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Activities you can pick up today, with little or no experience needed. 60 activities to try.

HOME DIY cleaning product recipes Flexible Beginner CRAFT Acrylic pouring €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner KITCHEN Autumn root vegetable nourishing Flexible Beginner VISUAL Digital painting (with tablet) €€€ Flexible Beginner MIND Journaling €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner BODY Gentle yoga flow sequences €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner WILD Making rope and cordage Flexible Beginner SKILL Learning basic soldering €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner COLLECT Crafting fantasy or whimsical miniatures (faerie houses, fantasy room boxes) 1–2 h/wk Beginner TOGETHER Bunting/banner creation €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner HOME Beeswax Wraps (Eco Food Wraps) €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner CRAFT Candle making €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner KITCHEN Fondant sculpting 1–2 h/wk Beginner VISUAL Digital scrapbooking €€ Flexible Beginner MIND Mood/colour tracking spreads €€ Flexible Beginner BODY Sun salutations €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner WILD Day hiking on local trails €€ 3–5 h/wk Beginner SKILL Programming simple games (Scratch, PICO-8) 1–2 h/wk Beginner COLLECT Building naturalistic terrariums with miniatures €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner TOGETHER DIY mobiles / garlands €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner HOME DIY dishwasher tablets €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner CRAFT Decoupage €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner KITCHEN Designing themed cupcakes 1–2 h/wk Beginner VISUAL DIY printable design €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner MIND Art journaling €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner BODY Restorative yoga €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner WILD Urban hiking (city adventure walks) 3–5 h/wk Beginner SKILL Building a digital plant watering reminder 1–2 h/wk Beginner COLLECT Stamp collecting Flexible Beginner TOGETHER Paper plate masks or creatures €€ Flexible Beginner HOME DIY Wool Dryer Balls €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner CRAFT Mini food sculpting (clay) €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner KITCHEN Making sauerkraut <1 h/wk Beginner VISUAL Colouring books for adults Flexible Beginner MIND Junk journaling €€ 3–5 h/wk Beginner BODY Chair yoga €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner WILD Snowshoe hiking €€€ 3–5 h/wk Beginner SKILL Using Arduino to control lights or motors 1–2 h/wk Beginner COLLECT Coin collecting Flexible Beginner TOGETHER Salt dough crafts €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner HOME Herbal Sachets for Closets & Drawers €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner CRAFT Origami 1–2 h/wk Beginner KITCHEN Homemade kimchi €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner VISUAL Drawing & sketching €€ Flexible Beginner MIND Puzzle solving (jigsaw, Sudoku) €€ Flexible Beginner BODY Qi Gong practice €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner WILD Fossil hunting 3–5 h/wk Beginner SKILL Crystal growing experiments 1–2 h/wk Beginner COLLECT Collecting minerals & crystals €€ Flexible Beginner TOGETHER Shrinky Dinks €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner HOME Citrus Vinegar Cleaners €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner CRAFT Paper crafting (card making, flowers) €€€ 3–5 h/wk Beginner KITCHEN Pickling vegetables <1 h/wk Beginner VISUAL Chalk art / sidewalk murals €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner MIND Guided self-reflection prompts €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner BODY Tai Chi flow €€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner WILD Beachcombing for driftwood or sea glass 1–2 h/wk Beginner SKILL Building marble runs or Rube Goldberg machines €€ 3–5 h/wk Beginner COLLECT Displaying collections with aesthetic arrangements €€ <1 h/wk Beginner TOGETHER Sparkle sticker-making €€€ 1–2 h/wk Beginner