Sunday, 28 July 2013

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

24 July, 2013

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or be the mirror that reflects it.

Candles are very inspirational. There is so much to learn from them. They teach us to glow no matter how dark the circumstances are. They teach us that the more we help others light, the better and brighter the world will become. 

This time as our CAS activity (and also 1st combined activity of DP1 and DP2) we learned how to make candles. Our supervisor for this activity was Deepshri Ma'am. She is a brilliant artist. Our plan is to make almost 180 candles, sell them and donate the money to charity. 

It was a new experience for me. Things needed to make the candle:
1. Wax
2. Crayons
3. 2 bowls (one big one small)
4. Burner
5. moulds
6. oil
7. dough or clay
8. wick

Firstly, while making a candle, the wax has to double boiled. If you heat it directly the wax will burn. For double boiling, take a big bowl and fill it half with water. Then put the small bowl in the big water bowl then keep it on the burner. Then add wax to the small bowl and wait till the wax melts. While this is happening, we will get the moulds ready. 
We have to apply oil to the moulds so that when the wax dries and the candle is ready it will slip off easily. Take the wick and put it through the hole in the mould and pull it out through the other side. Then to seal the opening of the mould, use clay or dough. 
By now our wax must have melted. Add any crayon of your choice to the wax and let the wax take its color. When both are properly mixed, pour the wax into the mould and wait for it to cool off.
Your candle will be set and ready.

This activity help me to learn a new skill. And also help me become a better person. I am mostly used to working alone. Here I learned to work collaboratively with my classmates. And I also learned that patience is a truly a virtue! It takes the wax a lot of time to melt and also a lot of time for the candle to finally be ready. Patience was needed for this activity (though i didn't have much) but i did learn that it is important. 
Till next time :)














CAS Supervisor: Deepshri Halve

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