| To ride one's hobby horse, is to indulge in | | | | other item are also hobbies. Carpentry, |
| ones favourite pastime. Learning new hobbies | | | | gardening, trekking, bolckbuiding are also |
| are a wonderful way for children to have fun, | | | | some things which children love to do. |
| develop skills and make new friends. A hobby | | | | |
| can either be practiced in a group or alone, | | | | Some children also pursue different sports, |
| according to ones temperament and the nature | | | | dancing, singing, play acting and playing of |
| of the activity. Hobbies can also manifest as | | | | different musical instruments as a hobby. |
| collections, which can last for a lifetime - | | | | Cooking is also a favourite hobby with |
| that is from childhood to adult years. | | | | children world over. It is a very creative |
| Hobbies extend the world of entertainment | | | | pursuit which is highly therapeutic. |
| beyond the watching of TV, playing computer | | | | Photography is also a good hobby for grown |
| games or seeing movies on DVD's. | | | | children. Playing computer games, net surfing |
| | | | and chatting on the net has become favourite |
| One cultivates hobbies for pleasure and | | | | tech hobbies in recent times. |
| enjoyment and not for financial gain. Hobbies | | | | |
| can lead to the acquisition of great skills, | | | | Scrap booking is another hobby which has |
| knowledge and experience at a later point of | | | | consumed children from times immemorial. It |
| time. However hobbies are primarily for | | | | helps in their emotional and psychological |
| personal fulfilment and self expression and | | | | development. |
| not for livelihood or material gain. Children | | | | |
| can afford to spend a lot of time on their | | | | Hobbies, which appear uninteresting and |
| favourite hobbies because they don't have to | | | | trivial at the outset, have evolved into |
| bother about earning a livelihood and | | | | serious professions for some individuals. |
| remuneration. | | | | Children are known to become hobbyists or |
| | | | amateurs in their favourite pursuits with |
| Craftwork is an all time favourite hobby of | | | | time. These can consume their adult years and |
| children. Some common craft activities for | | | | transform into professions of passion. |
| kids are puppet making, finger painting, | | | | |
| vegetable painting, string painting, origami, | | | | Indian children are very talented and possess |
| making paper and cloth dolls, stitching, | | | | a lot of skills in them. We need to cultivate |
| needlework, painting, candle making, bead | | | | this talent in the right direction by |
| craft, book craft, printing, printmaking, | | | | teaching them the various facts about |
| fabric painting, pokemon crafts, prehistoric | | | | animals, places, our history and culture and |
| crafts etc. Children also love to read and | | | | give them a change to know India. |
| write. Collecting stamps, books, coins or any | | | | |