{"product_id":"patriotic-bug-repellent-a2163","title":"Patriotic Bug Repellent","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis craft from Brenda Ponnay at Alphamom can serve many purposes. First, it will provide your older kids with a fun task to complete. Second, these cute candles will provide great patriotic decorations for your 4th of July celebration (or other such holidays!). Third, they serve as festive bug repellent. And fourth, if you wish, they make great gifts for your party guests!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatriotic Citronella Candles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisit Ponnay's full post at Alphamom for a list of supplies and tips on where to find them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking sure that your canning jars are well washed and fully dried, place a dab of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-248-glue-adhesives.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ehot glue\u003c\/a\u003e inside the jar at the center of the bottom. Carefully, place the wick tip into the glue (pressing down with the end of a pencil), wrap it around a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-202-pens-pencils.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003estandard pencil\u003c\/a\u003e when dry, then cut it off any excess and secure the cut end to the pencil with \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-94-tape-adhesives.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003etape\u003c\/a\u003e.\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing a knife and cutting board, cut your old \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-165-crayons.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eCrayola crayons\u003c\/a\u003e (without the wrappers) into small shavings. Ponnay suggests preparing five to six red crayons and four to five blue crayons for a nice rich color. CAUTION: An adult should complete this task or properly supervise older children when completing this step.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDivide your wax into thirds, placing the wax into spouted measuring cups.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting the other two measuring cups aside, add the red crayon shavings to the first measuring cup and microwave for 30 second intervals, stirring in between. Once fully melted, add three to four drops of real citronella oil and stir. Pour the melted red wax into your prepared canning jars. Ponnay suggests dividing the jars into four sections therefore the red wax will fill one-fourth of the jar. Let the wax cool completely, then repeat the process with plain wax for a white stripe and blue crayon shavings for the blue stripe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the candle has cooled completely, remove the wick from the pencil and trim it so that it sticks out from the wax about 1\/4-inch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you desire, create labels for the canning jar lids and give these patriotic bug repellents out as parting gifts!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e_mls.push(['Patriotic-Bug-Repellent','http:\/\/alphamom.com\/family-fun\/holidays\/fourth-of-july-citronella-candles\/']);\u003c\/script\u003e\u003ca href=\"#\" onclick=\"return go('Patriotic-Bug-Repellent');\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eFourth of July Citronella Candles | Alphamom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734085869593,"sku":"A2163","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/patriotic-bug-repellent-a2163","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}