How To Make Apple Candlesticks

MATERIALS

• Apple corer
• Large Rome Beauty apples (try to pick apples that will stand straight on the table)
• Candles
• Waxed paper
• Potato peeler and lemon juice
• Stickers, paint or autumn leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

Using an apple corer, make a hole about halfway through the middle of an apple. Make the hole as straight as possible and remove the core piece. The candle should fit tightly; if the hole is too large, wrap waxed paper around the candle end. Repeat this process for as many apples as you'd like in your centerpiece. Older kids can decorate the apples by carefully carving designs in the skins with the tip of a potato peeler (to prevent the designs from turning brown, rub them with lemon juice). For a base, use a plate or cutting board or try Nina's method: She decorates foil with stickers or paint or leaves (or, in her boundless enthusiasm, all three), then places the apples in a circle on the foil.