Pretty DIY kits you'd want to get your hands on, literally (updated with new kits!)
As a self-proclaimed connoisseur of hobbies, from painting to pottery, macrame to poetry, dance to instruments — I've dedicated my whole life to learning random whatevers my mind happens to land on at any given day. This has created an IKEA shelf I dubbed "Hobby Things", where one can find anything from clay, strings, ropes, tarot cards, candle wicks, candle pellets and crystal beads to a long abandoned ukulele.
Having a hobby that allows you to use your hands is a great way to engage your brain. According to neurologists, adults tend to cease cumulative learning as we age. We spend most of our time learning when we're young, but that decreases as our knowledge and assumptions grow, especially when we leave the workforce. However, research says that if we continue learning, we can continue to sharpen memory, sequential ordering, problem solving and language.
Basically, if you want to keep your mind sharp, you must keep learning. Luckily, hobbies are really fun ways to learn something new! Here are some easy DIY kits to get you started.
Incense Road Set Incense Burner Set Making Kit
Known as "Xiang Dao" in Chinese culture, this meditative practice of burning incense recently saw a boon in popularity on TikTok.
Craft Crush Bracelet Box Kit DIY Jewelry Craft Kit
Now that crocodile clips and phone charms are back, this Y2K trend of crafting friendship bracelets will come back sooner or later!
Cricut Press
DIYers and crafters, you can now design and create your own cups, notebooks, tote bags and more with a Cricut smart-cutting machine. It allows you to design and personalise your very own peel-proof, wash-proof and professional-looking DIY designs. Imagine the possibilities!
Kumiko Starter Kit - Asanoha (Woodworking jigs for Japanese latticework)
Latticework is slow-going yet satisfying. This kit allows you to dip your toes into the world of woodworking!
DIY solar printing kit
This kit allows you to use the sun – which we happen to have an abundance of – to create art.
Suminagashi Japanese Marbling Art Kit
Suminagashi means “floating ink”, and this is an art form which allows you to transform a piece of paper into vibrant and colourful art with, yes, floating ink!
Make & Paint Your Own Boob Pot Kit
Pots, boobs, and a creation that's entirely your own! Besides, it'll make a great conversational piece in your home too.
Make Your Own Felt Woodland Garland Kit
Make your own felt toys which can double up both as a garland, a children's mobile or simply as a beautiful decoration for a children's room!
Bookbinding Kit
For the intellectuals and bookworms who love a bit of hands on, book-binding will help you craft a notebook you can keep close to your heart.
Kintsugi Repair Kit
With the Japanese art of fixing broken things with gold, you can give old things a new lease of life.
Candle Making Kit
We know, self-love and all right? Instead of buying one off the shelf, there's satisfaction in burning something you made yourself, like candles!
Earring Making Kit
If you cannot stop buying earrings, maybe make your own, so you'll always be spoilt for choices.
DIY Shea Butter Soap Making Kit
Now you can make your own soap, and smell good after! Perhaps infuse it with some crystals to heighten the feel-good effect?
DIY Macrame Plant Hanger Kit
If you're (still) a proud plant parent after all these months, perhaps think about moving your plants to a new fancy habitat in the form of a macrame plant hanger?
Embroidery Kit
This 1-line embroidery kit is a great introduction to this age-old form of art.
Natural Crystal Chips Kit with Metal Beading Wire and Elastic String for Jewelry Making
Combine your love for crystal and jewelry making with this natural crystal chips set!
