If you're after something arty, you could try papier mache. It's cheap - all you really need to get started is some kiddies' paper glue - and you can make anything from sculpture-type stuff through to useful things like bowls or boxes.
My hobbies: Music: I play jazz, blues, folk and rock guitar... I play the mandolin.. I write songs.. I listen to every different kind of music I can find.. I collect mp3s of live Grateful Dead shows on my computer... Other arts: I paint, mainly abstract expressionism and surrealism.. I draw I write poetry and short stories I read everything I can get my hands on.. I watch interesting films Spirituality: I am a Jew, I study the Tanakh, and kaballah. I have philosophical and theological debates with people of other religions. I read about comparative religion, and learn everything I can I meditate I read philosophy I take entheogens, like mushrooms and LSD, and have had some incredible religious experiences.. Other: I'm involved in activism for environmental issues, social justice, GLBTQ, anti-discrimination, etc... I hike I ski I travel when I can I cook different kinds of foods I walk around different places and explore parts of my city and others and a hell of a lot more things...