DIY Fire Starters
Struggling to find a way to start your campfire? Here's a quick and easy (and free-ish) DIY craft for you and the kids to make in preparation for your next camping trip or at-home fire pit.
Yield: 12 fire starters
Cost: Free-ish
Equipment
- Glass jar or measuring cup (used ONLY for craft purposes)
- Scissors
Materials
- 1 sandwich baggie lint If you laundry like we do, it doesn't take long to collect this!
- 6-7 oz wax This a great use for all those candles with a little bit of wax in the bottom. Or, you can buy wax.
- 1 cardboard carton from a dozen eggs
Instructions
- Put wax in whatever container you are using to melt it, then place the container in a pot of water over high heat. It will take 20 minutes or so for the wax to melt. You do not need to stir it.
- Meanwhile, cut the egg carton into 12 individual cups.
- Fill each cup with a little bit of lint. A sandwich baggie full will be plenty for 12 fire starters.
- Once the wax is melted, pour a little into each cup. Make sure you have something covering your table in case you spill a little.
- Let them cool and harden, then they're ready to use! I use 2-3 for a large campfire. And in case you need pointers on building a fire: create a teepee shape with your kindling (small pieces of wood) and place 2-3 of the fire startes inside. Light the fire starters. Sometimes it's easier to light one outside the teepee and then place it inside. Once the kindling is lit, add larger pieces of wood until your fire is as big as you want it.
