RELAXING HOBBIES | 150+ Calming, Relaxing Activities for Your Free Time

Check out our list of 150+ Relaxing Hobbies and Activities to reduce stress, slow down and enjoy your free time!

Our comprehensive list of unique and relaxing hobbies offers great hobby ideas for adding a touch of serenity to your busy schedule.

Whether you’re drawn toward creativity or yearn for relaxing outdoor activities, there’s something for everyone on this list.

We’ve arranged the hobbies in alphabetical order for easy browsing. So, get cozy, take a deep breath, and get ready to discover a hobby—or several—that could soon become your next sanctuary of tranquility and joy!

A

Acoustic Guitar Playing

Aerial Yoga

Aromatherapy

Astronomy

B

Backyard Birdwatching

Baking

Ballet

Beachcombing

Bead Crafting

Beekeeping

Birdhouse Making

Board Games

Bonfire Building

Bonsai Tree Keeping

Book Binding

Botany Study

Bread Making

C

Calligraphy

Candle Making

Canning Food

Ceramic Painting

Chess

Chinese Brush Painting

Chocolate Making

Classic Film Watching

Clay Sculpting

Coloring

Comedy Show Watching

Community Volunteering

Composing Music

Cooking

Crochet

Crossword Puzzles

Crystal Collecting

D

Digital Painting

DIY Crafts

Doodling

Drone Photography

E

Embroidery

English Paper Piecing

Essential Oils

F

Fabric Dyeing

Fairy Garden Building

Fencing

Film Photography

Floral Arrangement

Fountain Pen Collecting

Freshwater Aquariums

G

Gardening

Gemstone Collecting

Genealogy

Glass Blowing

Greenhouse Gardening

H

Hammocking

Hand-lettering

Herbalism

Hiking

Homemade Soap Making

Horseback Riding

Houseplant Care

I

Ice Sculpting

Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arranging)

Incense Making

J

Journaling

Jogging

K

Kayaking

Kite Making

Knitting

Kombucha Brewing

L

Lace Making

Land Art

Language Learning

Lapidary

Latte Art

Leather Crafting

Lego Building

Lighthouse Road Trips

Listening to Podcasts

Lock Picking

Loom Weaving

Lute Playing

M

Macrame

Magic Tricks

Mandala Drawing

Marquetry

Meditation

Metal Detecting

Miniature Model Making

Moss Art

Mushroom Foraging

N

Needle Felting

O

Origami

Outdoor Yoga

P

Painting

Palm Reading

Paper Mache Crafting

Perfume Making

Philosophy Study

Photography

Picnicking

Picture Framing

Pilates

Plant Pressing

Podcasting

Poetry Writing

Pottery Making

Potted Plant Care

Printmaking

Puppet Making

Puzzles

Pyrography

Q

Quilting

R

Radio Control Car Racing

Reading

Relaxation Exercises

Robotics

Rock Balancing

Rock Tumbling

Role Playing Games

Rose Gardening

S

Sailing

Saltwater Aquariums

Sand Art

Scented Candle Making

Scrapbooking

Scuba Diving

Sculpture Making

Sea Glass Collecting

Shadow Puppetry

Shell Collecting

Ship in Bottle Crafting

Silk Painting

Singing

Sketching

Slacklining

Snorkeling

Soapstone Carving

Solar Cooking

Sound Bath Therapy

Space Exploration

Spinning Yarn

Spoon Carving

Stained Glass Making

Stamp Collecting

Stargazing

Stone Skipping

Succulent Gardening

Sudoku

Suminagashi

Sun Printing

T

Tai Chi

Tea Tasting

Terrarium Making

Theater Shows

Tie-Dye

Time-Lapse Photography

Trail Walking

Tranquil Gaming

Traveling

Tree Identification

U

Ukulele Playing

Upcycling

Urban Exploration

close up of man playing ukulele; relaxing hobby

V

Vegetable Gardening

Vintage Car Restoration

Violin Playing

Virtual Reality Gaming

Visiting Museums

W

Watching Documentaries

Watercolor Painting

Weaving

Whittling

Wine Tasting

Wood Carving

Woodturning

Writing Short Stories

X

Xeriscaping

Xylophone Playing

Y

Yacht Racing

Yoga

Z

Zen Gardening

Zentangle Art

Zine Making

woman coloring a relaxing coloring zentangle page

Remember, the key to a great hobby is finding something you truly enjoy.

It’s all about creating a space where you can relax, unwind, and possibly learn something new about yourself. Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and try different things.

Looking for more great hobby ideas? Check out our Huge List of Hobbies Ideas from A to Z and start something new…