funny, my mom also taught me how to crotchet. i crotchet'd a little oval rug for the cat. you could switch out yarn colors halfway through to make concentric patterns.
i don't care much for painting or drawing. i always liked making boats, planes that actually float or fly. there's an element of randomness to where they end up.
the neighbor gave me their old hummingbird feeder and that started a years-long fascination with hummingbirds. i would read a book beside the feeder. the hummingbirds prob just thought i was crazy