28 Cozy Hobbies To Try This Fall That Aren’t Scrolling Your Phone

It’s time to stop scrolling on that phone and try out a couple cozy hobbies. The fall season is upon us and it’s time to truly embrace it with those sweater wrapped arms. 

If you think you’ve seen all the hobbies for fall, think again. Whether you consider yourself a type of creative, observant, fun-loving, or introverted nature, there is a hobby here for you.

28 Cozy Hobbies To Try This Fall

Sure, maybe you’ve tried a lot of fall hobbies and crafts. Maybe you already have a couple that can tempt you enough to dive back in. The goal is to pull yourself away from your phone and put that time and energy into something more valuable.

From indoor to outdoor, crafting to harvesting, DIY or group, there are so many amazing ways you can explore the season. So, pick a couple of these cozy hobbies and settle into the autumnal bliss.

Yarn & Textile Crafts

If you find creating something enjoyable, you may like to try one of these cozy fall hobbies. These include crafting where you can start from scratch or imagine a new life for pre-made items.

Knitting & Crocheting

The classic cold-weather craft of making cozy scarves, beanies, blankets, and also chunky sweaters. If you’re already a fiber crafter and are tired of the classic items, try changing it up with amigurumi or decor pieces.

Embroidery & Cross-Stitch

This is a great low-mess, indoor activity for autumn-themed designs or mending garments with cozy fall patterns. Fortunately this hobby can suit any need from a beginner to advanced level and from a quick to lengthy project.

Quilting & Sewing

This is a classic, popular hobby for creating seasonal patchwork quilts, scent sachets, or warm home linens. Use a sewing machine for clean finishes or rather do it by hand by and sink into that cozy chair to make this fall hobby more snug and toasty.

Upcycled Sweater & Flannel Crafts

Cut up thrifted sweaters or old flannel shirts to wrap around vases, craft throw pillows, or stuff to become soft fabric pumpkins. There’s limitless supply across various thrift as well as second hand stores that can be a fun part of this process.

Paper Napkin & Fabric Decoupage

Use Mod Podge to apply seasonal paper napkins, vintage book pages, or fall patterned fabrics onto foam pumpkins, trays, and wood cutouts. This lets you customize those typical fall decor items into something more unique.

Needle-Felting & Felt Decor

Craft needle-felted wool acorns, felt leaf garlands, and felted wreath accents that will last year after year. Do a quick search for projects and you’ll find a wide array of pieces and ideas.

Home & Cozy DIY Hobbies

If fiber arts don’t quite fit your style there are a number of cozy in-home hobbies you can still enjoy. Covering both decor and useful items means you can create a custom fall-inspired glow in your home.

Candle & Soap Making

Craft custom scented candles and soaps with fall aromas like pumpkin spice, apple, cinnamon, and clove. There are so many kits available that even if you don’t feel crafty you can still create something satisfying and useful.

Paint Tapered Candles

Use multi-surface craft paint to decorate store-bought taper candles with fall themes. If you don’t feel confident with small pumpkins and leaves, you could keep it simple with flannel patterns or abstract seasonal colors.

Wood Bead & Tassel Garlands

String wooden beads painted in muted autumn tones and finished with burlap tassels, wooden leaf tags, or mini pumpkin charms. Instead of a common off-the-shelf purchase you’ll feature this enchanted fall decor that no one else can boast.

Custom Doormats & Welcome Signs

Paint blank coir mats using fall stencils, or tracing hand-lettered autumn quotes onto stained wood planks. This is a fairly low cost hobby that lets you add a bit of daily fall flair.

Nature & Fall Foraged Cozy Hobbies

The crisp, breezy air of fall makes it the perfect time to take hobbies outdoors. The miserable heat has broken and you can now meander through the rustling leaves of autumn.

Preserved Leaf & Flower Art

Collect colorful autumn foliage to press into heavy books and frame as botanical wall art. You could even use the wax paper and hot iron approach as well as a glycerin bath if you don’t want to wait a few weeks for them to press.

Nature Photography

Take advantage of the golden hour lighting and changing foliage. If you don't enjoy photography very much but haven't tried the fall, give it another go.

Crop Art

Take gathered seeds, grains, and other natural plant parts and glue them onto a board to create pictures, portraits, and scenes. You can sketch the design before hand or freehand as you go along.

Dried Hydrangea & Floral Arrangements

Harvest and dry late-summer hydrangeas, wheat stalks, or pampas grass to build long-lasting centerpieces and also basket displays. The best part of this is how you can create it to be just the right size for the chosen space.

Kitchen & Culinary Hobbies

Some timeless fall hobbies happen in the kitchen. These can be traditional activities or something new but either way you’ll have something to enthrall your tastebuds.

Seasonal Baking

Bake all the autumnal pies, rolls, breads, and pumpkin-based treats you can think of. Fall flavors are complimented so well in baked goods and generously adds to the cozy vibe.

Canning & Preserving

Preserve the fall harvest through jam making, apple butter, and pickling. You don’t even have to have grown that harvest, a local farm or small business will have everything you need.

Potpourri & Scent Sachets

Blend dried orange slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves, as well as star anise for natural autumn home fragrances. You could even use a stovetop potpourri to infuse your home with the aroma of a bountiful fall harvest.

Fermentation & Homebrewing

Make small-batch cider, kombucha, sauerkraut, or brewing autumn beers. Then, just don that cozy flannel for this hobby and immerse yourself in the amazing flavors.

Gardening & Landscaping

For those who like to get the full body fall experience, these cozy hobbies are for you. Although they could seem laborious, you’ll soon be snug in your home enjoying the abundance and beauty you created.

Spring Bulb Planting

Plant tulip, daffodil, and crocus bulbs in late fall so they bloom early in the coming spring. If it’s not too cold you can do this without gardening gloves and experience the earthy brilliance of fall.

Fall Garden Cleanup & Overwintering

Prune perennials, plant cold-hardy cover crops, mulch garden beds, and bring tender potted plants indoors before the first frost. Then, as you look out your windows or walk by these spaces, the tidy autumnal view will give you a cozy glow.

Cold-Weather Vegetable Gardening

Plant and manage cool-season crops like kale, spinach, carrots, radishes, and garlic. You may be surprised by the number of things that still grow as the chilly weather sets in.

Outdoors & Active Pursuits

If experiencing fall in a sheltered space is not your version of cozy, we’ve got some ideas for you. These cozy hobbies take you to another level of this enchanting season.

Hiking & Foliage Walking

Explore local trails, nature reserves, or state parks to track the changing leaves and take in cool-weather vistas. Many views are even more spectacular once the leaves have dropped.

Apple & Pumpkin Picking

Visit local orchards or farms for day trips to gather seasonal produce, navigate corn mazes, and go on hayrides. Despite the popularity, there are many places and times you can go if you want to avoid crowds.

Camping & Stargazing

Take advantage of cooler night temperatures, fewer insects, and clear skies for backcountry tent camping or RV trips. Find a cozy way to bundle up and sip on a fall-inspired hot drink while you enjoy the brisk air.

Mushroom Foraging

Search damp forest floors for wild edible mushrooms like chanterelles and lion’s mane (with a guide or reference field book). Woodland foraging like this brings the earthy tones all the way back home for you to enjoy there too.

The Cozy Indoor Hobbies

For the comfortable fireside lounging, these hobbies will be in your top pick. Forget crafting and exploring and get back to the basics of fun, seasonal home activities.

Fall Reading Challenges & Book Clubs

Curl up with autumn-themed reading lists, thrillers, gothic literature, or dark academia books. Nothing says cozy more than reading an amazing book in a comfy blanket.

Board Games & Tabletop Gaming

Gather friends or family for cozy indoor game nights. Feature games, cozy simulators, or spooky-themed tabletop sessions, whichever suits the group best.

Movie Marathons & Theme Nights

Curate seasonal film watchlists, ranging from those comfy autumn feel-good movies to classic horror film binges. These are ones you can watch alone or with your favorite haunt.

Final Thoughts on the Cozy Hobbies to Explore this Fall

The ever-changing and enchanting season of fall brings an exciting atmosphere perfect for cozy hobbies. So, put your phone aside and invest in this autumnal version of yourself. Which of these hobbies will you jump back into? Which ones will you try for the first time? 

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