Doodling, sketching, painting, drawing, sculpting. All things that people do.
Not us, mind: last time we went near some clay, Miss sent us home with a naughty letter and Tommy had to have his head shaved.
But, for the more talented individuals among us - those who can sketch out a stunning squirrel or mould a majestic mole without a second thought - this selection of gifts should be pixel perfect.
3Doodler Create (£90)
Ever wanted to draw in mid-air? No? Well, with 3Doodler's magic take on making, you soon will.
With better airflow than the original, this second iteration of the plastic-spouting pen features a redesigned nozzle for smoother, more intricate 3D ABS designs - perfect for Nan to revive her garden ornaments.
Wacom Intuos Pro (£280)
Unlike the temperament of most highly strung artists, this Wacom graphics tablets is sensitive to 8,192 levels of pressure.
So, whether you’re channeling the ocean breeze or stabbing with your stylus like an angsty Andy Warhol, it should help your inner turmoil find expression in digital form. The slab is available in medium and large sizes, and we reckon the former is the perfect blend of portability and performance.
iPad Pro 10.5 (from £619)
Real canvases are so last century. Would Van Gogh have smeared paint across the page if he could've created pixel-packed masterpieces on the iPad Pro’s 10.5in touchscreen, instead? Of course not.
At 469g it weighs about the same as a pad of cartridge paper, and, paired with the pressure-sensitive Apple Pencil, is far more versatile than your average acrylics. What's more, with a 120Hz refresh rate and a wide P3 colour gamut - the same as that used by cinematic creators - there’s plenty to please the eyes (artistic or otherwise).
Need a bigger canvas? There's always the iPad Pro 12.9, if you're a sizeable scribbler.
Rocketbook Wave (£30)
Having raised more than US$1million on Indiegogo, Rocketbook's reusable hybrid notebook has made it to reality. Scribble to your heart’s content with a FriXion pen, before flipping through the QR-equipped pages as the app rapid-scans them.
With digital copies backed up to the cloud, stick your Rocketbook Wave in the microwave and - no, put down the sweet chilli sauce - all of the pages will be wiped blank for re-use.
Adobe Creative Cloud Stylus for iPad (£22)
Want styuls smarts but don't have an iPad Pro? Say hello to Adobe's first piece of hardware. Or pieces, to be exact: the Ink stylus and its Slide digital ruler companion.
The stylus is pressure-sensitive, with harder strokes producing thicker and darker virtual paint marks, while the ruler takes care of straight lines, circles and other shapes. They're compatible with Adobe's Creative Cloud, too, where you can save colour palettes to your heart's content. Sadly, it's not Android compatible.
