15 Beginner Cozy Hobbies - zero skills required to jump in!

Little summary :) 1:02 coloring 4:28 activity books 5:42 gem painting 7:59 perler beads 10:10 construction paper art 12:12 beading 15:17 cross stitching 16:48 puzzles 18:36 lego sets 21:44 content creating 27:02 collecting 30:43 sticker/paint by number 32:07 book annotating 36:21 gaming

I’m going to forward this to every parent, who thinks there’s no alternative to placing their kid in front of a TV/tablet/phone. I love the coloring and activity books. Music/audiobook in the background plus one of these = calmly occupied and entertained for a while.

As a kid I watched my grandpa read every night and he always annotated his books. 🥰 Drove my grandma crazy 😂 but I feel like it gave me permission to interact with my books the same way. They’re meant to experience!

“Slight brain movement, not brain strain” this is exactly what I look for in my hobbies. Thank you for this list! 💜

Something to add on puzzles- my grandpa was a “chronic puzzler” haha he was always doing puzzles but he would take his favorite ones when he was finished and mod podge it and use it as wall art. All of his kids and grandkids got to keep one when he passed and it’s such a sweet memory we all have of him 🥰

Dont forget for my budget baddies to utilize your dollar tree! I recently found a gem painting there. They have cross-stitch from time to time. And they always have coloring books for adults and kids. A lot of the crafts are simple/basic, but if you decide you like the craft you can invest in ones from Amazon, hobby lobby, etc. ❤

In a world of cellphones picking up hobbies like this is more important than ever. Thanks for putting that out there :)

I am 36. I was doing the Millennial thing and decluttering my t-shirt drawer. I FOUND STRAY PERLER BEADS IN THE BOTTOM OF MY DRAWER!! I found it crazy because I have moved to 5 different houses with my bedroom suite. Don't mind me if I imagine those perler beads were a gift from a nostalgia fairy.....

Collecting can also be free in nature like leaves and rocks and shells 😊♥️

Yay! So excited to start a new hobby! I’m a serial hobby starter lol I may not finish but I’ll always start 💪🏾😁

For the low budget cuties, shell collecting and thrifting in the collection category. You can also paint shells into little ring dishes or make cute little pendants for jewellery

I totally forgot about the paper dolls!!!!!! And it made me remember the wooden ones where you put the different fabrics underneath them to make clothes! Me and my sisters loved them!

The thing I love with colouring is that it’s really versatile it can be as easy or complex as you want to make it! It’s the best! 🥰😍

That's cool that you mentioned online communities. I'd always been a silent viewer until this year I decided I was going to start commenting more on almost every video! It gives the same feeling as annotating because it makes me think about what I've watched and how I want to engage with the content I consume. It always gives me perspective on if I'm watching something because I want to or because it was fed to me by an algorithm

One of my favorite cozy hobbies, is to make lists of hobbies I'm going to start...🤣 I am so bad. I have so many lists, heh. So, I decided years ago if I don't get past the list part sometimes, why not make the lists fancy projects themsleves? I love cute stationary, unique pens, etc. Sometimes I'll even do little doodles (I'm also an artist) on my lists. I used to feel guilty about not accomplishing some of the activities I put on the lists, but now I go back and look at old lists, and they've kind of become a fun way for me to see what my goals were in past years. The lists have changed so much. We get shamed so much in this society for starting stuff we never finish...so now I just enjoy the earlier steps, if I never get past certain things. Thank you for some cool additional ideas, cozy lady. I will add them to my new lists! 📜📝✍️💗

This is a great list. There is something for everyone. More importantly it reminds us to take time for the things we enjoy. Doing something you look forward to daily really does make life more fun to live.

I love how passionate and positive and happy you are when talking about these hobbies! Really makes me wanna get back into hobbies like these:) thank you!!!

One of my latest hobbies is making my own stickers!! Just paper, supplies for drawing & coloring (coloring pencils for me!), scissors and paper glue -- and I made my own custom stickers to glue anywhere! I've always loved stickers, I used to collect them as a child and show off rare/flashy/expensive ones to my friends, but now I feel like I own real exclusive designs :') of course, with these materials, it's not the same quality as bought stickers with their plastic and such -- but they hold up really well! Once I stick 'em, I rarely need to fix them. In the rare cases where the glue starts wearing off on one part of the sticker, I just use something small and thin akin to a toothpick to apply a bit of glue to that place again. Though, because paper easily folds and softens when lots of supstance is applied to it, be careful not to put too much glue on or under it -- I had learn this firsthand lol. Another hobby I'm about to experiment with is paper crafts -- specifically making sculptures by folding paper, perhaps better known as origami! Though the idea of cutting, coloring and gluing paper pieces together like you suggested sounds just as fun!! Drawing and coloring, however, are hobbies that saved my mental health. I draw or color any time I feel anxious or depressed. The concentration and focus from this task relaxes and heals me. Any of the hobbies that creates focus and concentration do help -- it doesn't have to be difficult, as long as it keeps your attention. I feel so rested after I finish, it's like I meditated! I'll definitely look into beading though, I'd love to make custom keychains and such 👀

I definitely agree with the content creating as a hobby. I started building keyboards in 2021 and really have connected with the keyboard enthusiast community. I don’t always record the building process, but sharing the builds and typing tests and cute keycap sets and artisans and helping people as they get into the hobby too is so fun! That and letting people see someone who looks like them, as a black woman, in such a largely male hobby is a different kind of fulfilling 🥰

I do most of the hobbies you listed but I’d love to add one to consider. Nail polish! It doesn’t really take anything much to start and anyone can do it. Like any hobby though, there are a few things that boost success. Maybe a little spill safe fold table, good light, base polish and quick dry glossy topcoat polish, cotton balls and a good remover. You could stop at that set up but the world of polish is vast. It’s also satisfying and addictive to get into indie brands, collecting sets, adjacent skills like polish stamping, or nail art, plus branching from lacquer into gels. The community is great and the time for rewarding self care is built in!