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Here are 16 cozy winter hobbies to escape the winter blues.
Ahhh winter…the season that has us bundled in our house, drinking too many hot lattes and bundled in cozy layers to stay warm. It’s not the most delightful season, but there are so many exciting things to make it worth while.
To make the most of a season we don’t enjoy all the time, picking up a new hobby or hobbies always boosts our mood and gives us something to look forward to. If you’re looking to try something new this winter, we’re sharing 16 cozy hobbies that will help you escape the winter blues.
Keep scrolling to find the cozy winter hobbies you love most.
16 Cozy Winter Hobbies
1. Set a Reading Goal
We love to read, but other things get in the way and we find it so difficult to carve out time to actually sit down, relax and start a novel. This winter, we’re taking our own advice and setting a reading goal so that reading is a natural hobby we gravitate towards throughout the year.
Whether you want to read one, two or three books every month, winter is the perfect time to start while you’re spending more time indoors.
2. Bake
Whether it’s during or after the holidays, we love any excuse to get in the kitchen and bake a new recipe. Everything from thick bakery-style cookies, to angle food cake and bread — there are so many great things to try.
3. Take Pilates at Home
If you’ve been putting off trying pilates, this is your sign to try it. It can seem intimidating in the beginning, but it’s become one of our main forms of movement throughout the week. You’ll be amazed at how strong and energized you’ll feel after each workout.
The best part is that you can do it 100% from your home. We love Move with Nicole’s pilates workout videos. She does such a great job with instructing and creating a great workout for just about any length of time or area you want to target.
4. Cook a New Recipe a Week
One of the best ways to improve your cooking skills is to try a new recipe every week. Whether you make your way through one cookbook or test a recipe you found on Pinterest, you’ll be surprised at how fun this could be.
5. Learn a New Language
One hobby we’re planning on trying this winter is learning a new language. With Duolingo, there’s so many languages you can learn and it makes it easy to study the language on the go, at home or when you travel.
6. Take an Online Course
We love taking online courses when we want to further our skills in a certain topic. There are so many different subjects and topics of online courses out there. They all range in prices, so it’s important to research the best and most cost effective courses for the budget and time you’re wanting to spend.
7. Start a Cookbook Club
Are you looking for a hobby to invite your friends to participate in? If so, starting a cookbook club perfect. It’s such a great opportunity to try new recipes, hang out with friends and increase your culinary and entertaining skills.
If you’re interested in learned how to create a cookbook club, we explain it in this article.
8. Take a Cookie Decorating Class
Maybe it’s the cute videos of women decorating cookies that make us want to learn the art, but we’ve become obsessed with cookie decorating. It’s such a stunning process to watch.
If you love baking and want to learn how to decorate yourself, look for online or local cookie decorating courses.
9. Crochet
The Wobbles are one of the most sought after toy crafts right now — making the art of crochet more mainstream. With these crochet kits, you can easily learn how to crochet or practice the skills you already have. They come with step-by-step videos to follow in order for you create the crochet figure.
There are so many cute crochet kits to choose from. It’s like your a kid in a candy store. These are some of our favorite Wobble Crochet Kits:
10. Build Lego Collections
Building Legos was never something I imagined myself doing, but Lego has started releasing so many fun sets that I can’t help myself. They have everything from framed art pieces you can hang on your wall, flower bouquets, and (my personal favorite) The Office set.
11. Start an Indoor Herb Garden
If you’re missing your summer garden this time of year, bring life into your home with an herb garden. You can DIY your own indoor herb garden or get fancy with it.
There are some great Hydroponic Systems that are designed to grow herbs indoors. We love this one from Amazon, because it’s fairy affordable and has over 6,000 ratings on Amazon.
12. Sewing
We’ve taken a few introductory sewing classes before and it was so fun a rewarding to create something with our own hands. In the winter, you could learn to sew a cute top, a blanket or a cute decorative pillow cover.
Some places to find sewing classes could be:
- Your local community college
- Your local recreation center
- Learn via Youtube
- Look for sewing courses online
13. Learn How to Play Mahjong
We’ve recently started playing Mahjong as an alternative to watching movies at night. It’s pretty challenging at first to grasp all the rules, but once you understand it you’ll be addicted to playing it. It’s become our favorite game to play with our family and friends.
This is the Mahjong kit we have and here are some simple instructions on how to play.
14. Painting
Want to lean into your more artistic side? Try taking a painting class or following a painting video on Youtube. There’s something so meditative about painting that makes it perfect for a winter day inside.
15. Make Pottery
Taking a pottery class and actually becoming good at it has been a goal of ours for a long time. If you’ve been wanting to try your hand at it, winter is such a great time to do it. You can learn to make a cute mug for your homemade lattes at home or a cute bowl to serve soup in on a cold day.
16. Learn How to Make Sourdough Bread
Making sourdough bread has become a huge trend over the past several years, and winter is a great time to learn how. It is a lengthier process, but there’s something meditative and fun about making your own bread. Plus, who doesn’t love a delicious fresh loaf of bread?!
