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You are here: Home / Themes / Holidays / Fourth of July / Easy Jar Candle Craft

Easy Jar Candle Craft

By Shaunna Evans 18 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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The theme this week for Discover & Explore is 4th of July: Red, White & Blue. We are inviting you to share your favorite patriotic activities, crafts, tips, and resources for kids at the end of this post.

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I’ve seen beautiful jar candles all over Pinterest, and I’ve always thought they were fabulous but not quite age appropriate for my preschooler and toddler just yet.   Then I read in The Garden Classroom just how super easy they are to make, and I decided we could definitely make some for the Fourth of July.

Simple 4th of July Craft

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We gathered some glass jars from the recycling bin. Ours are pizza sauce jars, but you could use any size you like. Then I set up some white glue thinned a bit with water, a paint brush, and some festive sequins. There are also some great suggestions in the book for using other embellishments based on your own style preferences or the holiday you are creating jar candles for.

Recycled crafts for kids

The girls easily covered the jars with glue. Then I held the jar on its side while they sprinkled sequins all over. We just kept spinning the jar and sprinkling sequins until they were happy with their creations.

4th of July Craft for Kids

Then we let them dry, popped in a battery operated tea light and that was it! I absolutely love them, and so do the girls.

Patriotic Lantern

I envisioned placing them outside to decorate for Fourth of July. And the girls let me borrow one just long enough to take this blurry picture (sorry, I haven’t quite figured out nighttime photography). But so far the girls have claimed them as nightlights for their bedrooms.

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Art, Discover and Explore, Fourth of July, Kindergarten, Patriotic, Preschool, Toddler, Veterans Day Tagged With: Flag Day Decorations, Fourth of July Crafts, Fourth of July Crafts for Kids, Fourth of July Decoration, Jar Candles, Memorial Day Crafts for Kids, Memorial Day Decorations, Patriotic Decorations

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  1. Laura Drew Bailey

    June 5, 2019 at 1:40 am

    Hi I am planning on doing this craft with a group of 6 kids. Can you tell me what size jars you used as well as the approximate amount of sequins you used so I make sure to purchase enough. LOVE THEM! Thanks!

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    • Shaunna Evans

      February 1, 2020 at 5:48 am

      Any size jar will work! These are pizza sauce jars…maybe about 6 inches tall and 3 inches wide.

      The sequins are the standard sequin size (7 or 8 mm). Here again there is no “right” type. Smaller ones will work too. The only thing I would stay away from is going too big with the sequins because they may not hold as well to the jar.

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  2. Mary Catherine

    July 6, 2013 at 11:17 pm

    I’ve already pinned this, and I just love how yours turned out! My son and I are eager to try out something like this soon. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Stress-Free Sunday — I’m featuring you this weekend!

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  3. Lisha

    July 3, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    This is SUCH a lovely idea – hope to try out at home with my boys and also to share on my parenting page on Facebook one day soon. Please do come and check out our parenting tidbits and tips at http://www.facebook.com/ConsciousParentingApproach – see you there! 🙂

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  4. Elizabeth @ Rocks, No Salt Mommy

    July 3, 2013 at 12:04 am

    This is beautiful when it’s all lit up! What a great craft that allows kids to get involved and create a usable finished product! I tried my hand at a crafty how-to today for the first time. I hope you can stop by and let me know what you think!

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    • Shaunna

      July 3, 2013 at 7:00 am

      Thank you! It turned out to be a great project. And your shakers are lovely!! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
  5. jaime

    July 2, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    featured you this week on moms library!

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    • Shaunna

      July 3, 2013 at 7:00 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama

    June 29, 2013 at 9:08 am

    So beautiful! I’ve scheduled to share it tomorrow on FB. 🙂

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    • Shaunna

      June 30, 2013 at 8:40 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

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  7. Deceptively Educational

    June 28, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    Stunning! I love this … and it’s great fine motor skills for kids too. I’m stopping over from the TGIF Linky Party. I’d love it if you’d share this (and your other great activities for kids) at the After School Linky Party on my blog each Monday: deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com. Thanks!

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    • Shaunna

      June 30, 2013 at 8:36 pm

      I’m so glad you like them. Thanks for the invitation!

      Reply
  8. Kirstylee

    June 26, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    Those turned out so cute and I had no idea they were so easy to make. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Shaunna

      June 26, 2013 at 7:57 pm

      Isn’t that always a nice surprise? So easy!

      Reply
  9. chelsey

    June 26, 2013 at 10:46 am

    Love the candle! It looks so beautiful, and especially gorgeous all lit up!

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    • Shaunna

      June 26, 2013 at 7:56 pm

      Thanks, Chelsey! It really does look pretty lit up…wish my photography skills were a little bet to do it some justice 🙂

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  10. Ann @ My Nearest and Dearest

    June 26, 2013 at 7:22 am

    These are so pretty! 🙂

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    • Shaunna

      June 26, 2013 at 7:51 pm

      And so easy!! 🙂

      Reply

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