Thanks for stopping by to checkout the NotSoBoringLife.com giant list of hobbies. Before you start scrolling the list know that we have hobbies for men, hobbies for women, popular hobbies, extreme hobbies, hobbies to make money – basically any sort of hobby you could ever think of! If you are sitting at your computer, bored out of your mind, looking for a new hobby give this list a try. It’s the easiest way to find a new hobby.
Also check our list to make sure your current hobbies are on the list. If you’ve got an awesome hobby not on the list, leave us a comment telling us what your hobby is and we’ll add it to the list. We didn’t generate the world’s largest list of hobbies by ourselves you know. Also feel free to contact me to tell everyone about your hobby. We’re always looking for people who love their hobby and want to tell the world about it.
Before you get started, we’re in the process of writing a little about each hobby so you can explore it further. Ultimately, we’d like to have them categorized by time required, indoor/outdoor, space needed, thrill factor, etc. Obviously, that’s a lot of work so it may take a while. Nevertheless, the list is a great reference for anyone looking for a new way to spend their day. Enjoy.
# | Hobby | Category |
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1 | Abseling (Rappelling) | Extreme |
2 | Acrobatics | Sports |
3 | Acroyoga | Sports |
4 | Acting | Performing Arts |
5 | Aeromodelling | Arts & Crafts |
6 | Airbrushing | Arts & Crafts |
7 | Aircraft Spotting | Outdoors |
8 | Airplane Combat | Extreme |
9 | Airplane Flight | Extreme |
10 | Airsofting | Outdoors |
11 | Alligator Wrestling | Extreme |
12 | Amateur Astronomy | Outdoors |
13 | Amateur Radio | High Tech |
14 | Animals/pets/dogs | Pets |
15 | Ant Farm | Pets |
16 | Aquarium (Freshwater & Saltwater) | Pets |
17 | Archery | Sports |
18 | Arts | Arts & Crafts |
19 | Astrology | Intellectual |
20 | Astronomy | Outdoors |
21 | Backgammon | Games |
22 | Badminton | Sports |
23 | Barefooting | Extreme |
24 | Base Jumping | Extreme |
25 | Baseball | Sports |
26 | Basketball | Sports |
27 | Beach/Sun tanning | Outdoors |
28 | Beachcombing | Outdoors |
29 | Beadwork | Arts & Crafts |
30 | Beatboxing | Music |
31 | Becoming A Child Advocate | Philantropy |
32 | Bell Ringing | Music |
33 | Belly Dancing | Dancing |
34 | Bicycle Polo | Sports |
35 | Bird watching | Outdoors |
36 | Birding | Outdoors |
37 | Blacksmithing | Arts & Crafts |
38 | Blobbing | Extreme |
39 | Blogging | High Tech |
40 | BMX | Extreme |
41 | Board Games | Games |
42 | Boating | Outdoors |
43 | Bobsledding | Extreme |
44 | Body Building | Sports |
45 | Bonsai Tree | Outdoors |
46 | Bookbinding | Arts & Crafts |
47 | Boomerangs | Outdoors |
48 | Bowling | Sports |
49 | Boxing | Sports |
50 | Brewing Beer | Food & Drink |
51 | Bridge Building | Arts & Crafts |
52 | Bringing Food To The Disabled | Philantropy |
53 | Building A House For Habitat For Humanity | Philantropy |
54 | Building Dollhouses | Arts & Crafts |
55 | Bungee Jumping | Extreme |
56 | Butterfly Watching | Outdoors |
57 | Button Collecting | Collecting |
58 | Cake Decorating | Food & Drink |
59 | Calligraphy | Arts & Crafts |
60 | Camping | Outdoors |
61 | Candle Making | Arts & Crafts |
62 | Canoeing | Outdoors |
63 | Canyon Swinging | Extreme |
64 | Car Racing | Extreme |
65 | Cardio Workout | Sports |
66 | Cardstacking | arts & Crafts |
67 | Cartooning | Arts & Crafts |
68 | Casino Gambling | Games |
69 | Cave Diving | Outdoors |
70 | Ceramics | Arts & Crafts |
71 | Cheerleading | Sports |
72 | Chess | Games |
73 | Church/church activities | Intellectual |
74 | Cigar Smoking | Food & Drink |
75 | Cliff Diving | Extreme |
76 | Cloud Watching | Outdoors |
77 | Coin Collecting | Collecting |
78 | Collecting | Collecting |
79 | Collecting Antiques | Collecting |
80 | Collecting Artwork | Collecting |
81 | Collecting Hats | Collecting |
82 | Collecting Music Albums | Collecting |
83 | Collecting RPM Records | Collecting |
84 | Collecting Sports Cards (Baseball, Football, Basketball, Hockey) | Collecting |
85 | Collecting Swords | Collecting |
86 | Coloring | Arts & Crafts |
87 | Compose Music | Music |
88 | Computer activities | High Tech |
89 | Contact Juggling | Outdoors |
90 | Conworlding | Arts & Crafts |
91 | Cooking | Food & Drink |
92 | Cosplay | Games |
93 | Crafts | Arts & Crafts |
94 | Crafts (unspecified) | Arts & Crafts |
95 | Crochet | Arts & Crafts |
96 | Crocheting | Arts & Crafts |
97 | Cross-Stitch | Arts & Crafts |
98 | Crossword Puzzles | Games |
99 | Cycling | Sports |
100 | Dancing | Dancing |
101 | Darts | Games |
102 | Diecast Collectibles | Collecting |
103 | Digital Photography | Arts & Crafts |
104 | Diving | Sports |
105 | Dodgeball | Sports |
106 | Dolls | Collecting |
107 | Dominoes | Games |
108 | Downhill Mountain Biking | Extreme |
109 | Downhill Skateboarding | Extreme |
110 | Drawing | Arts & Crafts |
111 | Dumpster Diving | Outdoors |
112 | Eating out | Food & Drink |
113 | Educational Courses | Educational |
114 | Electronics | High Tech |
115 | Embroidery | Arts & Crafts |
116 | Entertaining | Food & Drink |
117 | Exercise (aerobics, weights) | Sports |
118 | Falconry | Outdoors |
119 | Fast cars | Outdoors |
120 | Felting | Arts & Crafts |
121 | Fencing | Sports |
122 | Fire Poi | Performing Arts |
123 | Fishing | Outdoors |
124 | Floorball | Sports |
125 | Floral Arrangements | Arts & Crafts |
126 | Flowboarding | Extreme |
127 | Fly Fishing | Outdoors |
128 | Fly Hunting | Sports |
129 | Fly Tying | Outdoors |
130 | Football | Sports |
131 | Four Wheeling | Outdoors |
132 | Free Climbing | Extreme |
133 | Freshwater Aquariums | Pets |
134 | Frisbee Golf – Frolf | Sports |
135 | Games | Games |
136 | Garage Saleing | Outdoors |
137 | Gardening | Outdoors |
138 | Genealogy | Educational |
139 | Geocaching | Outdoors |
140 | Ghost Hunting | Outdoors |
141 | Glowsticking | Performing Arts |
142 | Gnoming | Outdoors |
143 | Go Kart Racing | Extreme |
144 | Going to movies | Performing Arts |
145 | Golf | Sports |
146 | Grip Strength | Outdoors |
147 | Guitar | Music |
148 | Gun Collecting | Collecting |
149 | Gunsmithing | Arts & Crafts |
150 | Gymnastics | Sports |
151 | Gyotaku | Arts & Crafts |
152 | Handwriting Analysis | Educational |
153 | Hang gliding | Extreme |
154 | Herping | Pets |
155 | Highlining | Extreme |
156 | Hiking | Outdoors |
157 | Home Brewing | Food & Drink |
158 | Home Repair | Educational |
159 | Home Theater | High Tech |
160 | Horseback Riding | Sports |
161 | Hot air ballooning | Outdoors |
162 | Hula Hooping | Outdoors |
163 | Hunting | Outdoors |
164 | Ice Climbing | Extreme |
165 | Ice Cross Downhill | Extreme |
166 | Ice Diving | Extreme |
167 | Ice Fishing | Outdoors |
168 | Ice Skating | Sports |
169 | Illusion | Performing Arts |
170 | Impersonations | performing Arts |
171 | Inline Skating | Sports |
172 | Internet | High Tech |
173 | Inventing | Educational |
174 | Jet Engines | Arts & Crafts |
175 | Jetboarding | Extreme |
176 | Jewelry Making | Arts & Crafts |
177 | Jigsaw Puzzles | Games |
178 | Jousting | Extreme |
179 | Juggling | Outdoors |
180 | Jump Roping | Outdoors |
181 | Kayaking | Outdoors |
182 | Keep A Journal | Arts & Crafts |
183 | Kitchen Chemistry | Educational |
184 | Kite Boarding | Extreme |
185 | Kites | Outdoors |
186 | Knitting | Arts & Crafts |
187 | Knotting | Arts & Crafts |
188 | Lacrosse | Sports |
189 | Lasers | Educational |
190 | Lawn Darts | Games |
191 | Learn to Play Poker | Games |
192 | Learning A Foreign Language | Educational |
193 | Learning An Instrument | Music |
194 | Learning To Pilot A Plane | Educational |
195 | Leathercrafting | Arts & Crafts |
196 | Legos | Games |
197 | Letterboxing | Outdoors |
198 | Listening to music | Music |
199 | Locksport | Sports |
200 | Luge / Skeleton | Extreme |
201 | Macramé | Arts & Crafts |
202 | Magic | performing Arts |
203 | Making Model Cars | Arts & Crafts |
204 | Marksmanship | Outdoors |
205 | Martial Arts | Sports |
206 | Matchstick Modeling | Arts & Crafts |
207 | Meditation | Intellectual |
208 | Metal Detecting | Outdoors |
209 | Microscopy | Intellectual |
210 | Model Railroading | Arts & Crafts |
211 | Model Rockets | Arts & Crafts |
212 | Modeling Ships | Arts & Crafts |
213 | Models | Arts & Crafts |
214 | Motocross | Extreme |
215 | Motorcycle Stunts | Extreme |
216 | Motorcycles | Extreme |
217 | Mountain Biking | Outdoors |
218 | Mountain Boarding | Extreme |
219 | Mountain Climbing | Outdoors |
220 | Musical Instruments | Music |
221 | Nail Art | Arts & Crafts |
222 | Needlepoint | Arts & Crafts |
223 | Noodling | Extreme |
224 | Off Road Driving | Extreme |
225 | Origami | Arts & Crafts |
226 | Owning An Antique Car | Outdoors |
227 | Paintball | Outdoors |
228 | Painting | Arts & Crafts |
229 | Papermache | Arts & Crafts |
230 | Papermaking | Arts & Crafts |
231 | Parachuting | Extreme |
232 | Paragliding or Power Paragliding | Extreme |
233 | Parkour | Extreme |
234 | People Watching | Intellectual |
235 | Photography | Arts & Crafts |
236 | Piano | Music |
237 | Pilates | Sports |
238 | Pinochle | Games |
239 | Pipe Smoking | Food & Drink |
240 | Planking | Outdoors |
241 | Playing music | Music |
242 | Playing team sports | Sports |
243 | Pole Dancing | Dancing |
244 | Pottery | Arts & Crafts |
245 | Powerboking | Extreme |
246 | Protesting | Intellectual |
247 | Puppetry | performing Arts |
248 | Pyrotechnics | Outdoors |
249 | Quilting | Arts & Crafts |
250 | R/C Boats | RC Hobbies |
251 | R/C Cars | RC Hobbies |
252 | R/C Helicopters | RC Hobbies |
253 | R/C Planes | RC Hobbies |
254 | Racing Pigeons | Outdoors |
255 | Rafting | Outdoors |
256 | Rapping | Music |
257 | Reading | Educational |
258 | Reading To The Elderly | Philantropy |
259 | Renaissance Faire | performing Arts |
260 | Rescuing Abused Or Abandoned Animals | Pets |
261 | Robotics | High Tech |
262 | Rock Balancing | Outdoors |
263 | Rock Climbing | Outdoors |
264 | Rock Collecting | Collecting |
265 | Rockets | Outdoors |
266 | Rocking AIDS Babies | Philantropy |
267 | Roleplaying | Performing Arts |
268 | Roller Derby | Extreme |
269 | Running | Sports |
270 | Running of the Bulls | Extreme |
271 | Sailing | Outdoors |
272 | Saltwater Aquariums | Pets |
273 | Sand Castles | Outdoors |
274 | Sandboarding | Extreme |
275 | Scrapbooking | Arts & Crafts |
276 | Scuba Diving | Extreme |
277 | Self Defense | Outdoors |
278 | Sewing | Arts & Crafts |
279 | Shark Diving | Outdoors |
280 | Shark Fishing | Outdoors |
281 | Shopping | Collecting |
282 | Singing In Choir | Music |
283 | Skateboarding | Extreme |
284 | Skeet Shooting | Outdoors |
285 | Sketching | Arts & Crafts |
286 | Skiing | Outdoors |
287 | Sky Diving | Extreme |
288 | Slack Lining | Outdoors |
289 | Slingshots | Outdoors |
290 | Slot Car Racing | RC Hobbies |
291 | Snorkeling | Outdoors |
292 | Snow Skiing | Outdoors |
293 | Snowboarding | Extreme |
294 | Snowmobiling | Extreme |
295 | Soap Making | Arts & Crafts |
296 | Soccer | Sports |
297 | Socializing | Intellectual |
298 | Speed Cubing (rubix cube) | Games |
299 | Spelunkering | Extreme |
300 | Squash | Sports |
301 | Stamp Collecting | Collecting |
302 | Storm Chasing | Outdoors |
303 | Storytelling | performing Arts |
304 | Street Luge | Extreme |
305 | String Figures | Arts & Crafts |
306 | Surf Fishing | Outdoors |
307 | Surfing | extreme |
308 | Survival | Outdoors |
309 | Swimming | Outdoors |
310 | Swimming | Sports |
311 | Tai Chi | Sports |
312 | Tatting | Arts & Crafts |
313 | Taxidermy | Arts & Crafts |
314 | Tea Tasting | Food & Drink |
315 | Tennis | Sports |
316 | Tesla Coils | Educational |
317 | Tetris | Games |
318 | Textiles | Arts & Crafts |
319 | Tombstone Rubbing | Arts & Crafts |
320 | Tool Collecting | Collecting |
321 | Toy Collecting | Collecting |
322 | Train Collecting | Collecting |
323 | Train Spotting | Outdoors |
324 | Traveling | Outdoors |
325 | Treasure Hunting | Outdoors |
326 | Triathlon | Sports |
327 | Tutoring Children | Philantropy |
328 | Ultimate Frisbee | Sports |
329 | Urban Exploration | Outdoors |
330 | Video Games | Games |
331 | Violin | Music |
332 | Volunteer | Philantropy |
333 | Wakeboarding | Extreme |
334 | Walking | Outdoors |
335 | Warhammer | games |
336 | Watching sporting events | Outdoors |
337 | Water Ski | Outdoors |
338 | Waterfall Kayaking | Extreme |
339 | Weightlifting | Sports |
340 | White Water Rafting | Extreme |
341 | Windsurfing | Extreme |
342 | Wine Making | Food & Drink |
343 | Wingsuit Flying | Extreme |
344 | Woodworking | Arts & Crafts |
345 | Working In A Food Pantry | Philantropy |
346 | Working on cars | Outdoors |
347 | World Record Breaking | Outdoors |
348 | Wrestling | Sports |
349 | Writing | Writing |
350 | Writing Music | Writing |
351 | Writing Songs | Writing |
352 | Xpogo | Extreme |
353 | Yoga | Sports |
354 | YoYo | games |
355 | Ziplining | Outdoors |
356 | Zorbing | Extreme |
357 | Zumba | Sports |
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