How to Make a Lego Candle Holder
Be creative and make a useful item with Lego bricks by making a Lego brick candle holder. The Lego candle holders can be used to brighten up any table, mantle or countertop. Make one for each place setting for a cheery addition to the table décor and to the meal, or make them for a Lego-themed birthday party. They can be as simple or as ornate as the builder wants to make them. This is definitely a kid-friendly creation but adults can have fun building these candle holders, too. It is a great way to recycle old baby food jars. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Wash a recycled baby food jar thoroughly, then dry it. Set the tea candle inside the jar. Make sure you leave the metal casing on the tea candle. This is safer and it makes cleanup after the candle burns down a breeze. The tea candles are designed to burn in the metal casing.
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Use the baby food jar as a gauge and build a holder around the jar with the Legos. It should be able to lift out or be set in easily and not be too snug against the sides of the Lego candle holder. No pieces should be hanging inside over the baby food jar opening. The holder can have a bottom to seal it in or just be an open frame that you set over the baby food jar for easy removal. Use colors to match room or table setting décor or just have fun with it and make a multicolored Lego candle holder. There are no set designs. To make a very basic one just build a simple block shape like the walls of a small house. Make sure the pieces are not one on top of the other straight up but are interlocked like a bricklayer does so the walls are sturdy. Build the walls high enough to completely hide the baby jar inside the walls of the Lego candle holder. To make a candle holder with more visual and textural interest go beyond the basic square house structure and create whatever shape comes to mind. To see more of the light from the sides, leave openings in the structure as the candle holder is being built like little windows that allow the light from the candles through.
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Make one for each place setting at the dinner table for interesting décor. Build a large centerpiece with multiple holders for a striking matching piece to the individual place setting holders.
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Tips & Warnings
Legos can catch on fire if the candle is burning right next to the Legos, so make sure you don’t put the tea candle and holder directly on the Legos but insert it into the glass baby food jar. Don’t leave burning candles unattended. The glass jar does get very hot so let it cool before you remove it.
- Photo Credit Laurie Darroch-Meekis, Stephanna B-D-M
