In many regions, Autumn brings cooler weather, glorious colors — and a new interest in what’s going on. Try one of these popular Fall hobbies for a new kick to your schedule.

LEAF-PRESSING
Orange, red, gold — why not preserve some of fall’s most beautiful colors for later? Enclosing them in contact paper or a wax coating will help preserve their lovely shading.

CAMPING
The sticky days and bugs of summer are past, and your sleeping bag feels wonderful

After a long winter, spring is awaited with anticipation. The weather warms up, trees bud, birds come out, people fall in love and everyone wants to go outdoors. Spring is a great time to start a hobby. Hobbies make you more interesting, and can give life more zing. What are the most popular spring projects?

Planting a Garden – Whether you plant a vegetable garden, flower garden or a hydroponics garden, there is nothing like working in dirt and seeing (or eating) the results of your efforts.

Woodworking – How about building

A top ten popular summer hobby project that will help you to fill in those long warm days, maybe at your favorite craft store, hobby center, or right at home. A better way to share a weekend with your son or daughter is to play with a remote plane, boat, or race care you worked on together. Maybe the folk art of tole painting is something you wanted to learn but kept putting off. For this hobby, you can use wooden utensils, coffee or teapots, or furniture.

Summer hobby projects might include taking a class in sewing.

When children are at home for the summer its best to keep them occupied with projects that encourage them to use their imagination, natural talents and hands on skills. That’s where craft projects come in handy. It’s hard to find something they can all do together, but anything is possible.

One thing that I have discovered is to have the kids put on a talent show. They all love to sing, dance and