Numbered Birthday Candles
Celebrating birthdays is a thriving tradition when children are involved. We were recently introduced to a variation of that custom featuring the use of candles, a visually symbolic observance of milestones in the journey through childhood. Large candles marked with numbers on the front are lit on the birthday of the child and allowed to burn down to the number corresponding to the current year in the child’s life.
The candles used for this purpose are quite lovely and very popular. Predictably, numbered birthday candles mainly come in pink and blue. Traditional colors are perfect when the gender of the child is known, but since these candles are often purchased as gifts for baby showers, some are white or yellow in case the gift giver does not know the sex of the unborn child.
We were so taken with numbered birthday candles that we decided to begin offering them to WicksWorks.com customers. Currently three styles of these candles are available: 1 - 13 years; 1 - 18 years (personalized); and 1- 21 years.