CANDLES

Here are some ideas for earning the Candles badge.  Some activities are designed to be done in a patrol or unit, others are designed to be done at home.

Suggestions have been split into ideas for Guides aged under 10 and Guides aged over 10, but feel free to mix and match - as long as it is a challenge for the individual girl!

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Under 10

Learn how to safely light a match and a candle.

Make an ice candle, following these instructions.

Draw a picture of a girl lighting a match in a dangerous manner - there are some ideas of different dangers at the bottom of this website.

Have a Guide meeting by candlelight. Or, at home, spend an evening entirely by candlelight.

Make wax drawings - use a long coloured candle to drip wax in different designs or pictures on a piece of material. It takes patience!

Watch your Leader carry out this amazing experiment.

Make a candle from beeswax.  There are some instructions here.

Have a discussion with your patrol or unit about the ways that candles are used in different celebrations such as Christmas, Hanukkah and birthdays.

Roast marshmallows over candles.

Over 10

Learn how to safely light a match and a candle – how many candles can be lit with one match?

Make a tin can candle holder using the instructions on this website.

Have a Guide meeting by candlelight. Or, at home, spend an evening entirely by candlelight.

With your patrol, or at home, carry out this amazing experiment.

Make a candle from beeswax.  There are some instructions here.

Use a candle to fry an egg on the top of an upside-down tincan.  How long does this take?

Make an ice candle, following these instructions.

Roast marshmallows over candles.

Make wax drawings - use a long coloured candle to drip wax in different designs or pictures on a piece of material. It takes patience!

Make a wax lantern.  Here are the instructions.