A hobby can be defined as anything a person likes to do in his or her spare time. There are by that definition, many different leisure-time activities that can be considered, from breeding with birds to beekeeping, from bell-ringing to botany. All these leisure- time activities or hobbies can be clustered in categories.
Collecting fascinates people. All things can be collected, from beer mugs to medals, inexpensive novelties like matchbox labels, useful objects like paperweights, expensive objects like coins, rare objects like paintings and period furniture.
Many interesting hobbies are embraced by this category: drawing, painting, etching, carving, pottery, music, sculpture,glass blowing, interior decorating, acting, writing, fashion designing, making jewellery, etc.
People who like working with their hands also have a vast and interesting choice - woodwork, making or repairing furniture, model-making, making dolls houses, candle-making, building model boats and cars, etc.
Many hobbies may be pursued in and around the house - cooking jams, baking cakes, sewing and knitting, embroidery, gardening, rug-making, spinning and weaving, patchwork, etc.
Many people pursue hobbies which are based on social interaction with other people - joining a theatre group, singing in a choir, ballroom dancing, bird-watching, sports-coaching, playing in a band, etc.
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