List of 15 Creative and Exciting Hobbies That You Can Do at Home



In this contemporary era, unprecedented COVID-19, lockdown, unemployment, a gap in a carrier, and many more, people are searching for new hobbies because hobbies are an effective diversion for continuous running mind. 

To avoid chaos in one’s mind, one can start some hobbies at their home which
are introduced in this article. There are many hobbies which help you to enjoy
and learn new things. Hobbies are a way to make life meaningful apart from 
making yourself happy.


1. Reading

Reading is the most common and most effective hobby which a person
should follow because it helps to improve communication skills, new
vocabulary, knowledge, and develops a creative mind. 

To be a good reader is really on demand because they should have knowledge and skills to express their point of view with courtesy. 


2. Painting / Drawing

Painting and drawing helps one to be a creative person. However, there are too many reasons as to why people don’t like to follow this hobby. People feel that painting or drawing requires professional supervision, hence this hobby is not put much into use. 

Hence, for the one's who have no idea about painting or drawing, nowadays, the Internet and YouTube helped a lot to learn new skills by just clicking on a button.


3. Writing Essays / Article

People like to express their feelings, however, there are a few of them who are afraid to express feelings due to their own personal reasons.

To express thoughts, ideas, suggestions, viewpoint on paper, is always an arduous task, but it can be interesting if you capture the real moments and write with courtesy, clarity and completeness.


4. Home Remedies

In 2020, this is the most common hobby that people have started in order to keep themselves fit and fine. Many people have started to make a herbal face pack to remove pimples and dead skin, treatments for hair loss, split ends, thick hair, and many more. 

Most importantly, to boost immunity during this COVID pandemic, people are making soups, juices, hot lemon ginger water, and many more.

 
5. Cooking

In this modern era, YouTube, Google, other applications help many people to
enjoy different varieties of food. People have started to enjoy the delicious foreign foods such as Thai curry, hummus and pita bread, falafels, ancient Italian style pizzas and pasta. 

To make life interesting, cooking and eating delicious food plays a key role.


6. YouTube Videos

It is a good source of income, many people earn bread and butter as well as
fame by making videos and uploading on YouTube. It helps to spread
knowledge, skills, creativity, and many more.

A person can also learn through online YouTube classes at free of cost such as free IELTS, science, arts, math, history, cooking, dancing, singing, learning how to play musical instruments and many more.


7. Photography

Capturing movements is always a good hobby. It requires lots of patience,
concentration, focus and a right moment. This hobby can be learnt at home
by clicking pictures through a window, balcony, or by clicking pictures of your pets, family or even a cup of coffee or tea. 

Nowadays it is easy to find good camera clarity on the smartphones, hence, people can use their smartphones to make their pictures more effective or even to edit their photos.


8. Collecting Books

Many people like the smell of the books, and many love the collection. During
childhood times it was a very interesting hobby, but in this era of modern
technology, people can store books in mobile chips.  

It is hard to replace those feelings of books through internet gadgets. The collecting of books is an interesting hobby for a child which is unforgettable.


9. Philately

Philately is the collection and study of postage stamps, postal stationery,
postmarks, stamped cards and covers , usually as interesting as
collecting books. 

It is indulged in a big way, it is pretty expensive, but limited to select subjects and themes, it can be enjoyed without undue effort or expense.


10. Collecting Coins and Currency

Collecting coins and currency and to study them is an interesting thing to do.
Many people collect ancient coins and stick it into the book and increase
their ancient collection. 

This hobby aids to improve knowledge about the currency of different countries and learning about their cultures and values.


11. Painting Crockery

Many people are born artist and they like to paint. In that case, painting
crockery is a good notion to start. It is the best place to show your art to
guests, friends, and colleagues.


12. Writing Quotations

This hobby helps to stay motivated and creates a positive atmosphere. This
is one of the best hobbies and I follow it too. 

Many people like to write quotations in their book which is one of the great things. Sometimes some quotations help one to give strengths to fight against pangs and toils.


13. Maintain Diaries

It is the most advisable hobby that people prefer because it helps to revise one’s whole day. This aids to upgrade one’s life, a person can remove those tasks which are not essential and add which are essential by maintaining a diary.


14. Gardening

Person can also go for gardening as a hobby sometimes, as it helps to divert the mind from stress and anxiety.


15. Playing Video Games

More so today, people think that it is only followed by children, but it helps to
calm one’s mind. Many great celebrities and stars follow this hobby in order to
maintain calmness in their mind.


Written by - Vinayak Mehta

Edited by - Sandhya R