

• Start with heating little bits of your candles in a glass bowl over a steel vessel filled with water. 
• After the candle starts melting, you can add crayons or candle color to make the color of your choice.
• Once the candle is completely melted, take it off the stove.
• Get a glass jar ready and place the candle wick inside it.
• Now pour in the liquified wax, but be very careful as it will be hot. 
• At this point you can add scents of your choice if you want.
• Now let the wax cool.

And voila! You’re done!