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Does anyone have a recipe or how to, to make fake coal. I want it for a snowman so no food recipes. It needs to last for a few years. It needs to be safe, so I can't use real coal or BBQ briquettes I've googled but no luck. I seen a recipe somewhere but don't remember where. Hope someone can help. Liz

Take a rock (whatever size you're wanting) and paint it with lamp black paint. Nice flat color to it.

Have you thought of black soap? You could make some yourself with black coloring or dye. Cut it up with a knife to look like coal.

Easy homemade soap recipe
http://crafts.kaboose.com/easysoap.html

You can purchase black soap here
http://www.pantyhose4u.com/soaps.html#ab

Or make bread rolls to look like coal and varnish them to keep as a craft.
http://www.ehow.com/how_650034...omemade-crafts_.html

Thank you ladies for your suggestions. I didn't know they made black soap. My head was struggling with it, will Black soap get one clean. LOL We are so conditioned! I must have been dreaming about how to make coal cause when I woke up I had that I could also use that air drying clay that kids use. We'll see Thanks again . Liz

Spray paint a piece of styrofoam. I'm not sure that the color will go deep enough to color the white undernearth.