Wax Camping Fire Starters
Use these simple and inexpensive camping fire starters to easily light up a campfire while out in the woods or in your backyard.
Equipment
- Large pot or melting crock
- Spatula
- Muffin tin
Supplies
- 1 lb soy wax
- 12 pieces cotton candle wick
- Food colouring optional
- 12 wick tabs optional
- 12 wick glue dots
- 12 paper muffin liners
- Decorative elements such as dried flowers, pinecones, cinnamon sticks, etc.
Instructions
- Melt wax in a large pot over low heat. If needed, break up wax into smaller chunks beforehand to lessen melting time.
- Add in food colouring or a crayon to dye the wax if wanted.
- Line up muffin liners in a muffin tin. Add in the cotton wick, using wick tabs and glue dots if wanted. These help to hold the wick in place, though the wick tab will not burn.
- Pour melted wax into the liners until they're about 2/3 full.
- Add in decorative elements, allowing the tops of the decorations to stick out of the wax. Adjust the wick placement if needed.
- Allow the wax to cool fully. Light the wick to use your fire starter!