The semester is ending (whoo!). Whether you spend the last few weeks procrastinating, studying, or desperately cleaning your room and ignoring the increasing pile of assignments — take a breather and try a few hobbies, recommended from someone who’s tried all of them:
- Embroidery
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A relatively inexpensive hobby to try out, you could get a big pack of embroidery floss, a needle, and a hoop off of Amazon for less than $15. Use old fabrics as a canvas, or upgrade a piece of clothing you already have; either way, it’s a relaxing and meditative activity to pick up.
- Trash journaling
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If you’re as sentimental as I am, you have tins full of random scraps: receipts from dinners with friends, cute packaging from products, and flyers from places you’ve been. Trash journaling is exactly what it sounds like — stick all of that in a notebook, decorate it if you’d like, and track the tidbits you’ve collected as the notebook grows.
- Baking/Cake Decorating
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So your cupcakes didn’t turn out like the picture on the recipe — who cares? As broke college students, most of us are more than happy to eat misshapen baked goods. If baking is too stressful, skip that step entirely and redecorate pre-made cakes or cookies to your liking.
- Glass Engraving
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A bit more complicated, but a fantastic way to label the mason jars most college students collect throughout their time at school (just me?). There’s a learning curve with using the dremel, but being able to customize almost everything is a lot of fun, and it makes for great gifts too!
- Crochet
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Another craft that doesn’t cost too much to start. Once you get the hang of it, the repetitiveness of this craft is soothing and a fun way to keep your hands busy as you watch your favorite TV show or suffer through another remote lecture. The possibilities are endless — plushies, cat hats, leg warmers, plus the sense of pride when someone compliments you and you get to say “Thanks, I made it myself!”