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Pinecone Fire Starters

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Make fire starters from old pinecones in your yard!

Ingredients

  • Assortment of Pine Cones
  • Wax
  • Sawdust
  • Table Salt (burns yellow)
  • No-salt Substitute (burns violet)
  • Borax (burns green)
  • Greenery, assortment
  • Basket
  • Newspaper

Instructions

  1. Melt the wax or candles.
    Note: there is no need to remove the wick from the candle, just cut it into smaller pieces so it melts faster. Be sure to remove the paper from any crayons before melting. Melt over a double boiler. Do not melt directly over the heat due to the wax being able to ignite.
  2. Mix about 1 cup of sawdust together with about 1/2 cup of either Borax, Table Salt or No-Salt Substitute. Keep the mixture in a bowl to prepare for the next step.
  3. Dip the pinecones in the melted wax and sawdust mixture.
  4. Use tongs to turn and coat. Place each dipped pinecone in the sawdust mixture and coat.
  5. Put the pinecones on newspaper to dry after they have been dipped in wax and coated with the sawdust mixture.

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