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coin collecting 2008-03-30 11:39:45 Like stamps collecting, currency and coins collecting from different countries was one of my favourite hobby, when I was teenage. At that time, penfriendship or penpal was the only source to collect the stamps or currency of many countries. I had many friends worldwide and trading with them could help me in collecting stamps, coins, currency notes, view cards and etc. I enjoyed these collecting hobbies and still enjoy watching my old collection boxes filled with stamps, coins, currency notes and old viewcards.Definition of coin collecting as a hobby:According to Wikipedia:"Coin collecting is the collecting or trading of coins or other forms of legally minted currency. Frequently collected coins include those that were in circulation for only a brief time, coins minted with errors, or espec
"Hobby University" -A site for hobby ideas and education for all 2008-03-28 15:58:39 I would be reviewing sites and blogs which are hobby related, and where you can find useful information. Mostly I prefer to write about the sites, which provide FREE content. Hobby University
is for Hobby ideas
, education, and other hobby-related information for men, women, and children. You can find the best web resources on many hobbies and crafts.Hobbiies mentioned are "scrapbooking, stained glass, candle making, quilting, knitting/crochet, jewelry making, kid's hobbies, crafts, RC's, digital photography, model trains, geneology, robotics and electronics, origami and home brewing.About scrapbooking site says: Scrapbooking is an experience for the builder to preserve the past and tell the story so it can be relived in the future. Recently, scrapbooking has become very popular due to som
"Origami"- An ancient Japanese art of paper folding 2008-03-23 09:17:41 Origami is a creative art and hobby. As far as I remember my first paper
folding or origami learning experience, it was "making a boat". First few days, after learning I was making number of boats with every available piece of paper. I still love to learn origami and as an educator, I teach it to my children also. And now it is very easy for everyone to learn it as internet itself is a big resource. There are number of books available which provide step-by-step insructions to learn it. You would be surprise to know that origami can help in mental health therapy. Read this intereting story told by George Ho, who is mental health nurse in Perth, Australia, he tells us how paper folding appealed to him in 1993:Read at About me pageNow let's discover what is "Origami"?According to Wikipedia " Read more:Japanese
A popular hobby -"Stamp Collecting" 2008-03-20 09:17:40 As far as I remember "stamp collecting" was my first hobby, and I enjoyed it a lot during my whole student years. I had many penfrieds, with whom I exchanged the stamps. After few years I was inclined to other hobbies as well. But my stamp collection still fascinates me, and whenever I sit opening my stamp album, all the memories of how these stamps were collected refresh my mind. But there is no doubt that no other hobby can compete with stamp collecting, as it a good source of having a record of any event. Stamp
s can be collected by country, by topic, size or event. So it is an informative hobby as well. The persone involved in this hobby are called "philatelists"The article you are going to read, is courtesy ofAeiou which is created by "The Australian Misnistry of Education, Science an Read more:popular
, Collecting
About this blog 2008-03-17 11:06:24 Hobbies are not only a pass time, but people are sometimes so devoted to their hobbies or interests that their social or personal life is effected.If you search the web for hobbies, you would find how people are fully engaged in their hobbies and sometimes these hobbies take turn to a full time career. Some people have weird hobbies, which is interesting to read.Some people have interesting hobbies which can give us an idea to think about that hobby."According to Pew Internet's telephone survey conducted in February-March 2007 found that fully 83% of online Americans say they have used the internet to seek information about their hobbies and 29% do so on a typical day. Looking for information about hobbies is among the most popular online activities, on par with shopping, surfing the web f
The role of hobbies in our lives 2008-04-22 10:49:00 Are hobbies a child play? or merely a pass time, which we forget when we are busy with our business/career or other important chores? Hobbies play an important role in our lives. Often we adopts a hobby to pass our spare time and get pleasure. When we are busy doing our favourite job or chore, it gives peace to our mind and relaxing our mind effects our health. Hobbies are a way to keep us busy, in a condition of happiness and job. Because hobbies are the tasks, we do for self satisfaction. I am a blogger and enjoy doing it, so the task of sitting in front of computer for hours may be boring for someone else, gives me joy and satisfaction. Another factor is that when you are busy doing your favourite job (hobby), you can save yourself from depression and anxiety, which are the gifts of mo
Share your hobbies with others at "HobbySwap" 2008-04-24 20:40:33 We also know that "swap" mean exchange. It is a good idea that we can also swap our hobby links and resources with other people having same interests. There are a lot of forums and message boards, where you can ask questions or share your hobbies. But "Hobbyswap" offers the specific place to share our hobbies with each other. And to learn or teach our knowledge about hobbies, we don't have to show our profile or e-mail at the site. You are not bound to be a friend of other members.hobbyswap.org is a place to learn and teach. You swap here by exchanging lessons for FREE, and share your hobbies with other members.Hobbyswap.org is a collection of public networks, like cities, towns, and schools, and private networks, like private groups and companies. Members can only connect with people who Read more:Share
"Making robots and electronic gadgets"- For future engineers 2008-04-27 11:36:31 Being an educator, although I have to deal with reception years classes, but personally I am fond of making stuff, either it is with blocks, machanics sets or other science projects. I remember my school going days, when my father gave me a "mechanics" set, alongwith screws, bolts, screwdriver and all the parts which can make car, plane, furniture and lot of models out of it. I was really addicted to my construction set, and for 2 or 3 years I played with it.Still I have addiction of those construction kits, and now I buy those kits for my son who is 9 years old and fond of electronics and building kits.I fould this site Hobby Engineering during my search for "hobbies" and found it quite interesting. It is for students and adults who have an interest in creating "stuff" using technology. Read more:robots
, gadgets
Where to buy hobby stuff? 2008-04-27 08:27:07 You can simply go to any shopping mall site and type "hobby" or "hobby products" and you are sure to get some items there, but there are many hobby stores, which deals specially in hobby products. I have tried to compile this list for hobbiyst to find the hobby stuff
easily. This list would be updated, as I personally check each and every link and then add it to my lists.1- Internet Hobbies provides a wide range of hobby products at the lowest possible prices.It started in 1995, as the oldest e-commerce business in the internet. They currently ship to over 25 different countries worldwide. In 2006, Internet Hobbies served over 3.4 million online customers. 2- Always Hobbies HOBBIES have been supplying modelmakers since 1895 and we pride ourselves on our worldwide reputation for quality an
Impact of internet on hobbyists and hobbies 2008-04-28 08:21:25 Internet has changed our lives. We are busier with our computer than being with our family and friends. Our social life is limited to social networking sites. Average person, who normally spends 2 to 3 hours or more at internet, likes to be online, even to watch TV or reading newspaper. Do hobbyists have the same story?Yes, internet has an impact on people’s hobbies and hobbyist. To my opinion, you get useful information within seconds from internet and same way you can buy your hobby products with a click of your mouse. "Pew Internet Project" collected stories about how the internet had an impact on people's hobbies. Here are some examples: "Because of the internet, we've been able to turn a hobby of collecting antiques into a business of buying and selling antiques." "I was searching f
The History of “YO-YO for yo-yo lovers! 2008-05-04 10:45:01 Yo-yo fever is again taking the young ones into its grips. Young generation is in love for yo-yo and its tricks. For hobbyist of yo-yo the history of yo-yo would be interesting to know. I have omitted some unneccessry details from the original text, but if you want to read full article, then at the bottom of the post you can get the link.Many love to collect different types of yo-yo, and it is one of the hobbies, which is very popular among kids and young children. It is also called skill toy, because Do you know how yo-yo was first created and what is the history of it?It is believed that the yo-yo most likely originated in China. The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C. These ancient toys were made out of wood, metal, or painted terra cott Read more:History
Making crafts from recycled material- An unusual hobby 2008-05-04 07:26:12 May be some of you would not accept that "making crafts from recycled stuff" can be catagorised as a hobby. But I believe that it is a hobby. From the very early age, I learned from my mother to not waste anything. From left over things, even from food she made another meal. So this habit developed gradually to make use of trash or recycle many waste or no cost material
and still now when I am a school teacher I teach my nursery class students to make crafts from the things, we discard usually. Like we through away the cylinderical paper from toilet paper or kitchen roll. I make many crafts from those rolls. You can make a pencil hoder, by just using wrapping paper and closing one end of it. Recycling your waste products can make your time fun and you can easily create crafts to give as a
Learn more about YO-YO and playing tricks 2008-05-07 11:10:48 Yo-yo is an ancient hobby and those who are in love of playing it and learning yo-yo playing tricks
are yo-yo hobbyists. There is no doubt that Yo-yos are one of the most popular toys around, evern after hundreds of years.Tom Harris says in an article How Yo-Yos Work : "On the surface, the yo-yo is an incredibly simple toy -- it's really nothing but a spool attached to a length of string. But in the right hands, it can be something extraordinary: An accomplished yo-yoist can send the yo-yo flying out in all directions, make it hover in mid air, then snap it back into his or her palm. Ordinary string and wood (or plastic) are brought to life!"- To read more at the same topic click hereYo-Yo is not only a sill toy but it is a favourite hobby or pass time of new generation. What more we can g
Where to buy hobby stuff? 2008-05-08 11:29:46 You can simply go to any shopping mall site and type "hobby" or "hobby products" and you are sure to get some items there, but there are many hobby stores, which deals specially in hobby products. I have tried to compile this list for hobbiyst to find the hobby stuff
easily. This list would be updated, as I personally check each and every link and then add it to my lists.1- Internet Hobbies provides a wide range of hobby products at the lowest possible prices.It started in 1995, as the oldest e-commerce business in the internet. They currently ship to over 25 different countries worldwide.In 2006, Internet Hobbies served over 3.4 million online customers.2- Always HobbiesHOBBIES have been supplying modelmakers since 1895 and we pride ourselves on our worldwide reputation for quality and se
Learn more about YO-YO and playing tricks 2008-05-07 11:10:48 Yo-yo is an ancient hobby and those who are in love of playing it and learning yo-yo playing tricks
are yo-yo hobbyists. There is no doubt that Yo-yos are one of the most popular toys around, evern after hundreds of years.Tom Harris says in an article How Yo-Yos Work : "On the surface, the yo-yo is an incredibly simple toy -- it's really nothing but a spool attached to a length of string. But in the right hands, it can be something extraordinary: An accomplished yo-yoist can send the yo-yo flying out in all directions, make it hover in mid air, then snap it back into his or her palm. Ordinary string and wood (or plastic) are brought to life!"- To read more at the same topic click hereYo-Yo is not only a sill toy but it is a favourite hobby or pass time of new generation. What more we can g
The History of “YO-YO for yo-yo lovers! 2008-05-04 10:45:01 Yo-yo fever is again taking the young ones into its grips. Young generation is in love for yo-yo and its tricks. For hobbyist of yo-yo the history of yo-yo would be interesting to know. I have omitted some unneccessry details from the original text, but if you want to read full article, then at the bottom of the post you can get the link.Many love to collect different types of yo-yo, and it is one of the hobbies, which is very popular among kids and young children. It is also called skill toy, because Do you know how yo-yo was first created and what is the history of it?It is believed that the yo-yo most likely originated in China. The first historical mention of the yo-yo, however, was from Greece in the year 500 B.C. These ancient toys were made out of wood, metal, or painted terra cott Read more:History
Making crafts from recycled material- An unusual hobby 2008-05-04 07:26:12 May be some of you would not accept that "making crafts from recycled stuff" can be catagorised as a hobby. But I believe that it is a hobby. From the very early age, I learned from my mother to not waste anything. From left over things, even from food she made another meal. So this habit developed gradually to make use of trash or recycle many waste or no cost material
and still now when I am a school teacher I teach my nursery class students to make crafts from the things, we discard usually. Like we through away the cylinderical paper from toilet paper or kitchen roll. I make many crafts from those rolls. You can make a pencil hoder, by just using wrapping paper and closing one end of it. Recycling your waste products can make your time fun and you can easily create crafts to give as a
Impact of internet on hobbyists and hobbies 2008-04-28 08:21:25 Internet has changed our lives. We are busier with our computer than being with our family and friends. Our social life is limited to social networking sites. Average person, who normally spends 2 to 3 hours or more at internet, likes to be online, even to watch TV or reading newspaper. Do hobbyists have the same story?Yes, internet has an impact on people’s hobbies and hobbyist. To my opinion, you get useful information within seconds from internet and same way you can buy your hobby products with a click of your mouse. "Pew Internet Project" collected stories about how the internet had an impact on people's hobbies. Here are some examples: "Because of the internet, we've been able to turn a hobby of collecting antiques into a business of buying and selling antiques." "I was searching f
"Making robots and electronic gadgets"- For future engineers 2008-04-27 11:36:31 Being an educator, although I have to deal with reception years classes, but personally I am fond of making stuff, either it is with blocks, machanics sets or other science projects. I remember my school going days, when my father gave me a "mechanics" set, alongwith screws, bolts, screwdriver and all the parts which can make car, plane, furniture and lot of models out of it. I was really addicted to my construction set, and for 2 or 3 years I played with it.Still I have addiction of those construction kits, and now I buy those kits for my son who is 9 years old and fond of electronics and building kits.I fould this site Hobby Engineering during my search for "hobbies" and found it quite interesting. It is for students and adults who have an interest in creating "stuff" using technology. Read more:robots
, gadgets
Share your hobbies with others at "HobbySwap" 2008-04-24 20:40:33 We also know that "swap" mean exchange. It is a good idea that we can also swap our hobby links and resources with other people having same interests. There are a lot of forums and message boards, where you can ask questions or share your hobbies. But "Hobbyswap" offers the specific place to share our hobbies with each other. And to learn or teach our knowledge about hobbies, we don't have to show our profile or e-mail at the site. You are not bound to be a friend of other members.hobbyswap.org is a place to learn and teach. You swap here by exchanging lessons for FREE, and share your hobbies with other members.Hobbyswap.org is a collection of public networks, like cities, towns, and schools, and private networks, like private groups and companies. Members can only connect with people who Read more:Share
The role of hobbies in our lives 2008-04-24 20:20:28 Are hobbies a child play? or merely a pass time, which we forget when we are busy with our business/career or other important chores? Hobbies play an important role in our lives. Often we adopts a hobby to pass our spare time and get pleasure. When we are busy doing our favourite job or chore, it gives peace to our mind and relaxing our mind effects our health. Hobbies are a way to keep us busy, in a condition of happiness and job. Because hobbies are the tasks, we do for self satisfaction. I am a blogger and enjoy doing it, so the task of sitting in front of computer for hours may be boring for someone else, gives me joy and satisfaction. Another factor is that when you are busy doing your favourite job (hobby), you can save yourself from depression and anxiety, which are the gifts of mo
"Hobby University" -A site for hobby ideas and education for all 2008-04-16 11:26:15 I would be reviewing sites and blogs which are hobby related, and where you can find useful information. Mostly I prefer to write about the sites, which provide FREE content. HobbyUniversity
is for Hobby ideas
, education, and other hobby-related information for men, women, and children. You can find the best web resources on many hobbies and crafts.Hobbiies mentioned are "scrapbooking, stained glass, candle making, quilting, knitting/crochet, jewelry making, kid's hobbies, crafts, RC's, digital photography, model trains, geneology, robotics and electronics, origami and home brewing.About scrapbooking site says: Scrapbooking is an experience for the builder to preserve the past and tell the story so it can be relived in the future. Recently, scrapbooking has become very popular due to som
coin collecting 2008-03-30 11:39:45 Like stamps collecting, currency and coins collecting from different countries was one of my favourite hobby, when I was teenage. At that time, penfriendship or penpal was the only source to collect the stamps or currency of many countries. I had many friends worldwide and trading with them could help me in collecting stamps, coins, currency notes, view cards and etc. I enjoyed these collecting hobbies and still enjoy watching my old collection boxes filled with stamps, coins, currency notes and old viewcards.Definition of coin collecting as a hobby:According to Wikipedia:"Coin collecting is the collecting or trading of coins or other forms of legally minted currency. Frequently collected coins include those that were in circulation for only a brief time, coins minted with errors, or espec
"Origami"- An ancient Japanese art of paper folding 2008-03-23 09:17:41 Origami is a creative art and hobby. As far as I remember my first paper
folding or origami learning experience, it was "making a boat". First few days, after learning I was making number of boats with every available piece of paper. I still love to learn origami and as an educator, I teach it to my children also. And now it is very easy for everyone to learn it as internet itself is a big resource. There are number of books available which provide step-by-step insructions to learn it. You would be surprise to know that origami can help in mental health therapy. Read this intereting story told by George Ho, who is mental health nurse in Perth, Australia, he tells us how paper folding appealed to him in 1993:Read at About me pageNow let's discover what is "Origami"?According to Wikipedia " Read more:Japanese
A popular hobby -"Stamp Collecting" 2008-03-20 09:17:40 As far as I remember "stamp collecting" was my first hobby, and I enjoyed it a lot during my whole student years. I had many penfrieds, with whom I exchanged the stamps. After few years I was inclined to other hobbies as well. But my stamp collection still fascinates me, and whenever I sit opening my stamp album, all the memories of how these stamps were collected refresh my mind. But there is no doubt that no other hobby can compete with stamp collecting, as it a good source of having a record of any event. Stamp
s can be collected by country, by topic, size or event. So it is an informative hobby as well. The persone involved in this hobby are called "philatelists"The article you are going to read, is courtesy ofAeiou which is created by "The Australian Misnistry of Education, Science an Read more:popular
, Collecting
About this blog 2008-03-17 11:06:24 Hobbies are not only a pass time, but people are sometimes so devoted to their hobbies or interests that their social or personal life is effected.If you search the web for hobbies, you would find how people are fully engaged in their hobbies and sometimes these hobbies take turn to a full time career. Some people have weird hobbies, which is interesting to read.Some people have interesting hobbies which can give us an idea to think about that hobby."According to Pew Internet's telephone survey conducted in February-March 2007 found that fully 83% of online Americans say they have used the internet to seek information about their hobbies and 29% do so on a typical day. Looking for information about hobbies is among the most popular online activities, on par with shopping, surfing the web f
Blogging as a hobby 2008-05-11 11:22:38 Blogging is my hobby. A hobby is an activity which you love to do, and "blogging" is only hobby which I love the most. It has combined my reading and writing passion at one place.My blogging journey started more than 2 years ago, when I started searching the web to read "blogs" on variety of topics and soon my interest developed towards creating blog. I really enjoyed the learning process during a Read more:Blogging
Hobbies- Collecting out of ordinary-1 2008-05-13 11:52:31 We all are familiar with normal type of hobbies like collecting stamps, coins, bank notes, books, models, toys and a lot more. But there are people around us who have "out of ordinary" hobbies. I have named this post as first post on this topi, becuase there is a lot of topics to cover, and better to distribute the links in more posts.Here are some out of ordinary links and description of those ho Read more:Hobbies
, Collecting
From where to get ideas for hobbies or other leisure activities? 2008-05-13 09:07:17 What you do when you have nothing to do at your leisure? (Even you are bored with your hobbies)Better to look around for hobby ideas
. Because hobbies help us spend our spare time in a better way and many hobbies provide us joy or satisfaction. There are times when you really feel and say,"I’m bored"Idea helper is a site where you can post your ideas, add or look for ideas about hobbies. The topi Read more:activities
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