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Having hobbies and interests is great for health and wellbeing. Finding activities that we enjoy keeps us occupied, stimulated, entertained and challenged, and gives us a sense of purpose and satisfaction, particularly if we improve at something over time. At the Virtual Village Hall, you’ll find a wide range of activities to try, most of them designed for complete beginners, including regular courses.

 

 

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Main image: a mini scarecrow, with purple felt overalls and straw hands and hair.

Mini scarecrow

Main image: a handmade twiddle muff, a sensory aid/device, made for a person living with dementia or Alzheimer's. Made with scraps of patterned fabric and various tactile items, like buttons, ribbons, zips.

Make a Twiddle Muff for a Loved One Living with Dementia

Main image: two upcycled notebooks made with Japanese stab binding, one with an old postcard.

Japanese Stab Binding - Turn Postcards into Notebooks

Main image: sea glass bird art, cute little sea glass bird 'stood' on top of corks wrapped in string, with little legs, eyes and beaks drawn in marker pen.

Sea Glass Bird Art - Coastal Craft Idea

Main image: an abstract screen print made using tights and an embroidery hoop. Simple shapes n bright colours, red, blue, yellow, green pink, purple.

How to Screen Print at Home Using Tights

Main image: group of green young seedlings pushing up through the soil.

Allotment Diaries Part 21 – How to Sow Seeds and Grow Strong Seedlings

The Allotment Diaries Episode 21

Main image: handmade enamel jewellery pendants, greens and pinks, with various patterns.

How to Enamel on Copper - Jewellery Pendant Tutorial

Main image: author Elle McNicoll in a frilly, floor length, light pink dress, sat in front of a dark turquoise wall in bar or café.

Q&A with Elle McNicoll Award Winning Scottish Author

Listening books Q&A

Main image: a mini altar, or DIY cardboard shrine painted in purple, with a photo in the middle and decorations.

How to Make a Mini Altar - DIY Cardboard Shrine

Main image: a peg doll, in a beautiful white vintage fabric dress with embroidered flowers.

How to Make a Peg Doll

Main image: a vintage fabric collage in pastel greens, blues and light browns, with embroidered flower details in dark pink and green.

Vintage Fabric Collage

Main image: handmade air dry clay decorations, with a textured clay using teabags. Painted with blue designs of a bird and a horse.

Air Dry Clay Decorations - Textured Clay Craft

Main image: an ancient face medallion made out of air dry clay, a Greek-inspired art style, coloured with metallic pens/markers.

Make an Ancient Face Medallion from Air Dry Clay

Main image: a photo of tulips in pink, orange, yellow, on a white background. For inspiration to paint on a Spring infinity card.

How to Make an Infinity Card

Main image: a DIY relief print of flowers in a vase, in yellow, pink, blue and green.

DIY Relief Printing Using Craft Foam