To have “childish” hobbies?

I'm 66 and play The Sims 4 (about to get the new Royalty pack), and Inzoi, and Elder Scrolls Online, I have a huge collection of paints and pens for art and colouring (one of my best Xmas presents was 5 colouring books from DH). I don't have kids - and I'm hoping to never grow up :)

I like colouring, sticker books, jigsaws, and playing Zelda on the Switch? I’m also fond of Lego. I’m 46.

I collect Lego and I am a fledgling Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons going into year two of a campaign. I've just bought a new XBox to play video games. I'm 42 this year.

If you are doing something that makes you happy and isn't hurting anyone, its never going to be a bad thing. Colouring sounds so relaxing! Enjoy it.

This sums it up perfectly. Keep on enjoying your hobbies, OP!

I’m 32 and enjoy playing sims still. My main hobbies are playing and collecting Animal Crossing stuff. Is it childish? Maybe, do I care? Nope! 😊 Life is short, enjoy what you enjoy and never mind what anyone else thinks.

I started doing digital art in my 50s and am still doing so now at 70. Am not very good but really enjoy it and it's incredibly relaxing. Also enjoy other games, not the Sims as I found that too addictive, but love those world-building type games.

@Littleanchor I am waiting for the kids to go bed so I can get a new family going in the Sims - treated myself to the new pack 😁 its currently downloading
I also put lights in my lego - and play with it when no one is in the house.
Leeb, Leefuh, Lurve

I colour, play on the switch, do Lego
I love it

Absolutely not pathetic. I have kids so can get away with pretending I am helping them with their 'hobbies'. But please don't be ashamed of them, they're part of what makes you 'you'. And if anyone takes the piss it says more about them than it does you. Social services actually brought colouring books and pens round for my mother in law who has Alzheimer's so there must be some advantage for the mind in doing that I reckon. All hobbies add something to your life and enrich it, doesn't matter what it is does it?

I love colouring too, I'm not in to computer games as I don't have the reactions and patience for it and can't be bothered with them. But I like online games like Sudoku and word games. I also absolutely LOVE making friendship bracelets and loom band bracelets. If you like colouring you also might enjoy this sort of thing. I like knitting and crocheting too which might be thought of as old lady hobbies but who cares? My kids also got some pictures you stick tons of tiny gems on, they were really annoyed when I took over doing them. Please carry on enjoying your unique hobbies everyone!

Animal Crossing and colouring for me.

I've lots of grownup hobbies too knitting, cooking, dressmaking etc.

I collect teddybears.
I am in my 60s and have collected them for over 30 years.
I enjoy my hobby and it doesn't hurt anyone.

I’m currently building a Lego ( well it’s not actually Lego but similar) replica of my dog breed. It’s not something I’d usually do but it’s been tons of fun.

As others have said, if it’s not hurting anyone and you enjoy it, who cares? It’s more childish to judge other people’s hobbies I’d say!

I also like Lego, especially Duplo, I collect it and build with it.

I can only assume I also have childish hobbies as I spent my childhood horse riding and reading, which is exactly what I’ve spent the last few decades since being an adult continuing to do.

I'm 32 and I have 2 children. When they go to bed I play cosy video games, do coloring, read, or crochet!

I have a lego obsession. I find it really helps with mental health, focussing on the build helps to destress and feel centered. Its so mindful. Yet I have been told lego is for kids....sod off is it! They make specific ranges aimed at adults ffs!

ETA the worst thing about lego is following any groups on SM, and seeing comments from Americans about "legos" NO!!!!!!!! Just fucking NO!

I'm hopeless at painting but really enjoy it, I 'paint' using blown up plastic bags dipped in paint and splodged onto a canvas, the splodges look like flowers . It's very childish a bit like potato printing but I love it.

I love the idea of playing Sims and I am in my 60s. I'd just not know how to go about it. I am clueless about that sort of immersive computer game.

You've done it now. Lego is ridiculously addictive.
My dd bought me a small kit for Christmas about 4 years ago. I now have no room left for any more. And I'm 68 next week. I do have space for 1 more if I shuffle stuff about but it will need to be a specific size.
I also love colouring in.

Adult colouring
Pokemon console games
Lego

In fact most of my hobbies are for children lol

I do jigsaws. Never too old or too young to do things you enjoy.

We're all somebody's child regardless of how many years we've lived.

My workplace puts out colouring books and pens for people to use. Ditto with origami sheets and crosswords, word search, suduko etc. It's actively encouraged to pick an activity and have a bit of down time.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with a good hobby and it sounds like you've got a good mix of things that make you happy.

This is the only criteria by which you should judge yourself. You are not pathetic by any measure. I ride horses and collect dolls, neither are cheap hobbies but I pay for them and I don't care what other people think. If anything, you can think of your hobbies as an arsehole filter - anyone gets sneery, bin them from your life.