For some retirees, figuring out what to do with all of their free time can be challenging. We spend our whole lives working and waking up each day with a purpose and it can be difficult to get accustomed to a new way of living. However, many older adults learn that retirement isn’t so bad once they realize they finally have time to do the things they have been putting off for years. Below, we have compiled a list of 50 hobbies for adults 65+.
Hobbies Keep Your Mind Active While Aging
- Travel
- Learn to Cook
- Get Into Your Ancestry or Genealogy
- Learn How to Make Faux Stained Glass
- Boating
- Painting
- Play Golf
- Gardening
- Swimming
- Walking
- Learn How to Use the Computer Like a Pro
- Reading
- Get a Pet
- Sewing
- Learn Magic
- Build Model Railroads
- Start Your Own Blog
- Scrapbooking
- Build a Pond for Goldfish in Your Backyard
- Get Into Container Gardening
- Play Video Games
- Learn a Musical Instrument or How to Sing
- Birding
- Study Butterflies and Even Grow Them At Home
- Play Cards
- Plant Wildflowers
- Build a Vegetable Garden
- Volunteer
- Learn a New Language
- Exercise
- Skype With Your Grandkids
- Do Yoga
- Biking
- Puzzles
- Photography
- Sudoku or Cross Word Puzzles
- Play With Your Grandchildren
- Card Making
- Build a Birdhouse
- Build a Dollhouse For Your Granddaughter
- Become a Film Critic From Your Own Couch
- Woodworking
- Creative Writing
- Antiquing
- Restoring Clocks
- Build Your Own Aquarium
- Open Your Own Business
- Take a Class at a Local College
- Fishing
- Knitting