Clocks roll back this weekend at 2am on Sunday morning (November 2nd) – which means that daylight hours are about to get even shorter. Instead of staring into the dark and wondering how it’s only 5pm (already?!), make a plan.

November still has some good tricks — you just have to bring your own light into the equation…Small flames and small rituals – that’s how you remind November who’s in charge.

Make a candle that actually smells good

Book an intimate (8-10 person) Homecoming Candle Making Workshop on Saturday, November 15th. You pick the scent, pour the wax, take home a small beacon of sanity. $105 per person for your 90 minute session including all of your basic materials, plus refreshments, extras for customization (more scents for mixing, eco-glitter, and dried flowers), all the know-how and instructions for your home set-up if you’ve kicked off a candle-making streak, and a 20% discount off Homecoming products to use in-store. DETAILS

Drive to Squamish and carve a lantern

Take a forest walk, and follow it up with a hands-on Winter Lantern Carving Pottery Workshop hosted by Liz Sax, of Liz Sax Ceramics. You carve your own glowing ceramic dome and go home with something that’ll get you through those long winter nights. Materials included in the $85 cost of participation. DETAILS

Step into Samhain rituals

Craft a mullhein torch (aka a “hag torch” or “witch’s torch”) while learning about Samhain — the turn toward winter, the thinning of the veil, and the traditions that honour ancestors and release the old. Hosted by at Raven’s Veil collective and boutique and led by herbalist, medicine maker, ritualist and hermetic practitioner Lux, this two-hour-long evening of Samhain Mullien Torch Marking ($90) is part workshop and part ritual. Refreshments and supplies included, along with your own hand-crafted torch, spells, and herbal offerings to take home. DETAILS

Stock up on beeswax essentials

Wicks and Wax has everything you need for DIY candle nights — moulds, dyes, scents, honeycomb sheets — and the know-how that comes with being “in the beeswax business since 1959.” The Soap Dispensary on Main Street is also a good option for filling up on the essentials for at-home candle-making, if a trip to Burnaby isn’t in the cards for you. DETAILS

Quick candle grab

If you’d rather just light something, lay back and relax, then simply grab a handful of candles from Welk’s or Coco & Olive.