Elevate the tradition of lighting the menorah by engaging residents in a crafting session to create their own Hanukkah candles using beeswax sheets. These sheets, readily available online or at craft stores, allow residents to personalize their candles with a simple step-by-step guide. The process involves cutting the beeswax sheets, laying a wick, warming the wax, and rolling it around the wick to form the candle. This project not only results in beautiful Hanukkah candles but also provides an enjoyable sensory experience with the pleasant scent and feel of the beeswax sheets.

1. Spiritual Engagement: Connect with the cultural and spiritual significance of Hanukkah through candle-making.
2. Emotional Engagement: Experience joy and satisfaction through the creation of personalized Hanukkah candles.
3. Physical Engagement: Enhance fine motor skills through cutting, shaping, and rolling beeswax sheets.
4. Social Engagement: Foster a sense of community through a shared crafting activity.

1. Provide beeswax sheets, candle wicks, and optional cookie cutters.
2. Cut the beeswax sheets to 1-½” x 4” and trim the wick to about 4-1/4”.
3. Lay the wick across the beeswax, leaving ¼” sticking out.
4. Warm the wax with a blow dryer (medium heat) for 10 seconds.
5. Start rolling the wax around the wick, pressing the edges together as you go.
6. Quickly use the blow dryer again to seal the last roll, ensuring the edges stick together.
7. Encourage creativity with leftover beeswax sheets by crafting Hanukkah shapes with cookie cutters.
8. Attach the shapes to wider candles using a blow dryer.

• 1 staff member.
• Additional staff/volunteers to assist participants if needed.

• Beeswax sheets.
• Candle wicks.
• Blow dryer.
• Optional: Cookie cutters.

• Heat Exposure: Caution residents when using the blow dryer to avoid burns.
• Allergies: Check for residents' allergies before using beeswax sheets.

1. Deepened connection with the cultural and spiritual aspects of Hanukkah.
2. Increased joy and satisfaction through the creation of personalized Hanukkah candles.
3. Improved fine motor skills through cutting, shaping, and rolling beeswax sheets.
4. Strengthened sense of community through a shared crafting experience.