HobbyStack

Moderate start hobbies

Moderate start hobbies are activities that fit this way of doing things.

94 hobbies · typically $50–300 · mostly at home

94 hobbies

Moderate start hobbies

Meditation

Meditation

Free · At home
Photography

Photography

$300+ · Outdoors
Playing Guitar

Playing Guitar

$50–300 · At home
Tennis
New

Tennis

$50–300 · Outdoors
Weightlifting
New

Weightlifting

$50–300 · Venue
Acting

Acting

Free · Venue
Aquarium Keeping

Aquarium Keeping

$300+ · At home
BBQ & Smoking
New

BBQ & Smoking

$50–300 · Outdoors
Bouldering

Bouldering

$50–300 · Venue
Choir Singing

Choir Singing

Free · Venue
Coding for Fun

Coding for Fun

Free · At home
Cosplay

Cosplay

$50–300 · At home
Cricut & Vinyl Crafting
New

Cricut & Vinyl Crafting

$50–300 · At home
Digital Art

Digital Art

$300+ · At home
Drums
New

Drums

$300+ · At home
Jewelry Making

Jewelry Making

$50–300 · At home
Karate
New

Karate

$50–300 · Venue
Kayaking

Kayaking

$300+ · Outdoors
Magic Tricks

Magic Tricks

Under $50 · At home
Mountain Biking
New

Mountain Biking

$300+ · Outdoors
Pottery

Pottery

$50–300 · Venue
Roller Skating
New

Roller Skating

Outdoors
Salsa Dancing
New

Salsa Dancing

$50–300 · Venue
Skiing

Skiing

$300+ · Outdoors
Snowboarding

Snowboarding

$300+ · Outdoors
Tabletop RPG
New

Tabletop RPG

Under $50 · At home
Woodworking

Woodworking

$300+ · At home
Ballroom Dancing
New

Ballroom Dancing

$50–300 · Venue
Beatboxing

Beatboxing

Free · At home
Beekeeping

Beekeeping

$300+ · Outdoors
Bonsai

Bonsai

$50–300 · At home
Cake Decorating
New

Cake Decorating

$50–300 · At home
Cold Water Swimming
New

Cold Water Swimming

Free · Outdoors
Data Visualization

Data Visualization

Free · At home
Fashion Design
New

Fashion Design

At home
Fencing

Fencing

$300+ · Venue
Foraging

Foraging

Free · Outdoors
Fossil Hunting

Fossil Hunting

Under $50 · Outdoors
Garment Construction

Garment Construction

$50–300 · At home
Graffiti Art

Graffiti Art

$50–300 · Outdoors
Home Automation

Home Automation

$300+ · At home
Homebrewing

Homebrewing

$50–300 · At home
Lacrosse

Lacrosse

$50–300 · Outdoors
Leatherworking

Leatherworking

$50–300 · At home
Macro Photography

Macro Photography

$300+ · Outdoors
Meteorology

Meteorology

$50–300 · Outdoors
Model Railroading

Model Railroading

$300+ · At home
Painting Miniatures

Painting Miniatures

$50–300 · At home
Poker
New

Poker

Under $50 · At home
Quilting
New

Quilting

$50–300 · At home
Screenwriting

Screenwriting

Free · At home
Sculpting

Sculpting

$50–300 · At home
Speedcubing

Speedcubing

Under $50 · At home
Stop Motion Animation

Stop Motion Animation

$50–300 · At home
Tai Chi

Tai Chi

Free · At home
Trail Running
New

Trail Running

$50–300 · Outdoors
Urban Exploration

Urban Exploration

Free · Outdoors
Weaving

Weaving

$50–300 · At home
Yo-yoing

Yo-yoing

Under $50 · At home
Aquascaping

Aquascaping

$300+ · At home
Baton Twirling

Baton Twirling

Under $50 · Venue
Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing

$300+ · Venue
Board Game Design

Board Game Design

Under $50 · At home
Bookbinding

Bookbinding

$50–300 · At home
Bushcraft

Bushcraft

Under $50 · Outdoors
Coffee Roasting

Coffee Roasting

$50–300 · At home
Diorama Building

Diorama Building

$50–300 · At home
Entomology

Entomology

Under $50 · Outdoors
Field Archaeology

Field Archaeology

$50–300 · Outdoors
Historical Cooking

Historical Cooking

$50–300 · At home
Historical Reenactment

Historical Reenactment

$50–300 · Venue
Home Cheese Making

Home Cheese Making

$50–300 · At home
Hydroponics

Hydroponics

$300+ · At home
Laser Cutting & Engraving

Laser Cutting & Engraving

$300+ · At home
Lock Picking

Lock Picking

Under $50 · At home
Model Rocketry

Model Rocketry

$50–300 · Outdoors
Model Ship Building

Model Ship Building

$50–300 · At home
Mushroom Cultivation

Mushroom Cultivation

Under $50 · At home
Mycology

Mycology

Under $50 · Outdoors
Natural Dyeing

Natural Dyeing

Under $50 · At home
Oral History Collection

Oral History Collection

Under $50 · At home
Overlanding

Overlanding

$300+ · Outdoors
Pen Turning

Pen Turning

$300+ · At home
Perfume Making

Perfume Making

$50–300 · At home
Prop & Replica Fabrication

Prop & Replica Fabrication

$50–300 · At home
Pyrography

Pyrography

Under $50 · At home
Slacklining

Slacklining

Under $50 · Outdoors
Sound Healing

Sound Healing

$50–300 · At home
Topiary

Topiary

$50–300 · Outdoors
Ethnomusicology

Ethnomusicology

Free · At home
Herping

Herping

Under $50 · Outdoors
Historical Map Collecting

Historical Map Collecting

$300+ · At home
Millinery

Millinery

$50–300 · At home
Speculative Biology

Speculative Biology

Free · At home

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Common questions about moderate start hobbies

What counts as a moderate start hobby?

How hard it is to start — different from progression (how long to mastery).

How many moderate start hobbies does HobbyStack list?

94 hobbies, concentrated in Craft & Making, Sport & Fitness, Performance.

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