DD#2 had to complete a couple of projects for her social studies class, and one of them was hand-dipped candles.  We studied up on the historical process, then purchased all of the ingredients and got with it.  In my infinite wisdom, I elected to use one of those slow cooker bags inside of a thick-bottomed pan to melt the wax – it worked out perfect because we now have the leftover wax saved and can use it to make more candles — it was past bedtime when we dipped her candles the other night, so we opted to wait on making anymore.  But, we also thought making candles with molds would be fun, so we’ll try that when we have time.  We had a great time making them, and decided they’d best be used as fat-boy candles for her upcoming birthday in December!