Which hobby would you recommend the MOST to your children ?

[Sphinx777]

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Anime & Manga









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[Obzocky]

This is a fairly old thread xD

I'd like to give them access to as many opportunities as possible, get them involved in Rainbows/Beavers so they can try their hand at slightly more things than i'm able to offer and of course involve them in my own. As I cannot imagine NOT taking photos of everything for the memory box i'd probably inadvertently push them into that from quite an early age, combined with horse riding and dog sports, probably also general animal shows and dance now i'm thinking about it ... i'd be awful. Painting and reading are givens, just like general craft days. Any excuse to play with glitter and paints

It's hard to hypothesise about children i'm not sure i'll ever have though, my assumption has always been enable them to explore everything and find one that sparks their interest.

 

[RedHawk Brigade]

snowboarding!

 

[Thomas The Atheist]

I'd say Reading, Video Games and perhaps photography.

Reading: all round awesomeness, incredibly educational and fun.
Video Games: Fun fun fun, but also great for reflexes, hand-eye cordination and all-round education.
Photography: outdoors and artistic.

What I wouldn't force on them is sports. Never really liked them tbh.
I'd take all-round interests, intelligence and cleverness of mind over a well-trimmed body anyday

 

[Pro-Life Atheist]

Reading bio's of great men and women so they know what they can accomplish.

 

[Johnny Mystic]

I would want my kids to learn juggling and magic.

 

[New_Found_Faith]

I picked basketball. It teaches them how to be part of a team and keeps them healthy.

 

[t-rev]

Anything that gets them exercising and promotes healthy lifestyle.

 

[Margil]

any of those but television and video games.

 

[AdamKane]

Music and railfanning.

 

[CrumbsofComfort]

Looking back I would say playing tennis, as that is a lifelong sport, playing a musical instrument such as the keyboard, and reading, as I have found that readers are never bored.

 

[Sierra Lou]

Reading - and any reading, not ONLY novels OR biographies OR prose. All reading is good reading. It expands the mind, the imagination and the vocabulary.

 

[healingrainbow]

I don't have any kids, but if I did I would recommend that they try something different until they find something that they can stick to.

 

[Fangtastic]

Photography. It shows perception,depth,beauty in something simple. I'm a digital camera fan. Taken hundreds.

 

[aruchan]

Reading and the arts, if I'm trying to educate them. In all actuality however, I know that just like almost all kids, they would overwhelmingly prefer TV and video games.

 

[wildafri]

Soccer, chess, piano , anything musical, physical and mentally stimulating...

 

[Rachel F]

I think sports are great to get the physical activity in. But I would also recommend taking up a musical instrument. I took piano lessons as a child and both of my children are currently in piano lessons and loving it.

 

[SirKenny85]

I think it is important to be well rounded. I don't have kids now, so I cannot speak from experience, but I'd have to say I want to teach my kids to like both team building activities (baseball, basketball, football) and intellectual activities (reading/plays/art) as well.

 

[lisah]

My personal preference is photography, which I didn't begin doing until about five years ago. I took a Photoshop class and my daughter thought it was cool. She liked drawing and began using Photoshop to doodle. We got a Wacom tablet for next to nothing and it's like she was born with it in her hands. So, drawing is her favorite. She also writes little stories, plays viola and rides horses.

All these things she chose to do on her own and I will continue to encourage her to explore whatever might interest her. She is only casually interested in photography right now and uses it only to aide in her digital drawing.

 

[LyraJean]

I chose baseball but I would nurture whatever interests they have.