Snow making you angry? Make it fun again!

Although winter flurries can be bothersome when commuting to classes, try to embrace the idea that snow can actually be fun. Snow is a versatile medium and it should be the source of laughable and enjoyable entertainment. Forget the usual snowboarding and skiing, think outside to box and have fun in the snow - there’s plenty of it. Here are a few ideas to start your snow fun!

Miss your pet?
Use your pet as your snow muse. Here is the way to bring Fluffy or Sparky to Pullman. Take a mound of good packing snow and begin with the torso and then work up to the head - just like a snowman. After finishing the foundation of your snow pet, move on to the details. Use an ice-cycle for a tail and all that street gravel to simulate the fur effect. Spray a fine mist of water all over your snow buddy when you are finished and place outside overnight. For a fun joke place them in front of a friend's outside door and enjoy their reaction.

Sick of paying sky high rent?
Sculpt your own shelter. This may be an oldie, but the satisfaction of building your own shelter out of snow is like no other. If you want to build a fairly large structure, I recommend using a medium sized plastic wastebasket as a mold for your snow blocks. Start stacking them in a circular fashion gradually building up and into the center. Use outdoor furniture and trashcans as support during the building process. Once all of the blocks are in place, fill in holes and smooth out the edges of the snow blocks. When the entire structure is finished, use a spray bottle to mist water inside and outside of the igloo. You'd be surprised to find out how warm a shelter make out of snow can be.

Into extreme sledding?
I advise to exercise extreme caution when attempting to build and use a snow ramp. This ramp requires a house where you have access to a sturdy low-raised roof or a raised deck. Because of the recent snow fall there is plenty of snow piled up on your roof or deck. Whip out your shovel and push all of the snow into a pile directly against the house/deck. Shape the pile into a flat ramp and pack the snow down firmly. I advise using a large piece of cardboard to smooth out the ramp surface. Please do not spray water onto the ramp to make it slicker. Clear all hazardous objects away from the path of the ramp. Once all safety precautions have been checked and double checked, grab your sled and enjoy.