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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
  • Sculpting
  • Weaving

Collecting

  • Stamp collecting
  • Train spotting (collecting train numbers)
  • Collecting Staffordshire figures

Around the house

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
  • bonsai trees
  • bird watching
  • model airplanes
  • 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.

Your ideas - 181 responses so far

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

by Iovita Anca


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.

(Thanks to Ken Biro)

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

From Disgusting Of Tunbridge Wells


Jogging

From Disgusting Of Tunbridge Wells


Home movie making

From Disgusting Of Tunbridge Wells


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.

(Thanks to Anonymous)

glass painting


Playing the piano

(Thanks to cutierosegirl)

Decoupage?

(Thanks to PMM)

become a pro yoyoa

(Thanks to Jellyologist)

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

(Thanks to iu jg)

Make photograph collages

(Thanks to Robyn Mullan)

read les miserables


become a catholic its the best!


Jazzercise, it is a fun way to excersize.

(Thanks to Brianna)

learn to ride a bike

(Thanks to joe)

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!

(Thanks to Sarah Hitchcox)

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)

(Thanks to Abdullah Samuels)

Puzzles would also be a great hobby to add to the website. This is one cool website!

(Thanks to Stephine)

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

(Thanks to Ian McAslan)

show jumping!

(Thanks to jess)

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…

(Thanks to Miss Who)

go out side in the summer and get a tan


just do your homework and or study

(Thanks to rubi)

make new friends

(Thanks to lynn)

become a hobby consultant/lifestyle coach and make millions

(Thanks to Captain Pegg)

Fancy becoming a Radio Ham and talk to the world. All the training you need to take up this hobby is at this site

(Thanks to Ian)

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.

(Thanks to Lora)

karate


going to the cinema


surf the web


draw


Build something with modeling clay

(Thanks to Anonymous)

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.

(Thanks to John)

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

(Thanks to jackie)

cooking


playing a musical instrument

(Thanks to Peter)

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

(Thanks to holly richards)

collecting matchbook of restaurants , hotels,coutries

(Thanks to jesus)

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

(Thanks to reshma)

For a hobby, harmonica playing is really good! It is simple and easy to play! A diatonic harmonica can only cost £10

(Thanks to Jolofey)

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!!!!

(Thanks to hiwatari kai)

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.

(Thanks to Jack (England))

rhinestoning

(Thanks to anon.)

smoothie making. its fun and easy and anyone can do it! plus you get a delesious drik in the end.

(Thanks to hannah)

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

(Thanks to Hannah)

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.

(Thanks to Aureo)

make a painting
make ur own special cooking recipe
star gazing
cloud gazing
authograph collection of famous people
Volunteer

(Thanks to Tina)

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(Thanks to New Year’s Resolution Ideas)

cartoon making out of people’s faces

(Thanks to ankita)

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.

(Thanks to Ellz)

Stamp collecting

(Thanks to Cindyrox321)

i love Colecting Rock climbing

(Thanks to Hobbys Beauty)

Dog Agility…Great for both dog and owner.

(Thanks to Caroline Pearce)

for mums- buggy fit,baby sign,hand and feet casting,messy paint walk along roll of wallpaper

(Thanks to charlotte from doncaster)

Airsofting
Paintball
BMX
mountain biking
go karting

(Thanks to Emma)

Be an amateur inventor using recycled materials.

(Thanks to Brian)

brushing hair

(Thanks to lol#1)

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.

(Thanks to Lynne)

Jive (LeRoc, Ceroc etc) - unfortunately there isn’t anywhere near where I live now but when I lived in London, I loved jiving.

(Thanks to Lynne)

Serve the Lord Jesus Christ with all your heart

(Thanks to Mervyn)

Metal detecting. You could earn out of it too.

(Thanks to Karen)

Egiptiology

(Thanks to rajesh)

metal detecting

(Thanks to mike keltner)

dog walking

(Thanks to lilly)

Smoke Weed.

(Thanks to Nathan)

daydream.

(Thanks to yuni)

Take a pole dancing class!

(Thanks to chavon)

Choreographed Dancing

(Thanks to Jesse Zylstra)

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….

(Thanks to Nisa)

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.

(Thanks to MR cheese)

become an inventor

(Thanks to madmikey)

card making good for christmas

(Thanks to looby)

Create Animation clips

(Thanks to Chaitali)

Draw good rangoli and Mehandi

(Thanks to Chaitali)

-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

(Thanks to Miss Pretty)

Sing, write stories, draw, color, oil painting :P

(Thanks to jarsowl)

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! :D


cocktail making ;) love gem

(Thanks to gem)

do something for you! be selfish for once.

(Thanks to Jenna)

surfing

(Thanks to maria)

surfing the net

(Thanks to diana)

study trees, grow a garden in a pot, sew, knit,crochet.

(Thanks to catherine)

Get in contact with everyone who helped maked the list an have a party ;-)

(Thanks to Cass)

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

(Thanks to victoria soo lum)

Horseback riding…. it’s the besttttt!!!!!!! <3

(Thanks to Chelsea)

Paint a room in your house.

(Thanks to eddie)

> 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.

(Thanks to NIKO)

Mastering a new language.

(Thanks to Poojitha)

Virtual world


making of greeting cards

(Thanks to mehreen)

Start a babysitting club and make some money.

(Thanks to Traci)

WRITE POEMS, WHICH WOULD INCREASE OUR SELF DESIGNING AS WELL AS REFRESH OUR MIND WITH NOBLE THOUGHTS…………

(Thanks to ARUNKALYANA SUNDARAM.A)

go on walks

(Thanks to Catalina Rose Bryson)

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.

(Thanks to Bob)

Plant a Tree

(Thanks to Sarah, Are You Kidding Me)

twitter lol!

(Thanks to The Prophet Muhammad)

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

(Thanks to darren kemp)

Learn a little philosophy

(Thanks to Mark)

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

(Thanks to Kalie)

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

^_^

(Thanks to ANGEL)

Vegan Cooking/Baking - it’s healthy and animals will love you for it! :)

(Thanks to Suzanne)

walk or cycle every street in your suburb, city, state….

(Thanks to Johnny eel)

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.

(Thanks to mastermind)

build bikes

(Thanks to aj)

baby sitting

(Thanks to ali)

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

(Thanks to sophy)

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!

(Thanks to Cheryl Cole)

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

(Thanks to rebbeca)

Quilting! it’s fun, easy and cheap. and a great gift idea

(Thanks to Hannah Dakota Fanning)

soap making with glycerin bars. want to pursue it .would like to know where to get materials. please help

(Thanks to ana)

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 :)

(Thanks to matthew stewart)

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…

(Thanks to Naomi)

Melt chocolate and pour it into moulds, then decorate with different coloured chocolates and/or lollies…

(Thanks to Naomi)

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

(Thanks to bobby)

Fly tying

(Thanks to mike)

Look at these hobby suggestions.

(Thanks to Fred.)

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