Originally Posted by squirt
About how long does it take a taper candle to burn? An hour, 4 hours, 10 hours? I might try this with mine and give him a Dollar Store gift card.

It takes several hours for the candles to burn down, but the exact number varies widely depending on the height and quality of the candle. My kids love the candles but it may just be the pyromaniac gene they inherited from their mother.