I say anything that fuels creativity is a good hobby to have. Legos can build lots of things especially if you have a engineering mind.
Atari games I'm sure are fun, but I'm also sure they spark some kind of imagery in your mind that if applied elsewhere (ie art) could be seen as creative. Or you know... Just fun.
Where i draw the line: you're 30+ yrs old, and no kids but your favorite show is Bluey... 😒
I guess it depends on what you're writing. I don't write stories, as in novels, but i have written things down to try and plan 3D projects.
First it starts as research for the topic i am working on, then i write things down like settings, and goals, then it just branches out into loads of writing paragraphs and doodling charts.
Someone sprayed ME with a bottle of water. I was on my phone, and when i looked up this old lady was spraying water over her shoulder without looking and hit me directly in the face! When i asked what she was doing she walked over to me saying someone had cursed her, and her reflection in the window was facing the wrong way so she decided to spray "holy water" over her shoulder.
Thankfully after getting a COVID test done (this was in 2021 mind you) it was in fact just water.
I made a Halloween mask this year from start to finish. The entire process took 2 months of work but it paid off in a way that if i can get faster at it i might try to sell something one day at a convention 😁👍
Next step in the process is learning about Vacuum Forming! Then we'll really be in business.
If idioms count then my favorite is this one:
My father would always say that to me growing up if i took too long to explain something 😅