At the last minute, I decided I would like to have a prop for one of the choir songs. I wanted the students to hold a candle during "One Little Candle". I ran to the Dollar Tree and picked up some LED flickering tea lights. They came 2 in each pack for $1. During dress rehearsal, I realized the candles were too short and the audience would not be able to see the candles in the middle and back risers. I used some cardstock to form a cylinder to elongate the candles. The flame still seems small, but it worked for a last minute prop. Follow my simple instructions below to create your own.
Step 1: Gather materials--tape, pencil, scissors, LED tealight, and heavy construction paper or cardstock.
Step 2: Roll the paper to form a cylinder The same size diameter as the tealight.
Step 3: Secure the paper with tape. This will be the back of the candle.
Step 4: Mark a line about an inch long on the tape just below the base of the tealight.
Step 5: Cut two vertical slits down to meet the edges of the pencil line. Fold along the pencil line to make a tab that leans into the center of the cylinder.
Step 6: Turn the tealight on and place it in the top of the cylinder. The tab should prevent it from slipping too far down the center of the cylinder and also make it easy to access the tealight to turn it on or off.
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