Kelsey’s How-To’s: Sur­viv­ing win­ter blues

With each new snowfall, Bethel students lose hope as temperatures stay dismal and spring break fades into a memory. Indiana weather teases us with a sunny day or two only to dash our hopes and cover the ground with snow. Will it ever end? Students are haunted with doubts and begin to lose their sanity. Never fear, here are some ways you can survive the unrelenting grip of winter weather and remember that spring is on its way.

1. Have a sun­screen-smelling con­test. Take turns with your friends blind­fold­ing each other and try­ing to see if you can guess which brand is which.
2. Make your own snow cones! Go to the near­est pile of snow, scoop up a cup, and add your own top­pings. Try to pick out as many rocks and dead leaves as pos­si­ble.
3. Get a big bag of sand and pour it out in your dorm room. Lay a blan­ket out and have a pic­nic with your room­mates.
4. Grab your jacket, hat, mit­tens and a blan­ket and go sun­bathing by the Re­flec­tions Pond. Just re­mem­ber to use some of that sun­screen! Skin can­cer is no joke.
5. Brighten up your day by wear­ing swim­ming float­ies to class. Bonus points for scuba gear!
6. Put your swim­suit on and set off the fire sprin­klers. You and your dor­m­mates can run around in the com­fort of cen­tral heat­ing and still get the joy of play­ing in a sprin­kler.
7. Fill a spray bot­tle with food dye and wa­ter. Spray it on the snow to make pic­tures. It’s just like chalk!
8. In­vite some friends over for an ice cream sun­dae bar. Don’t worry about buy­ing too much ice cream- you can just put it out­side to keep it cold!
9. For­get sand­cas­tles- build SNOW­cas­tles! Sit with your feet in the pond and build the best one you’ve ever made.
10.  Raise money for cold med­ica­tion by start­ing up a lemon­ade stand on the side of the road. Why should lit­tle kids have all the fun? Plus, you don’t need to worry about keep­ing your prod­uct re­frig­er­ated!

  *Please note that these suggestions are for comedic purposes only. The Beacon does not take any responsibility of charges by the school for damages that may occur due to following these suggestions. If you are pregnant or nursing you should not attempt these ideas. Please consult a doctor before stopping any medications. No purchase is necessary. Chances of winning depend on the number of entries. Some assembly may be required.