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Giant Birthday Candles – Fun Birthday Party Decoration

ByChristine @ theDIYdreamer

Learn how to make giant birthday candles.

How to make giant birthday candles.

Giant Birthday Candles make a great birthday prop you can use over and over again.

I made these Giant Birthday Candles a few years ago.

Giant Birthday Candles

Giant Birthday Candles decorating a corner in a living room.

I love how tall they are. They measure 30″, 36″, 42″.

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How to make giant birthday candles

What you will need to make these Giant Birthday Candles:

Demonstrating supplies needed to make giant birthday candles. Foam sheet, wooden dowel, thick cardboard tube, plastic cups

Instructions

Here are the instructions to make one candle, repeat the steps if you wish to make more.

Tube:

Step 1: Spray paint your tube white. 

You will need to do a few coats of paint.

Step 2: Wrap masking tape around your tube starting at the top and working your way down. 

This will determine where your white stripe will be.

Step 3: Spray paint your tube again, but this time in a bright color. 

You’ll need to do a few coats.

Step 4: Gently remove the masking tape from your tube.

Step 5: Insert a white plastic cup in the bottom of your tube (this will be your base). 

I used a plastic cup for the base because it gives you flexibility if you put it on a surface that isn’t quite level.

Flame:

Step 1:  Cut 2 yellow foam sheets in the shape of a flame (approx. 5″ high).

Step 2:  Cut 2 orange foam sheets in the shape of a smaller flame (approx. 2.5″ high).

Step 3:  Glue orange flames on to the yellow flames.

Step 4:  Paint your wooden dowel in black.

Step 5:  Glue the 2 flames unto each side of the dowel. (More towards the top so that you have enough dowel left to glue to the bottom of the plastic cup).

Step 6: Using your hot glue gun, put a dab of glue on the bottom end of your dowel and then glue it onto the inside of the other white cup.

Step 7:  Insert the cup on the top of your tube…..

NOW YOU HAVE A GIANT BIRTHDAY CANDLE!!

DIY Giant Birthday Candle

Giant birthday candles
Giant birthday candles decorating a bedroom with pink walls
Giant Birthday Candles - Fun Birthday Party Decoration

Hope you enjoyed these Giant Birthday Candles as much as I do!

Have a great day!!

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53 Comments

  1. This is a great idea! You could set them on top of a table with a long pink table cloth and make it a giant sized birthday cake with candles. My little girl just celebrated her bday, so I missed the boat, but maybe next year. Thanks for sharing.

  5. BRILLIANT. Not only am I impressed but I am also inspired. What a great idea and use of common resources. Why don’t you have hundreds of comments telling you how fantastic this idea is???

    Amy @ whilewearingheels.blogspot.com

    1. Thanks Amy!!! I had just started blogging when I posted this and barely shared it on link parties.. I’m hoping that’s why I didn’t get many comments!

      Your comment really warmed my heart! Thanks so much :)

  6. Well I’m amazed and I’ll stealing this idea for my friends 40th birthday!!! That is, if you don’t mind! Love your blog…I have a blog…I just don’t blog! HA

  16. These are as cute as can be and can make the day special for a child. Love it. I just knew there had to be uses for wrapping paper tubes! Best wishes, Linda

  27. This is such a fun idea! A great way to make the birthday boy or girl feel extra special. Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesdays.
    Rachel
    adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com

  40. I feel really stupid asking this, but where do you get the cardboard tubes? It seems I am the only person not knowing where you can get these, so I apologize in advance!!!

  41. Wanda you aren’t the only one wondering what type of tubes those are. I don’t see the answer, hope to see one soon. I would love to make these for my coworker. They are great!

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