Colourful Candles for Family Day

Last friday, 15th May, apart from celebrating our Letras Galegas, was Family Day. In Capela we wanted to say thank you to our families with a present: a candle made out of wax and old crayons. First we chose the colours for our candle. Then we melted the wax and the crayons using the microwave, stirred the mixture well and poured three layers in a small glass. We put a wick and left them dry. 

O venres pasado, 15 de maio, ademais de celebrar as nosas Letras Galegas, foi o Día da Familia. En Capela queriamos darlles as gracias ás nosas familias cun agasallo: unha vela feita de cera e lápis de cores vellos. Primeiro escollemos as cores da nosa vela. Despois derretemos a cera e as cores usando o microondas, removemos ben a mestura e vertemos tres capas nun vaso pequeno. Puxemos unha mecha e deixamos secar.