Christmas Candle Coloring Page

About this coloring page

Wax drips down the sides of a smiling candle as its flame burns tall. It stands on a small dish with a holly leaf on each side, which adds up to a medium page.

Look closely at the flame: there is a small flame shape inside a bigger one. Real flames have layers of color too, so try yellow outside and orange inside. Then ask your child where the melted wax is running and what will happen as the candle burns down. The two holly leaves have pointed tips that are fun to outline first.

Fun fact

Before electric lights, people decorated Christmas trees with small candles.

• Color ideaColor the flame yellow with an orange center, the candle red and the dripping wax a lighter pink.
• After coloringTalk about why only grown-ups light real candles.

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