Homemade Natural Fire Starters
These DIY natural fire starters make a beautiful, slightly fragrant gift for the holidays. Inexpensive and easy to create for everyone on your list who enjoys a campfire.
Yield: 12
Equipment
- Old pot
- can or glass cup to melt wax in
Materials
- Paper muffin liners
- Paraffin or candle wax
- Clippings from the yard -- pine non-toxic berries, mini pine cones
- Citrus peels - orange lemon, grapefruit
- Cinnamon chips or sticks
- Candle wicking optional
Instructions
- Gather evergreens, non-toxic berries, and mini pine cones from the yard.
- Place muffin liners in a muffin pan.
- Place plant materials from the yard including cinnamon chips and dried citrus peels in the muffin liners.
- Melt paraffin or candle wax in a can or glass measuring cup set in an old pan of water on the stove.
- Carefully pour the wax over the plant materials in the muffin liners.
- Allow to dry and remove the fire starters from the muffin tins.
Notes
You could add a piece of candle wick to the fire starters after you pour in the wax. This will make lighting them a bit easier.
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