Where do you even buy mistletoe? Why are Christmas trees so expensive? These holiday staples are inconvenient to come by, especially in college, and especially when there’s a thick layer of snow on the ground. Here are some cheap, easy ways to decorate for the holidays. I don’t look at Pinterest, so sorry if you’ve already seen these ideas. Here are some ideas for the lazy people who don’t have their shit together.

2-D Tree:

Need: strand of green twinkle lights, bag of bows and a paper bag

All of these items can be purchased at Rite Aid on Willamette Street.

First, tack up a strand of green twinkle lights into the shape of a triangle on a wall. If you’re very agile, you can use multiple strings and create branches. Then, tape up the bows to look like ornaments. Cut the paper bag into a rectangle to use for the trunk of the tree and into a star for the top of the tree.

Popcorn garland:

Need: popcorn, needle and thread

All of these items can be purchased at Safeway on High Street.

Pop the popcorn. Thread the needle and then poke the needle through the kernels until the thread is full. Tape it up in your twinkle light tree or put it up in your kitchen and snack periodically.

Present art:

Need: frames or any kind of wall art (besides a poster), wrapping paper and bows

All of these items can be purchased at Safeway.

Tired of looking at the framed photo of a baby lion on your wall? Wrap it up in some festive paper, stick a bow on it and hang it back up on the wall like a present.

Ceiling Snowflakes:

Need: white paper, string and tape

All of these items can be purchased at Safeway.

Get your artistic friends to cut cool snowflakes out of white paper. Then tie strings on them, get on a chair and tape them all over the ceiling. These have been making my living room colder for over a year now.

Holiday Bathroom Games:

Need: paper and willing roommates

This may be a wildcard, but bathroom games rule. Just make a holiday-themed hangman, tape it to the most direct line of view someone has while going to the bathroom, and toss a pen on the counter. Possible games include hangman, connect the dots, trivia and that game where you have to draw lines to create boxes.

If in doubt, light 50 tea lights and place them around. Your house may look sensual, but nobody can say it’s not festive. You can also hang socks for stockings, dress someone up as Santa or just sip some eggnog, listen to the holiday Pandora station and gaze out at frosty Eugene.