We love advent calendars in our house. Not only is it a great tradition but it’s also an excellent visual way of marking the time till Christmas for the little ones in our family. This set of four candles, one for each week, is reminiscent of traditional advent candles but with a modern, fun twist of being numbered.

Things you’ll need:
White votive or pillar candles
Vellum or white tissue paper, as close in color to the candle as possible
Wax paper
Heat gun or hair dryer
Scissors
Access to a computer and printer

Things to do:
1. On your computer, create a document with the numbers 1-4 on them, with each number being approximately 1/2 the height of the candle (less if you have a bigger candle).

2. Print the numbers onto the vellum or tissue paper, if your printer doesn’t want to take the paper straight you can tape it, cut to the same size as printer paper, to a plain sheet of paper.
3. Cut the numbers out at closely as possible to the print out.
4. Lay the number on the surface of the candle and wrap a piece of wax paper around both, trapping the number in place.
5. Gently heat the wax paper over the number with the heat gun or hair dryer, stopping every now and then to smooth it with your thumb to help work it into the wax of the candle.
6. When the number is embedded slightly in the candle and covered with wax from the wax paper, pull the wax paper away and allow the candles to cool before using.