Get Crafty: 8 Creative Hobbies to Try With Your Family

Key Takeaways:

• Spending time with family members can become even more fun with board and card games or model-building kits that unleash your inner child.
• Activities like gardening or cooking help blend essential chores with quality time.
• You can also start a book club or schedule crafting sessions every other week to give a solid agenda to your gatherings. 

Dinner reservations and repetitive movie nights are just one way to spend quality time with your loved ones. Making memories can become a lot more fun when you add crafts, games, and hobbies to the mix. Whether you’re a crafting savant or are simply looking for ways to spend more quality time with your family, trying new hobbies can make it easier to bond and grow together.

Here are 8 fun hobbies to try with your family that can make quality time more meaningful and exciting.

8 Creative Family Hobbies to Try Together

1. Board & Card Games

Playing board and card games is a fun way to spend time with family members of all age groups. From science kits to strategy games, these activities can help you get back in touch with your inner child.

While you can’t go wrong with classics like chess and Scrabble for family game night, there are plenty of other games for all age groups that make it easy to get together with loved ones and spend time without any elaborate planning.

2. Book Club

A creative hobby like starting a family book club is a great way to share your bookish passion with loved ones and gives weekly family get-togethers a solid agenda. 

While reading itself is a healthy habit that helps instill discipline, exploring fictional stories and engaging with diverse narrative styles also encourages empathy. Reflection on the material as a group can be a productive way of encouraging young ones in the family to cultivate an introspective mindset, empowering them to articulate their opinions.

Make this inclusive and engaging by having different family members pick a book every fortnight. If the title you’re reading has also been adapted into a movie, consider gathering for a screening after you’ve all completed the book.

3. Painting

A creative hobby, such as painting handmade aprons, pots, and vases, can be fun for beginners who aren’t confident working with a canvas. The best part is that when you’re done, you can put your project to use in the kitchen or display it as decor. 

Languid brush strokes and a peaceful playlist can be the perfect catalyst for opening up to your parents or getting some one-on-one time with kids. 

4. Gardening

Who says chores and quality time with your family don’t go together? Trying a creative hobby with your family, like gardening, can be a great way to spend time together while checking tasks off your list. 

Whether you’re just tending to the yard or trying to grow vegetables, shrubs, and flowers, gardening is a peaceful activity that fosters deep conversations or companionable silence. Even if you don’t have a yard, you can use plants as decor for indoor spaces and spend quality time with family tending to them.

5. Wooden Model Kits

If your spouse or kids love building things, wooden model kits can be a fun, creative hobby to try together. These kits are a testament to craftsmanship, opening the door to other hobbies, such as woodworking. But they also make for stunning display pieces when you’re done building them.

Spending time with loved ones building these wooden models can be a wholesome bonding experience. Not only is it a screen-free hobby that fosters intellectual development, but it also improves reasoning skills and memory. Since wooden model kits can be complex and engaging, you can also encourage older members to participate.

6. Crochet & Felt Crafting

Crocheting and felting are relaxing and creative hobbies that can make quality time with your family take on a meditative air. They’re easy to learn for beginners of all ages with plenty of projects to work on, including household items, such as place mats, coasters, and blankets, or wearables such as bags, scarves, hats, and more.

Working on granny squares together can be a great way to build a family project, like a blanket or a tapestry. Or work with crafting kits for a beginner-friendly way to transform your indoor space and bond with loved ones.

7. Solving Puzzles

If you’re looking for a calming yet creative hobby to help you unwind with family, solving a puzzle can be the perfect pre-bedtime treat. Whether you’ve got young kids or older housemates, solving puzzles together is a fun hobby to try for free-flowing conversation and strategy-driven bonding.

Puzzles are versatile, as you can choose from all kinds of themes. From princess-themed kid-friendly versions with larger pieces to intricate landscape art puzzles, this is a hobby that bends to your needs.

8. Film Photography

Here’s a creative hobby that embraces old-world charm. Film photography is a great way to bridge generational gaps and get younger as well as older family members together. This can have several offshoots, including photo developing, scrapbooking, and videography. 

Playing with cameras and taking photos of each other can be a great learning experience. It’s a fun way to make memories (and capture them!). You’ve got a wholesome gallery in the making.

As you try these fun hobbies with your family, remember to include younger and older members and meet them where they are. By introducing creative hobbies, games, and dynamic play into family time, moments become memories you’ll cherish forever, and bonds solidify with love and laughter. Browse Cribsi’s collection for more ways to create playful memories.