Looking for a chemical-free way to light your fireplace or campfire? These DIY herbal fire starters use fragrant dried herbs and pinecones to create a wonderful aroma without any lighter fluid or harsh chemicals.
Pinecones and dried herbs like rosemary, sage, and cinnamon sticks make excellent aromatic kindling for both indoor and outdoor fires. This is a perfect nature craft to do with kids because they can help gather the ingredients outside before assembling the bundles.
How to Make All-Natural Herbal Fire Starters
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Gather and bundle your ingredients: Collect small pinecones and dried herbs. Place a handful of the mixture onto a single sheet of newspaper, wrap it up, and secure both ends tightly using natural raffia or cotton twine.
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Position the bundle: As you stack your firewood logs in your fireplace, wood stove, or outdoor fire pit, nestle the herb bundle directly underneath the wood layout, ensuring the loose newspaper ends are easily accessible.
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Light the fire: Carefully light the exposed newspaper ends. As the paper burns down, it will ignite the dried herbs and pinecones inside, creating a steady flame that gives your logs plenty of time to catch.
