New and Interesting Hobbies

Are you tired of people asking the question, “What’s your favourite hobby?” You always hear the same old answers: reading, listening to music, painting and so on. There’s nothing wrong with these activities, but maybe it’s time for some new ideas.

For example, how about yarn bombing? What’s that? Well, maybe you have heard of knitting to make sweaters, scarves, gloves and other things. With yarn bombing, people knit different kinds of things, like sweaters for trees or a hat for the statue in the park. It’s the latest form of urban artwork. Some call it “Knitting Graffiti,” but unlike other forms of graffiti, it is easy to remove, and it doesn’t damage anything.

Do you like those TV shows where the police use science to solve crimes? If you do, you can take up forensic science as a hobby. (That’s the science used to investigate crimes.) You can get an at-home fingerprint kit and find out who is taking cookies from the cookie jar or perhaps who is reading your secret diary.

Finally, here’s a hobby for those who want to have fun and make a little money. It’s called “upcycling.” You’ve heard of recycling where you put things like glass, paper and plastic in special bins so the materials can be used again. Upcyclers take old things and make them into new things. Sometimes they can even sell the things they make. For example, you can take an old book bag, clean it up and decorate it. It will look like a cool new bag. Or you can make pencil holders out of recycled cans.

So look around for a new and interesting hobby. Then when someone asks you the question “What’s your hobby?” you can give them an answer they’ve never heard before.