What Hobbies Do You Like To Do?

This blog is very very new, and I want to start building on the list of hobbies I discuss here. If anyone has any ideas for hobbies you like to do or would like to try, feel free to share them here, and feel free to think outside the box. I am looking for some very interesting things or things that nobody has thought of before. Whatever you like to do, whatever crafts you enjoy, or passtimes that help you enjoy life a little bit more, they are all welcome here.

Crossword Puzzles

Who said a hobby has to be something that others consider fantastic? A hobby can be something as simple as say, a crossword puzzle. Although if you really want to think about it, crossword puzzles can get pretty involved. You can get small ones, but there are also really difficult ones that take a week or more to finish and need a crossword puzzle dictionary to finish. Crossword puzzles are not only fun to do, but they challenge your mind and get you thinking as well. You can get your brain moving faster while passing the time and giving yourself something to do. You may even learn a little bit from crossword puzzles if you use the dictionary.

Gardening

Gardening can be extremely fun. It can allow you to have fun and make your yard or house look pretty and clean cut and gives you something to care for, something you labored with love, and with your own two hands...and maybe a small shovel or two and some fertilizer. Your garden can be whatever you want it to be. It can have one or two flowers, or you can have a full yard bursting with them. It can have exotic plants, or just your typical potted houseplant. You can plant herbs, fruits, and vegetables, or just throw a few seeds around and let things grow wild. You can get flowers that will only bloom once never to come back again, or you can plant something that will come back to visit you every year. Gardening is such a versatile hobby in that you have an unlimited number of options, and if you think you don't have space in your yard for a garden or the dog is going to tear it up, no worries. You can always get planter boxes that set on top of something high up or potted plants that hang from a peg. The possibilities for gardening are endless and so is the amount of fun and enjoyment you can have.

Photography

Photography is a great hobby that anyone can do. You don't have to be good at it to enjoy it, but if you are good at it, that's great. There are several things you can do with a photography hobby. There are all different types and quality levels of cameras ranging from a $10 disposable to a $1000 or more professional grade camera. There are different types of photos you can take: black and white, color, panoramic, and you can do these with practically anything: nature, people, animals, scenery, or even something silly like a ball of lint on the floor. If you take a picture of something, no matter what it is, you can call yourself a photographer if you would like. Oh, and if you're good at it, you can turn it into more than just a hobby, but a full time career. How great would that be if you enjoy taking pictures?

Jewelry Making

If you like jewelry, you might like to try making your own. Making your own jewelry is a fun thing to do and can be very therapeutic and relaxing. There are several different ways you can make your own jewelry. You can get a ton of different types of materials such as beads, clamps, strings, wires, and twines, and all sorts of different charms and embellishments for your jewelry. You can even make your own clay beads to go on your jewelry if you wish. Jewelry making is not only a fun hobby to take up, but you can customize your jewelry and get it exactly the way you want it. You can also make a smaller hobby out of bead collecting. When you think of beads, you probably just picture plain little pieces of plastic or metal, but in fact, there are many different styles of beads that range from plain and boring to absolutely exquisite. So the next time you are looking for a bracelet or necklace to wear, think about the trip you could be making to the craft store so you can try your hand at making something nice for yourself. If you're too afraid to try it on your own without help, you can get a book to show you how and give you ideas.

Card Making

If you're into the habit of spending $2 or $3 for a greeting card at the grocery store, you are missing out on the awesome fun you can get from making your own. All it takes are a few ingredients like construction paper or card stock, rubber stamps or colored pencils, paints, glitter glue, or anything else you can use to decorate with. My favorite thing is to use two different colored pieces of construction paper and use one of them as an insert. After that, you can make your own sayings and write them in or take them from other cards you've seen or quotes you've found online. I like to decorate the outside of the card with rubber stamps. You can get elegant ink colors such as silver or gold and make a sophisticated looking piece with your own personal touch. The best thing about making your own greeting cards is that you can make them however you want and the only money you spend is on the supplies you used to make it, and you get to enjoy yourself in the process! Now, for all the parents out there, this is also a great project for the kids to do and you can spend some bonding time together. During the holidays or when someone has a birthday coming up, you and your kids can secretly make cards for each other and surprise each other at the end. That is one way to make a holiday or fun event more fun without spending a lot of money, and in today's economy, we all know how important that is.

Book Club

If you reading is already one of your favorite hobbies or passtimes, why not take it to the next level and start a book club? You can do it online through a blog or a message board, or get a group of friends together once a week to just talk about the latest books or to talk about one book in particular. You can even break it down into chapters so that you can discuss portions of a book up to a certain point without anyone spoiling new parts or getting too far ahead. You can make your own book club list or you can pull books from the best seller list. Anything goes with your book club. The only rules are the ones you and your friends set, and you can enrich and expand your mind while doing something that you really enjoy.

Can Collecting

Can collecting can be a fun passtime, as well as a rewarding one. Financially, that is. You can collect cans and turn them in for cash at a local recycling center. How much you get will probably depend on the economy, but at times the aluminum from your pop cans can be worth as much as $.70 per pound. The place I called recently is only giving $.23 per pound for those precious pop cans, but it sure doesn't hurt to have a little extra cash in your pocket!