HOBBIES: COLLECT THEM ALL

Collecting things can be a joyful experience or an educational hobby, a serious aim or a playful way to spend some free time. There is always some excitement when you add something new to your collection and a great deal of pride when you display it to others.

Get Stamped

Collecting stamps and displaying them in a special album can be a very informative and educational hobby. One can learn a lot about significant places, historical events, wildlife, sports activities, culture, traditions and famous people of a country by looking at its stamps. Nowadays, there is a decline in the use of postage stamps, as people prefer to send emails and text messages in place of traditional letters. This has made stamp collecting a bit difficult. However, if you are up to the challenge, ask your friends, relatives and family members to save the stamps from their mail for you.

Toys Are Fun Having a large collection of stuffed toys, dolls, toy automobiles and action figures can be a very joyful experience and make you very popular among friends if you share your toys with them. To start a collection, think about what you would like to collect and retain over a long period of time. Chances are you already have a small collection of your favourite stuff. You can slowly build your collection from there. You can ask your parents to buy your favourite items for you when you get good grades. You can also tell your friends and relatives that you prefer certain toys as gifts for your birthday so that it helps you with adding items to your collection. It will make choosing gifts easier for them, too. Once you have a nice collection, the next two important steps are to preserve them so that they do not get dirty, spoiled or broken and displaying them in an attractive manner. To keep them in good condition, you should always put away your toys after playing with them and make sure to dust them frequently.

Not All Leaves Are Green

One of the best ways to learn about Nature is to start a leaf collection. It is an inexpensive hobby that can be carried out all year round. You can collect leaves from gardens, parks, your own backyard or neighbourhood area. Leaves can be dried and flattened between sheets of newspapers so that all moisture disappears before being placed in journals. They can also be pasted on chart papers and covered with clear plastic sheets. Young botanists can learn how leaves are similar in their characteristics and at the same time different in some other ways. By labelling the leaves and writing down a few facts about each plant species, children interested in botany can get a head start in their choice of career in later life. Similar things that can be collected with the leaves are flowers and rocks.

Coins in a Bank

Coins of a country can teach us many things about its history, politics and society. Coin collection can be fun and educational and increases your wealth at the same time. For a good collection, you might have to swap coins with friends or family members or ask relatives from abroad to bring you coins. You can keep your coin collection in coinholder books, glass jars or plastic pouches. Coin collectors or, in other words, numismatists should just remember to keep their collections somewhere safe and dry.