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Save that stack of newspaper and can of lighter fluid — make fire-starters with a few household items.

Warning
Children should not play with fire. Fires should only be made under adult supervision. Melted paraffin wax is dangerous can cause severe burns.

Step 1: Secure
Close one end of the cardboard toilet paper roll with tape, pack it full of dryer lint, and tape the other end.

Step 2: Arrange firewood
Arrange your firewood around the tube, light the middle of the tube, and watch your fire get started.

Tip
Keep a container by your dryer to save dryer lint.

Step 3: Stuff lint into egg carton
Alternatively, stuff dryer lint into each compartment of an empty egg carton.

Step 4: Cover with wax
Pour melted paraffin wax into each cup until they are half-full. Then break off one or two sections, arrange your firewood around them, light them, and enjoy your fire.

Did You Know?
Stephen King's novel, Firestarter, won the American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults award in 1981.

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