Life Hacks

By Nicola Hsu and Maddie Noveck on March 26

If you ever want to keep your money safe from pickpockets then try this simple hack. Take an empty tube of chapstick and wash it out. Let it dry. Then you will see a tiny stick in the middle of the chapstick that is to hold your money. Take your desired amount of money and then fold it in half and roll it up tightly. Stick the money onto the stick inside and that will hold your money. Now whenever there is a pickpocket, the person thinks that your money is in your wallet but in reality it’s in your empty chapstick and when they take your wallet they realize nothing is in there.

Take an ice cream container and empty it out. Then fill it with water and place it in the freezer to store and freeze overnight. Then the next day you see that it is frozen. That will be your fake ice cream. Now then wait for your friend to get the ice cream and open it to realize that it is just frozen water. Make sure to use a non-clear ice cream container.

Plan out pictures of things you like and put them on google docs. Shrink them into the size that fits in your phone case. Buy a clear phone case. Get some glue, put it on the front of the pictures, and then stick them onto the phone case. Let them dry. Now you have a DIY phone case that was cheaper then buying a real phone case.

First get scissors. Cut a rectangle on the top of a cardboard box and on the front. Then get clear tape and tape on where you cut the rectangle and tape on both sides so it looks like glass. Then get your extra cardboard and cut 2 squares. Then cut 2 rectangles that will hold them up and tape them. Next, cut half of a tiny water bottle and trace the cap in the middle of the box. Cut it out. Then stick the water bottle in. Next fill the box with snacks of your choice and put them on the shelf. Now start playing with your new vending machine.

If you ever want to keep your money safe from pickpockets then try this simple hack. Take an empty tube of chapstick and wash it out. Let it dry. Then you will see a tiny stick in the middle of the chapstick that is to hold your money. Take your desired amount of money and then fold it in half and roll it up tightly. Stick the money onto the stick inside and that will hold your money. Now whenever there is a pickpocket, the person thinks that your money is in your wallet but in reality it’s in your empty chapstick and when they take your wallet they realize nothing is in there.

Take an ice cream container and empty it out. Then fill it with water and place it in the freezer to store and freeze overnight. Then the next day you see that it is frozen. That will be your fake ice cream. Now then wait for your friend to get the ice cream and open it to realize that it is just frozen water. Make sure to use a non-clear ice cream container.

Plan out pictures of things you like and put them on google docs. Shrink them into the size that fits in your phone case. Buy a clear phone case. Get some glue, put it on the front of the pictures, and then stick them onto the phone case. Let them dry. Now you have a DIY phone case that was cheaper then buying a real phone case.

First get scissors. Cut a rectangle on the top of a cardboard box and on the front. Then get clear tape and tape on where you cut the rectangle and tape on both sides so it looks like glass. Then get your extra cardboard and cut 2 squares. Then cut 2 rectangles that will hold them up and tape them. Next, cut half of a tiny water bottle and trace the cap in the middle of the box. Cut it out. Then stick the water bottle in. Next fill the box with snacks of your choice and put them on the shelf. Now start playing with your new vending machine.