Christmas candle package

Claim 1

A Christmas candle package comprising: a container having a bottom, sides and a foldable top and containing: a quantity of sand; a means for measuring sand into an open bag; one or more bags having walls of sufficient stiffness so that when a bag is opened and partially filled with sand the walls will remain erect, said bag having an opening in its wall to permit a hook to be inserted and hooked against the inside of the wall; a tape measure having a hook at one end for engaging said bag wall through said opening to permit the user to measure off the distance between a bag, held in stationary position by the sand in the bag, and another bag; one or more candles; one or more matches; and a candle lighter for holding a match to light a candle when the candle is in upright position in the sand in said open bag, said lighter comprising a wire having a bent loop with parallel sides at one end and a slider surrounding the two parallel sides to compress the parellel sides and to permit the sides to engage a match inserted into the loop for lighting the candle in each successive bag to form a row of upright candles held in the sand and protected from the wind by the surrounding walls of the bags.