This week we used our no school Wednesday afternoon to make hand-dipped beeswax candles at Bürkliplatz in downtown Zürich. It is common in Switzerland for communities to have a candle making tent set up during the holiday months. We met up with Elisabet's friend Emma and her mom on the tram and were some of the first visitors of the day to the tent. They set up large vats of beeswax and have pre-measured wicks ready for various sizes and widths of candles. It took about one hour of dipping to make the taper candles that Leif and Hanna are holding. Elisabet and Hanna also added a design to their candles by dipping it and then sticking drip dots on the candle and re-dipping it to secure them. They have a polka dot look to them. It was quite fun and we are thinking about returning another day to try some of the fancier designs of candles with a twist or a braid. It is also possible to store your candle there and return to finish it later- for those who want to make one up to 10 cm thick!
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