Would you give these a go?

1 Scale models

Description: Building scale models was a popular hobby in the 1960s. There were various types of scale models that came from kits manufactured by a plastics company. You can build models of vehicles and even buildings.

Reason to try it: It teaches you to be patient and detail-oriented as you fit the pieces in the correct places. This activity will give you a sense of accomplishment and push you harder to achieve your goals.

2 Tetherball

Description: Tetherball was a popular schoolyard game in the 1970s, hugely owing to the simplicity of preparing the equipment. A pole is placed upright at the centre of an empty courtyard and a ball is hung from the top of it with a long rope. Two players on opposite sides of the pole take turns hitting the ball to make it swing around the pole. The player who gives the last hit and makes the ballwind around the pole wins the game.

Reason to try it: It requires players to think on their feet and mentally count the number of hits they need to serve in order to get the final hit.

3 Trivial Pursuit

Description: It is a board game that peaked in the 1980s with sales grossing over USD$20mil a year. It tests the players’ general knowledge. Players have to move their avatars across a game board, which is divided into six sectors, each representing a field in which they have to answer. To win, players simply have to answer questions of all six genres.

Reason to try it: It not only helps to broaden your horizons but cultivates an interest in reading and researching, as you need certain information to play the game. You can play it with your friends and family.

4 String art

Description: It requires a combination of stitching and sewing as you sew patterns on a plain cloth with coloured strings. It was all the rage in the 1970s, where it started off with a Math teacher using it to teach geometric shapes.

Reason to try it: It cultivates creativity and patience. You have to figure out how and where you want a piece of thread to go in order to create a perfect piece. Besides, string art can be a pretty gift for special occasions like Mothers Day. It shows how much effort you put into the gift.

This article was published in the Newspaper in Education (NIE) by The Star Newspaper dated 5 July 2017