Hobby Ideas
We had a request from one of our readers for a list of hobby ideas as she was looking for a new passtime to occupy herself.
We have compiled this list of hobby ideas. We hope that you enjoy it. If you have any more ideas please drop us a line and we will add it in.
List of Hobby Ideas
Arts and Crafts
- Woodwork
- Patchwork/ Quilting
- Basket making
- Embroidery
- Drawing - Still Life
- Oil painting
- Pottery
- Multimedia
- Upholstery
- Sugarcraft
- Dressmaking
- Pottery
- Candle making
- Homemade soap
- Whittling
- Make your own instruments
- Beading (my daughter loves to bead)
- Crochet
- Knitting
- Build your own kite
- Paper mache
- Mosaics
- Stain glass
- Furniture restoration
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Sculpting
- Weaving
Collecting
- Stamp collecting
- Train spotting (collecting train numbers)
- Collecting Staffordshire figures
Around the house
- Gardening
- Garden Design
- Grow your own vegetable ideas
- Plumbing
- Flower arranging
- Fish keeping
- Interior design
- Hair dressing
- DIY
Food
- Wine tasting
- Cooking
- Foreign foods - Indian/ Chinese/ Italian
- Baking
- Mushroom collecting
- Cake decorating
Electronics and computing
- Amateur Radio
- CB
- Electronics
- Digital photography
- Computer programming
- Computer graphics
- Web site design
Language and literature
- Learn a language
- French/ Italian/ Spanish/ Mandarin/ Welsh/ Gaelic/ Latin/ Greek/ German/ Arabic/ Russian /Bulgarian
- Join a literature group
- French literature
- Creative writing
- Lip reading
- Sign language
Other
- Astronomy
- Origami
- Magic
- Drama
- Join a local operatic society
- Scrap booking
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bonsai trees
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bird watching
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model airplanes
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building birdhouses
History
- Family History
- Local history
- Trace the history of your house
- Stone circles
- Discovering Ley Lines
- Restore old photographs
Sport
- Scuba diving
- High Diving
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Judo
- Tae Kwon Do
- Orienteerig
- Hill Walking
- Trampolining
Health and personal development
- Alexander Technique
- Yoga
- Pilates
- Reiki
- Massage
- Belly dancing
- Line dancing
- Reflexology
- Aromatherapy
If you have any more hobby ideas please add them in the box below and we will add it in to the page.
Special thanks to Kathryn Raphael for sending in the last update.
stitching
holes in things
Railway Modelling
public speaking/singing
hobby ideas: beadwork ( in arts and crafts)
Collecting and making miniatures (dollshouses)
Dance
tidy my room
making handmade wallpapers
tai chi
horse riding
design your dream room/house
bury a time capsule
robotics
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Go Geocaching
Collect mugs or cups
Collect quotes
Watch old or foreign movies
Collect flowers or leaves
djing and producing
Join a Bridge club
Learn to use the Tarot
digital scrapbooking
Create a fun website
Collect random collectables e.g elaphant related stuff
rearrange furniture
Learn a Musical Instrument
Paintballing
Bird Watching
Go Carting
Eddie Stobart truck model collector
Carama/hongwell collector
Model motorbike collector
Diecast collector.
go on http://www.stardoll.com
very cool and a good time waster
ball room dancing
quality time with your mum always nice
Try different ways to write your name in cursive. It’s really fun.
breeding birds
make a jane austen dress, curl your hair and flounce around the house saying “lord! i’m so HUNGRY!”
get fat
Golf
binge drinking
Simple thigs for example taking a walk or going swimming and spending time with your family.
Ellen.
Create a list of useful hobbies for other people to try out
do some honest toil and stop wasting your time on the internet!
go on a pilgramage
tarantulas are very interesting to watch and look after. get one! i have three and there great!!
tag rugby
Mountain biking
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Jogging
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Home movie making
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dog training
collecting spoons from different countries
jingle writing
taking photos, Organizing family gatherings and events.
horse riding
Elephant training
Have an aquarium…
Roller Blading
Hip Hop dancing
Hi. I was looking up some new hobby ideas on here and I’m surprised to see that you are missing a very important hobby on your listings.
It’s called pyrography, which is artwork burned into wood. I used to do this a few years ago but I have reluctantly sold my pyrography machine and the stylus chisels.The machine can be purchased for about £100.00 from most craft supplies and the technique is quite simple.
For example, you need a piece of quality plywood, preferably beech faced as it has a lighter face than most ply. Depending on the size of the picture you would like,(2ft 6inches x 2ft is about right). Fix carbon paper all over the face of the ply, covering every part.If your not really artistic enough to design a picture of your own then choose one from hundreds of art drawings or magazines etc. but remember to cover the whole of the carbon paper area by fitting the picture with tape over the top.Then with a ball point pen, draw over the outlines of your picture, pressing on to make sure that the ink from the carbon paper is transferred on to the ply.When this is done, remove the paper picture and the carbon paper from the ply and you should have your outline for burning into the plywood.
Once you have burned all of the picture on to the ply, you can colour it in with felt tip pens.Allow this to dry then apply two coats of high gloss varnish over the finished picture before framing.
You will be astounded by the results. I was.
glass painting
Playing the piano
Decoupage?
become a pro yoyoa
Collect rocks around your home wash them and then study where they came from.
learn to do graffiti
dress up like something different and exciting every day! LIke Cher or one time I dressed up as a clown and went to the store.ps:im not crazy I swear..ppl will asume that your dressed like that for a reason and it’s all fun!
also, you can practice doing different makeup and hairstyles on yourself in the mirror
write songs
make a scrapbook of all the hobbys you want to do
do something at the same time as someone else..like at 3:05 have someone jump or say something and you’ll do it at the same time! have others join in too!!
bollywood dancing and netball
Make photograph collages
read les miserables
become a catholic its the best!
Jazzercise, it is a fun way to excersize.
learn to ride a bike
Pop your spots in the mirror at work, then try all day to cover them up, it makes you look like a mental but atleast they cant see your spots!
Good day, I would just like to say that by recycling your old newspapers,magazines,etc…
will also save us alot of energy by collecting them, and sent them to school for projects and great hobby ideas to work with.
Abdullah (South Africa)
Puzzles would also be a great hobby to add to the website. This is one cool website!
I feel very strongly that the practice of hand french polishing has over the years obtained the reputation of being a process that should only be carried out by profesionals. In our opinion it can be carried out by anyone. All we need to try to do is ’spread the word’. In an attempt to do so we now run 1 day french polishing courses for beginners and supply french polishing kits. I’d be thrilled to hear your comments. Regards,
Ian
show jumping!
Try running around the mall with your friends taking wied and random pics! Peoe think you’re mad but deep downhey wish they had the courage to do the same…
go out side in the summer and get a tan
just do your homework and or study
make new friends
become a hobby consultant/lifestyle coach and make millions
Fancy becoming a Radio Ham and talk to the world. All the training you need to take up this hobby is at this site
Candlemaking is what I do, but I would love to make a desktop water fountain, the sound is so relaxing, you can find instructions on how to make them on the internet.
karate
going to the cinema
surf the web
draw
Build something with modeling clay
On-line flying. There is a massive following of flying on-line. You don’t need to be alone, you can see your friend planes and talk to them, LIVE.
If you want to take it a stage further, try your hand at on-line Air Traffic Control.
Both hobbies are highly educational, you will certainly increase your circle of friends and believe me, it is very very addictive. Check it out.
dog walkind :p
Fly kites not the 1 line kind, get a good duel line kite to start with work your way up till you can deal with a light quad and get a felxifoil something that will pull i started kite flying in 1st grade and its still tons of fun i plan on takeing up kite boarding when i can aford it kites can get pretty expencive btw make sure your comfortable flying a quad b4 u start flying a flexifoil because im a big guy and it will drag me faster that i can run on a day with good wind http://www.nakshop.no/image.php?productid=19385 theres a pic of one i found on the internet so you can get a good look at one
cooking
playing a musical instrument
what about childcare i would like to see childcare on the hobbies list as i know lots of people who enjoy childcare majoraty of the time the children who are being cared for enjoy the care and attention they are being given .
I`m not trying to say that there parents don`t give them attention it`s just that they might enjoy the care of others . but then again they might not
collecting matchbook of restaurants , hotels,coutries
Swimming
Learn how to play chess.
Learn how to play checkers.
Re-organize room.
Use a compass or GPS to map neighbourhood.
Get a penpal.
athletics, ballet, Jaz dancing, playing the guitar, ice skating, ice hockey, football, basketball, gymnastics, wine and cheese club, tennis, fencing, karaoke.
Skateboarding
Playing the clarinet(great hobby as you can play all styles of music)
Vidio games
biking
fencing
model plane flying(an excelent hobby)
Swimming
Baking
cooking
writing letters
listening to the radio
writing music
walking
writing a book(Look where it got JK Rowling!!)
Dancing
woodwork
sailing
kayaking
Meet new friends
travel
internet gaming
Learn more about your local area!
Sit down and just think about all those mistakes you have done in your life
For a hobby, harmonica playing is really good! It is simple and easy to play! A diatonic harmonica can only cost £10
go out for play………
cricket
kho-kho
shuttle
volley ball
basket ball
………just run around,jump high..do some pull ups and push ups…plug IPOD in your ears!!!!
Buy a half decent camrea and take up photography. A nice place to start is the beach ion the evening, country villages (Mostly in Brtiain) or whilst on holiday.
rhinestoning
smoothie making. its fun and easy and anyone can do it! plus you get a delesious drik in the end.
write poems
Live Action Role Playing
maybe go to a public place where you won’t be bothered or noticed and people watch! you get to come up with personalities for different people
Once a month visit the slums and smile at the poor children.Give them sweets or a toy or some of the clothing you don’t use. You’ll feel a lot happier doing such good deeds.
make a painting
make ur own special cooking recipe
star gazing
cloud gazing
authograph collection of famous people
Volunteer
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cartoon making out of people’s faces
Rock climbing ! It’s fun and ou get exercise. Or camping, running, go to a sports center or a gym, table tennis, ruby, cricket, read, golf, photographer, football, shop for clothes, get a pet and train it.
Stamp collecting
i love Colecting Rock climbing
Dog Agility…Great for both dog and owner.
for mums- buggy fit,baby sign,hand and feet casting,messy paint walk along roll of wallpaper
Airsofting
Paintball
BMX
mountain biking
go karting
Be an amateur inventor using recycled materials.
brushing hair
Train to be a medium (there are lots of workshops/circles around now).
Ghost hunting/paranormal investigations.
Qi Gong/Reiki/The Reconnection healing (read The Reconnection by Dr Eric Pearl).
Meditation.
Start your own physical mediumship circle (I have and it’s great!) - try to get ghost/orb photos, EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena - recorded spirit voices), use a planchette, try automatic writing, psychic art, pendulum/dowsing rods and last but not least, ouija (we’ve had some great messages from our guides, just trust your guides/angels to give you positive messages and you can also imagine a circle of white light around the board for protection). Oh yes, put a smiley face on the board - spirit people love smileys!
Visit castles and stately homes.
Jive (LeRoc, Ceroc etc) - unfortunately there isn’t anywhere near where I live now but when I lived in London, I loved jiving.
Serve the Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart
Metal detecting. You could earn out of it too.
Egiptiology
metal detecting
dog walking
Smoke Weed.
daydream.
Take a pole dancing class!
Choreographed Dancing
Read the twighlight Saga, then read it again, then….. read it again…….. Then get so confused with reality versus fiction that you become a real vampire hunter….
Eat cheese, i love to, you can get red cheese and yellow cheese and blue cheese and green cheese and brown cheese and purple cheese and white cheese and grey cheese and orange cheese and black cheese so go down to the shops and get a load of cheese and make your self fat.
become an inventor
card making good for christmas
Create Animation clips
Draw good rangoli and Mehandi
-Create a Board/card game !
-keep spider plants and grow the babies and keep them…build a family
-Keep a journal
- keep a video diary of your family
-make cusions
-collect gemstones /crystals and learn crystal healing
Sing, write stories, draw, color, oil painting
Be more irish! Learn the irish language, play an irish sport - hurling or gaelic football are the most popular, learn to cook an irish dish or just go to an irish pub for a pint of guiness and a packet of taytos! Then on St. Patricks day you’ll feel great knowing that you have done something typically irish!
cocktail making
love gem
do something for you! be selfish for once.
surfing
surfing the net
study trees, grow a garden in a pot, sew, knit,crochet.
Get in contact with everyone who helped maked the list an have a party
Shopping
Swimming
fashion designing
Dancing
Cooking
Baking
Sewing machine
Magazines
Drawing/Painting
Volleyball
Football
Tennis
Go Carting
Hiking
Biking
Collect quotes
Taking Photos
Snowboarding
Ice Skating
Roll Skating
Video games
Travel
collect famous people and make a blinder
my bedroom
Horseback riding…. it’s the besttttt!!!!!!! <3
Paint a room in your house.
> why dont you try tracing back your family tree… and a presentation or site on it.
> You can also try quilling which is different from quilting… i love doing it.
Mastering a new language.
Virtual world
making of greeting cards
Start a babysitting club and make some money.
WRITE POEMS, WHICH WOULD INCREASE OUR SELF DESIGNING AS WELL AS REFRESH OUR MIND WITH NOBLE THOUGHTS…………
go on walks
Find the top 5 things you can do to annoy everybody and do them over and over.
Smile or make funny faces at everyone and see if they do it back.
Plant a Tree
twitter lol!
if you are disabaled and into wacthing football why dont you try wheelchaire football i play for ipswich charioteers, its a great way making freinds to
Learn a little philosophy
Well, you could make a list of what you want to do before you die
Find a pen pal
Write to random companies- they usually write back and send samples of their product
Enjoy Computer graphics
Digital photography
Computer programming
read
research
handicrafts
Draw
watch videos
swim
horse riding
creativity
digital scrapbooking
Home movie making
Playing a Musical Instruments
make new friends
travel
video and online games
Shopping
fashion designing
Ice Skating
And Deviantart
^_^
Vegan Cooking/Baking - it’s healthy and animals will love you for it!
walk or cycle every street in your suburb, city, state….
MMORPG”s. That’s massive multiplayer online role playing games. there great and there are a bunch out there to choose from as well as many different styles and formats.
build bikes
baby sitting
write down a list of funny quotes by people you know
practice making up debates for the debate club at school.
Do character sketches of people you know (if possible, put them in a marble composition book like the one in Harriet the Spy!)
discover new music on the internet
create codes
Do research that fills a whole journal of something that interests you
Playing the Clarinet! It is so much fun and such a beautiful instrument!!! Or maybe the saxophone? As a child I loved these instruments and started playing them both for a bit but then I realized what a nice voice I had!
football
swimming
paintballing
ice skating
walking
cross country
shopping
going on the wii or ds
computer games
go karting
horse riding
vollyball
tennis
painting
mountain bike riding
Quilting! it’s fun, easy and cheap. and a great gift idea
soap making with glycerin bars. want to pursue it .would like to know where to get materials. please help
extreme card manipulation
card flourishing
mentalism
fortune telling
palm reading
cold reading
warm reading
telekinetics
pencil reading
touch reading
muscle reading
touch reading
sound reading
street magic
stage magic
cabaret magic
close-up magic
kids magic
busking
card magic
coin magic
rope magic
dice magic
elastic magic
rope flourishing
coin flourishing
elastic flourishing
youtube (magicacematt)
facebook (matthew thomas stewart)
myspace
twitter
video making
video editing
photo editing
msn
meeting celebrities
uploading photos and videos
-check me out on youtube magicacematt
Research and discover a whole new culture in some exotic foreign country! You never know, you might one day get to go there…
Find really old, amazing recipes that people used centuries ago…
Paint garden pots with funky designs and patterns that you might see random places, then grow something inside to match the design. It looks fantastic when you have them all over your garden…
Melt chocolate and pour it into moulds, then decorate with different coloured chocolates and/or lollies…
exercise
tv
music videos
facebook
collect…
bottle tops
radiotor knobs
keyboard keys
beer bottles (not hard)
Wine corks
Matches- mwahahaha
roof tiles
paintbrushes
bicycle tires
Fly tying
Look at these hobby suggestions.