Sewing
Needle and thread. Scissors. Old clothes. Tada! Now begin sewing. My first sewing project was a sock monkey, which is incredibly easy and super fun to make.
Scrapbooking
Who doesn’t have photos, a photo album, scissors, and a glue stick? You can get fancy with all the embellishments, whether they’re store-bought or homemade. There are many Web sites that help neophyte scrapbookers get their feet wet, so don’t feel intimidated by the boxes of undated and unorganized photos in your closet.
Outdoor Hobbies
The easiest types of outdoor hobbies are the ones that do not require you to learn a new physical skill. Walking, running, and hiking, for instance, are all based on something you learned as a toddler. As long as you wear the proper foot attire, you should be good to go.
Bird-watching requires you to sit quietly in a wooded area and search high and low through a pair of binoculars. Sitting and looking are quite passive skills that should not be too hard to do; although the bird identification itself can be challenging, this is part of what makes it fun. Buying a book and borrowing a pair of binoculars are the only things required before starting, and many recreational areas have free, guided bird watching tours.
Digital Photography
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have a digital camera these days. Taking pictures for the sheer pleasure of color, content, and composition has never been easier. And Web sites like Flickr encourage amateur digital photographers to share their photos and talk about their experiences. If you don’t want the cost of buying and maintaining a color printer, most local photo labs and online services like Kodak Easyshare Gallery and Snapfish offer inexpensive digital prints.
Although it’s easy to peg sleeping or watching TV as hobbies (i.e., they’re done during your leisure time) a true hobby is one where you learn something, exercise your brain, body, or creative skills, and end up feeling immensely rewarded for your all your hard work … er, I mean, fun.
