Hobbies
9 Social Hobbies That Build Real Skills (and Great Friendships)
Picking up social hobbies that build skills is one of the simplest ways to upgrade two parts of life at once: your abilities and your circle of friends. A solo hobby gives you a craft. A social hobby gives you a craft, a weekly routine, inside jokes, and people who notice when you skip. Below […]
12 Cozy Indoor Hobbies for Autumn Evenings
The evenings are getting darker, the kettle is getting more use, and the sofa is starting to look very inviting. Instead of scrolling through another season of something you barely like, here are 12 cozy indoor hobbies that make autumn evenings feel like a gift instead of a countdown to spring. 1. Jigsaw puzzles (the […]
7 Old-School Fiber Crafts Making a Comeback (and How to Start Each One)
Fiber arts are having a moment. Knitting, crochet, embroidery and their cousins, once filed under “grandma hobbies,” are now all over TikTok, craft clubs and yarn shop aisles. The Wall Street Journal reported in 2025 that 86% of Gen Z identify as crafters, and Mintel’s US Arts and Crafts Consumer Report found 71% of all […]
How Much Should You Spend on Fun? What Each Generation Gets Right About Hobby Budgets
How much should you spend on fun — and how does your hobby budget compare to everyone else’s? Fresh Bank of America Institute data, based on card spending through August 2026, lays out hobby spending by generation: older millennials lead at roughly $210 to $220 per person per month, Baby Boomers and Gen X sit […]
Grandma Hobbies Are Back: 15 Cozy Crafts Making a Comeback in 2026
Your grandmother just called it Tuesday. The rest of us are calling it a lifestyle reset, and grandma hobbies are officially having a moment. Crafts once written off as old-fashioned, from knitting to baking bread from scratch, are being picked up in force by people under 30. The Daily Cal reports that Gen Z is […]