India, Dec. 6 -- If you are someone who is chronically online, you might have been told to disconnect from screens and go outside to experience the real world by "touching grass". And now you can do that while making it a fulfilling activity. Texture hunting, the pastime activity of pressing non-toxic clay or a kneadable eraser against walls, manhole covers, locks and metal signs to lift a print into your notebook, has quietly turned into a travel micro-trend.The trend went viral when creator @readinglolita shared a reel tracing textures and making prints during her trip to Barcelona with friends, earning over 5.9 million views.

In an era where "touching grass" has been repurposed from an online rebuke into a call for mindful presence, f...