Posted on 18 Jun 2020

16 New Skills You Can Learn Now That You Have The Time

*adds professional Dalgona coffee maker to skills known*

Shreya Mali

BuzzFeed Staff

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1. If you've never been very good at holding a pencil, let alone drawing, you can get yourself this helpful book that'll teach you how to draw 50 animals in the easiest way possible -₹710

2. You may have perfected the art of the banana bread but there's so much to it, you can bake yourself a storm of bread with this book - ₹699

3. A cocktail making set that'll get you ready to be the life of the party when things go back to normal - ₹799

4. Make your mom proud by teaching yourself how to embroider these beautiful patterns with this beginner's kit - ₹599

5. If you're desperately looking for some sort of a creative outlet but are drawing a blank whenever you try to truly think about stuff, you should get this journal that gives you a whole lot of things to think and write about - ₹683

6. And if you're looking to brush up on your vocabulary or reading skills, get yourself a Kindle which lets you read any book you want without having to wait for it to ship until you inevitably get spoiled - ₹12,999

7. If you have a backyard that's vastly populated by weeds, you can put it to good use with a pack of these 45 vegetable seeds that come with an instruction manual on how to grow them - ₹550

8. A card-making kit so you can let your loved ones know how much you love them in these trying times - ₹449

9. Make yourself the master of nail art, so you don't have to spend ages waiting in the salon anymore with this nail art kit - ₹780

10. Transform those squiggly lines you call your handwriting into gorgeous calligraphy lettering with a set of calligraphy pens and this beginner's step-by-step manual - ₹200/₹961

11. Get a house plant and actually keep it alive for once. You've got no excuses— you're at home now, you can do this - ₹845

12. And you can learn how to sew so you can finally stop harassing your mom every time you lose a button as you aggressively try to put your shirt on in the morning - ₹7,249

13. Teach yourself how to play an instrument with this ukelele and some helpful YouTube videos - ₹2,399

14. Honestly, who doesn't need a little peace of mind these days? Get yourself a Yoga mat and teach yourself the art - ₹499

15. Another thing that can bring you peace of mind are these lovely scented candles that you can make yourself and feel so proud of - ₹999

16. And finally, you can lose yourself in this extremely addictive paint-by-numbers painting - ₹728

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