My husband will freely admit he's addicted to his phone. He is fidgety and needs something to keep his hands occupied, and the phone is usually the easiest thing. Crossword puzzles, Candy Crush style games, and Wordle are regular companions including when we're watching a movie. He is not really crafty at all -- or, I should say, he's just never really gotten into anything crafty -- but he's open to trying new things to satisfy that need. When he was a kid he said he made paper chains for literally hours on end. That kind of thing.

He tried crocheting with a Woobles kit, and he liked it, but for now it takes his full attention so he can't really do anything else at the same time which defeats the purpose. I'm definitely hoping he sees it through and learns so he can do it without thinking, but in the meantime I'm trying to help him think of ideas that he can take up immediately without too much of a learning curve. Preferably something you don't need much capital for either, because he's quite frugal.

Thanks in advance 🤗

Edit: Thank you so much for all the creative ideas! Wow, such an awesome list! My husband read this and he said to share his gratitude as well. Rubik's cube and crocheting granny squares are his top choices to try next. We have quite enough ideas to go forward with so I won't be reading any more comments but sincerely, thank you! To those who got lost and thought they were in a relationship advice subreddit, I hope your handlers found you before you wandered into traffic.