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Have fun and learn a new skill with any of these pastime activities. By Sunshine Selga Funa\n\nYou may be used to the lockdown by now, but that does not mean you don’t get bored. How can you break the monotony? If cooking or baking starts to get boring (after all, everybody’s doing it these days), you may want to get into any of these other affordable hobbies that will get your creative juices flowing.\n\nContainer gardening\n\nGrowing plants is a great way to bring the outdoors in, especially if you’re feeling too holed up from the lockdown. Cultivate your green thumb with YouTube tutorials from Planterina and Summer Rayne Oakes. Start with hard-to-kill plants like sansevieria, pencil cactus, pothos, and ZZ plant. Once you get the hang of it, go for more flamboyant greens like philodendron selloum, monstera deliciosa, fiddle-leaf fig, or rubber tree.\n\nVisit Spruce Plant Shop or Nest Plant Studio on Instagram. Their ornamental plants come in pretty pots that make for instant home décor (prices start at P400 plus shipping fee). For gardening supplies, check out CedarHills Garden Center. They also sell herbs like mint, basil, tarragon, and rosemary (for as low as P100 for three!) so you can start your own herb garden as well.\n\nFloral arrangement\n\nIf you’d rather play around with dainty blooms, then floristry might be right up your alley. Gathered Creative Co., which does prop, food, and event styling, holds flower arrangement workshops at P3,500 per head. The fee includes lecture, demos, and materials that are delivered to your doorstep.\n\nNext time a special occasion comes along, you can arrange your own lovely bouquet for a more personal touch.\n\nJournaling\n\nWriting down your thoughts is a healthy practice. Keeping a journal polishes your writing and communication skills, sharpens your focus, and promotes good mental and emotional well-being—something everyone needs these days.\n\nGo the traditional pen-and-paper route with notebooks from Noteworthy. Or, go digital: try apps like Diarium (about P1,000) and Glimpses (about P650) for Windows or Day One (free; premium version costs about P150 per month) for Mac.\n\nCoffee brewing\n\nCan’t get your daily caffeine fix from your favorite coffee shop? Learn to brew your own cup at home.\n\nStart with the basics, like a French press or a manual pour-over brewer. Even that coffee maker that’s been gathering dust in your cupboard will do! Check out Commune’s Facebook and Instagram pages for updates on home-brewing workshops done online (workshop fee is less than P5,000). They also sell freshly ground beans sourced locally. Meanwhile, Blue Wonder Coffee has an extensive selection of manual coffee makers you can choose from. With just P3,000, you can have a mini café right in your own kitchen.\n\nCalligraphy\n\nUp your handwriting game with calligraphy. Learning different typefaces is both exciting and therapeutic, especially when you see those strokes and flourishes written by your own hand.\n\nThere are a lot of free resources and tutorials on the Internet (check out these basics from Faber-Castell). You can also sign up for local workshops like those hosted by Creative Workshops MNL/Cafe Mithi and The Craft Central.\n\nFor supplies like nibs, inks, calligraphy pens, and pads, visit Scribe, where you can get calligraphy pens for less than P100 each.\n\nBasic leather crafting\n\nLearn how to make simple leather goods when you sign up for Soul Flower, Co.’s basic leathercrafting workshop online for less than P4,000. Materials will be sent to your address, and you’ll get to know more about working with leather at the comfort and safety of your own home.\n\nOnce you’ve mastered the basics and are itching for bigger projects, feel free to take leather bag-making classes. Who knows, perhaps this hobby might eventually turn into a small leather business.\n\nReading books\n\n“Books are a uniquely portable magic,” says famous American author Stephen King. Poring over the pages takes you to fantastic places and adventures without having to leave your couch.\n\nFinishing a copy can be intimidating, but don’t be daunted. To start: pick one topic that really piques your interest. It can be fiction like fantasy, romance, adventure, mystery, or horror; or non-fiction, like biographies, history, or how-to’s. It doesn’t really matter, as long as you thoroughly enjoy what you’re reading. If not, don’t hesitate to put it down and pick another. Ask friends for recommendations, and you’ll soon have a substantial collection in no time.\n\nBiblio has hundreds of pre-loved books you can start with for less than P100. For a wide selection of new titles, head over to Fully Booked.\n\nDrawing\n\nSeeing your ideas come to life on paper is immensely satisfying, even if they’re just a bunch of casually sketched lines.\n\nCheck out artist Robert Alejandro’s website and Instagram account for drawing workshops (some of them are free!). Then, put those drawing skills to practice next time you write on your journal.\n\nDon’t just binge on Netflix in between working from home and doing house chores. Get into one (or two) of these hobbies so you can beat that cabin fever.\n\nIf you feel like a change of environment will do you good, don’t be afraid to explore your options.","optimizedContentImg":null,"optimizedContentImg1":null,"optimizedContentImg2":null,"optimizedContentImg3":null,"optimizedContentImg4":null,"message":null,"type":"component9","video":null}],"tags":[]},"recentArticles":{"nodes":[{"id":"9f566257-1cbc-52e9-9a33-b37fadedefd4","title":"Avida Towers Verge: Designed for the Young Professionals of Today","slug":"avida-towers-verge-designed-for-the-young-professionals-of-today","category":"people","datePublished":"October 11, 2025","featuredImage":"https://rbgcms-alb-prod.ayalaland.com/content/uploads/images/1761144341050-7998978-yjj3h88mwva.jpg","optimizedFeaturedImg":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"constrained","backgroundColor":"#c8d8e8","images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/d163c686ce02fabad81633bf83c12dc5/d5aed/1761144341050-7998978-yjj3h88mwva.webp","srcSet":"/static/d163c686ce02fabad81633bf83c12dc5/df859/1761144341050-7998978-yjj3h88mwva.webp 1752w,\n/static/d163c686ce02fabad81633bf83c12dc5/0042d/1761144341050-7998978-yjj3h88mwva.webp 3504w,\n/static/d163c686ce02fabad81633bf83c12dc5/d5aed/1761144341050-7998978-yjj3h88mwva.webp 7008w","sizes":"(min-width: 7008px) 7008px, 100vw"},"sources":[]},"width":7008,"height":4672}}}},{"id":"884cdfee-e800-544b-aa87-e23dd3682113","title":"Safe at Home: A Closer Look at Avida’s Earthquake-Resilient Developments ","slug":"safe-at-home-a-closer-look-at-avidas-earthquake-resilient-developments","category":"home & design","datePublished":"October 20, 2025","featuredImage":"https://rbgcms-alb-prod.ayalaland.com/content/uploads/images/1760951655655-1754941-2h7s50c3375.jpg","optimizedFeaturedImg":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"constrained","backgroundColor":"#88a8c8","images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/2b07977bd4a8a72424b079c95d1dd751/933c8/1760951655655-1754941-2h7s50c3375.webp","srcSet":"/static/2b07977bd4a8a72424b079c95d1dd751/b4c1c/1760951655655-1754941-2h7s50c3375.webp 1320w,\n/static/2b07977bd4a8a72424b079c95d1dd751/9ed85/1760951655655-1754941-2h7s50c3375.webp 2640w,\n/static/2b07977bd4a8a72424b079c95d1dd751/933c8/1760951655655-1754941-2h7s50c3375.webp 5280w","sizes":"(min-width: 5280px) 5280px, 100vw"},"sources":[]},"width":5280,"height":2970}}}},{"id":"7a1c99ea-af45-5029-8310-2b4bc7d4d7e2","title":"The Essential Things | Avida Towers Cloverleaf ","slug":"the-essential-things-avida-towers-cloverleaf","category":"people","datePublished":"September 10, 2025","featuredImage":"https://rbgcms-alb-prod.ayalaland.com/content/uploads/images/1757467788126-978043-wm23d2fosor.jpg","optimizedFeaturedImg":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"constrained","backgroundColor":"#58a858","images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/fcd557e256aec4cf32d8299b1e34cb73/a2e54/1757467788126-978043-wm23d2fosor.webp","srcSet":"/static/fcd557e256aec4cf32d8299b1e34cb73/074d3/1757467788126-978043-wm23d2fosor.webp 1240w,\n/static/fcd557e256aec4cf32d8299b1e34cb73/332a0/1757467788126-978043-wm23d2fosor.webp 2481w,\n/static/fcd557e256aec4cf32d8299b1e34cb73/a2e54/1757467788126-978043-wm23d2fosor.webp 4961w","sizes":"(min-width: 4961px) 4961px, 100vw"},"sources":[]},"width":4961,"height":3304}}}}]}},"pageContext":{"id":"bcff1a1b-5af3-59b1-aaed-cc8556d9ac02","next":{"slug":"work-from-home-life-expectations-vs-reality","title":"Work from Home Life: Expectations vs. Reality","category":"wellness"},"previous":{"slug":"health-expert-shares-tips-on-coping-with-stress-and-anxiety","title":"Health Expert Shares Tips on Coping with Stress and Anxiety","category":"wellness"},"pursuitOfPassionCategories":["people","places","home & design","wellness","travel & leisure","finance","videos"]}},"staticQueryHashes":["3438892364","3635065473","3827149321","65569352"]}