Summary Theme 2: Leisure.

Nowadays.

These day’s there are lots of opportunity’s for kids to enjoy themselves in their free time. Not only because there are more clubs and activities they can join, but also because there probably  is more money to spent it on. It seems kids these days have lots of hobby’s sometimes three or more, which all take up much time. Some of the students are pretty serious about their hobby’s and study quiet a lot of hours  for example on the piano.

They play sports such as hockey, volleyball, horse riding, sailing, fencing  and dancing. They have musical hobbies like playing an instrument, for example the piano, guitar, the saxophone. And also they like being creative: singing, reading, drawing, acting, ballet and going to the theatre are popular.

And of course there are activities such as shopping, going to the cinema, meeting friends, watching TV, and using the computer for games, or being on internet. These days kids are going out in the weekends. At the age of 15/16 most of them are aloud to do so.

When their parents were young.

Some of them parents had a lot of hobby’s such as playing the cello, reading and drawing.  And feel that not a lot has changed.

On the other hand there was a  mother that spent her free time  working on a farm, playing the piano but also helping her mother. When she was 16 she could go to a disco in a little village nearby. One of the mothers was already very creative as a kid: she spent her time painting, drawing, writing stories. Nowadays she is an artist. She made a living out of her hobby.
Also sports were popular, as football, volleyball. Scouting clubs we’re joined, and singing in clubs.

Grandparents.

There seems to be a big difference between what their grandparents used to do in their free time. When the grandparents were young they used to go ice-skating, and play outdoors with their friends. In these days there wasn’t a lot of money to spent and children had to help their parents  more than they have to these days.

Conclusion.

There are more possibilities these days, almost anything can be done for a hobby. There is more money to be spent and more time is being spent on hobbies. Sports have always been popular and also playing an instrument and drawing/painting. And there is the possibility to make a living out of your hobby when you grow up. Being a professional musician, or sportsman is not out of the question. This was also the case with the parents, but a lot more difficult for the grandparents.