Hobby Thread - June 13, 2026 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread.

This is the second anniversary of TRex assuming the Hobby Thread helm. Hooray! That makes this my 105th Hobby Thread (not counting a few previous oddball contributions through MisHum). Thank you all for being here and participating. None of this works without you (even the lurkers).

In honor of the occasion, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) took the night off and left a note that said "all of the above." What does that mean? Read on hobbyists...

We all started somewhere. We found our hobbies and interests because someone showed us or we stumbled into it. As kids, we don't know what we don't know. We try things (sometimes voluntarily and sometimes less so). We get exposed to different things and sometimes we light up, even if we had no idea it would resonate until we tried it.

How many hobbies and interests started as childhood sparks? Even better, what childhood sparks blossomed into life-long hobbies? School, summer camp, YMCA, scouts, church groups, parents, relatives, neighbors, etc.

The archery theme last week was a great example of an activity many kids would not get the chance to try unless an adult took the time to make it happen.

What adult hobbies were ignited in your childhood? What hobbies did you try and HATE? What hobbies do you wish you would have tinkered with more as a child?

What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. We have a theme, but no need to stick with the theme. Even if the theme does not speak to you, find something else or offer something else relating to hobbying. Leave politics and religion to threads elsewhere (unless your hobby is building or restoring churches). Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

Random scouting merit badges:

Not getting lost is an activity:

Bird calls:

Young rex's adventures with watercolor painting were not fruitful.

When do kids learn robotics?

Get into the water!

Adorable:

Friendship bracelets are a camp craft type thing:

Leatherworking for beginners:

How to make a massive backyard zipline:

Is your hobby motorsports? Hope you're enjoying the 24 Hours of LeMans. Have you been to the race in person?

Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an archery theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week that are, in part, responsible for the theme this week:

Notable hobbying comment from the Friday ONT comments:

Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.

posted by Open Blogger at 05:30 PM

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