In this FORUM, we searched on internet for articles about hobbies, and we spoke about their importance.
Teachers used the article below to inspire children about the importance of hobbies:
http://www.preservearticles.com/2012011721002/short-essay-on-the-value-of-hobbies-in-a-student-life.html
After reading, students were asked to write about the importance of hobbies, and they wrote:
Theodoti Mesopotamia - 11.04.2016 11:26
In my opinion, the most important value of hobbies, is that they make you forget problems of life. A lot of people need hobbies in their life, because, if they think about their problems all the time, they will drive crazy.
Georgia Mesopotamia - 11.04.2016 11:44
I think that the most important value of hobbies is that they make you forget everyday problems and make you relax, doing something you enjoy.
Catherine/K Mesopotamia - 20.04.2016 09:19
In my point of view, doing sports is the most efficient way to get away from problems of life. In this way you get used to a proper life style. Even though I am keen on extreme sports, I don't have the opportunity to have such an experience. However, I am grateful for my Basketball team, and I try to improve myself day by day!
Rafael Mesopotamia - 20.04.2016 09:27
Hobbies give scope to the development of the tendencies of children. A man's inner self is expressed during hobby hours. To some, they help preparing them for a vocation, as painting and photography.
Andrianna Mesopotamia - 20.04.2016 09:34
I think that some of the hobbies as stamp collecting, writing, and gardening etc., introduce an element of 'play' in life, and that has an important value.
Efthimia Mesopotamia - 20.04.2016 09:37
In my personal opinion, hobbies help people forget their daily problems. The importance of hobbies is that they provide us a better way of life, because of the fact that they help people exercise their body and their mind too!
Nick Mesopotamia - 20.04.2016 09:37
To some, hobbies help providing mental relief from the worries of life.
Rafael Mesopotamia - 20.04.2016 09:44
A man's inner self is expressed by hobbies. Some people have hobbies, as painting and photography that make them a vocation. In my opinion, the most important hobbies, that have a value for me, are collecting stamps, writing, and gardening.
Paraskevi Mesopotamia - 11.05.2016 09:21
Most important hobby for me is that makes me happy and be with friends.
Christina Mesopotamia - 11.05.2016 09:23
I would say that hobbies give "a mental relief from worries of life" !!!!!
Vaia Mesopotamia - 11.05.2016 09:33
For me hobbies are important because I have good time with my friends.
Thea
Hobbies are activities, which help us, escape the daily grind of life and
work and give us pleasure and peace of mind. Because we are not
being ordered to perform certain jobs, that we may not be fond of.
Hobbies help to inculcate an appreciation for work rather than driving
us away from it.
The interesting thing about hobbies is that they dramatically improve
our own personalities and character traits, therefore improving our
performances better overall. They help us discover talents and abilities
that we may never have known ourselves to possess, also giving us an
insight of all the elements around us, making us learn new things each
day. For instance, hobbies like stamp collecting, bird watching,
photography, sports and music make our time worthwhile and give us
information about different things.
Sigrid
I believe that it is very important to have hobbies and interests. You get to meet people very similar to yourself, because they have the same hobby, and it is nice to have something, you really care about and you are good at, at the same time.
Mette
A hobby is very important. A hobby is giving you so many things; you can meet people, make friendship, and so mosh more. A hobby isn’t only playing football or Handball, it can be anything you like. The important is that you like to do it. My hobby is being in the nature. I like to do things as kayaking, climbing and walking. Then I am in the nature. I can chill out. I can relax. Sometimes I need to be a place without technology and stress. The nature is not so stressful, like the rest of the world can be sometimes.
Julie
I wouldn’t be same as I am today, if I didn´t have my hobbies or another hobbies.
Emma
what is my hobbies? Well, it isn't so easy to answer. There are a ton of thing I like to do, but don’t have one thing I use all of my free time on. So I thing I will just tell the things I sometime like to do and why I like to do them.
Also, after reading the article in the page http://www.theprettyguineapig.com/16274/8-reasons-hobbies-important/
about "Eight Reasons Why Hobbies Are Important", students gave anwsers to the following question:
"What hobbies do you find rewarding? What hobbies do you want to pursue, but haven’t gotten around to yet?"