Orange Peel Candles

My nine year old son handed my husband an orange peel filled with olive oil and said "Here Dad, light this."

My husband, wondering if it would blow up, said, "What is it?"

My son, "Just light it. It's a candle."

My husband "What's in it?"
My son, "Olive oil and an orange. Do you want to see the video?"
My husband, "Absolutely!"

You get the idea. My son had found this video about making a candle out of olive oil and an orange peel and proceeded to make himself a candle. I'm glad he asked for assistance before lighting it. Well it worked!

This candle is so cool! If the power goes out and there are no candles to be found olive oil and an orange will do the trick. What a fun and quick little project.

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