When I was a kid I loved doing a lot of crafts, and it’s carried over into adulthood.  One craft I did with my students when I taught an after school daycare program was candlemaking.  Kids love making stuff, and will especially love making something as cool as scented jar candles — something they can use and enjoy in addition to having the satisfaction of making it themselves.

You can get candlemaking kits at toy stores and craft stores that are made especially for kids.  However, these kits don’t always include the best quality wax and often aren’t scented, so you might want to look into getting the supplies yourself individually and putting together your own project.  You can also always add candle scent to these kits.  Kids love stuff that smells good, so look up recipes for aromatherapy jar candles — you should be able to find some help online or in a craft book from the library.

As a word of caution, though, your child should never make candles unattended by an adult.  Hot wax can cause some severe burns, and in any case you don’t want your child playing with the stove or a hot plate and trying to melt the candle wax on his or her own.

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