According to Wikipedia, a hobby is “an activity, interest,
enthusiasm, or pastime that is undertaken for pleasure or relaxation, done
during one's own time”. Hobbies are known to provide us with many mental and
physical health benefits. They boost our cheerfulness, increase our creativity
and give us a better ability to deal with stress and other pressures of life.
Teenagers have lots of hobbies,
some of which they love to share with their friends. Hobbies keep teens
socially engaged with those who have similar interests. The holiday period
provides a good time for teens to identify and develop their hobbies. Parents
who are
concerned about ensuring that their teen is not idle during the holiday can
make them join hobby classes.
Whether
it be arts and crafts, music, gardening, sports, soap making, bead making,
sugar craft, writing, baking, cartoon drawing, etc, there is no dearth of hobby
classes during and after the holiday. Such classes will provide the
opportunity for the teens to hone their skills.
1.
Music
Music is a hobby that many teens would
love to pursue in a number of ways. They can learn to write/sing songs and in
this way, learn to express their interest in their specific genre of music. They
can also benefit intellectually by learning how to play a musical instrument
such as the piano, guitar, drums, saxophone, etc. If the teen is tech-savvy, there
are computer programs that allow users to create music recordings and mixes. They
can then proudly showcase their musical talents in their schools, faith
institutions or local community music groups.
2. Sports
Teenagers have many choices when
it comes to sports activities. Indoor activities include gym memberships, yoga
and dance classes. Outdoor activities range from traditional team sports such
as football, basketball, volleyball, hockey, etc. Others include tennis, cricket, martial
arts (judo, kung fu, taekwondo), or swimming, or mentally challenging board games
like chess, scrabble, monopoly, snakes and ladders, etc.
With
these, teens can enjoy themselves during the holiday by engaging in one or more
sporting activities. Sports can keep them occupied and also provided them the
requisite physical, mental and emotional exercise. Apart from making new
friends, they can achieve the required proficiency to try for competitions and
turn the hobby into a career in future.
Some
teens will use the opportunity provided by sports to lose weight and look fit
and trim. It has been proven through research that teens who engage in sports
improve in attitude and school work.
3.
The
Arts
Some teens love solo hobbies and
will enjoy unwinding with a good book or gardening. Other teens may prefer to
express themselves through creative art, spending time drawing, painting or
sculpting. Further ideas include jewelry-making, scrap booking, coin and stamp
collection, cooking and baking. For the teens with a dramatic flair, there are opportunities
during the holiday to act, sing or dance.
4.
Technology
Some teens like to tinker with
technical objects and being tech-savvy provides them with unlimited options for
hobbies. Teens can create and maintain a blog on a topic that interests them.
They can also play video games, use social networking sites and even build
robots and write programs to make them run. They can design apps to provide all
kinds of solutions. The Internet provides a world of opportunities for teens
without even leaving their bedrooms. They just need their phones, tablets,
computers, etc, and experienced and passionate facilitators.
“And
whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
thanks through Him to God the Father” (Colossians 3:17).
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