{"id":67213,"date":"2018-04-26T13:54:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T17:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=67213"},"modified":"2020-05-01T16:34:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T20:34:03","slug":"mday-gg-moms-hobbies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2018\/mday-gg-moms-hobbies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother’s Day Gifts That’ll Inspire Her To Try a New Hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mother's<\/a><\/p>\n

Science has proved it: hobbies make us happier, and you can never have too many. Mom has umpteen hobbies. One of these\u00a0Mother\u2019s Day gifts<\/a>\u00a0will bring her to umpteen-and-one.<\/p>\n

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1. A jar for making kimchi, sauerkraut, and even fermented salsa.<\/h2>\n

\"DIY<\/a><\/p>\n

Foodie mom has never fermented? With this crock, she can \u201ccook\u201d vegetables with a 10,000 year-old technique.<\/p>\n

DIY Fermentation Crock – $59<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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2. A book for preserving memories of her new favorite events.<\/h2>\n

\"Ticket<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom’s always loved baseball and the blues. Get her this, and some opera tix. Bravo! Soon her stubs will be half Italian.<\/p>\n

Ticket Stub Diary – $12<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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3. An insulated bottle that keeps water cold and the phone handy.<\/h2>\n

\"Fitness<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom wants to start lifting? With this handy bottle, she can swig H2O while she taps in her stats.<\/p>\n

Fitness Bottle with Phone Holding Sleeve – $13.98<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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4. A kit to make three lovely, long-burning, lavender soy candles.<\/h2>\n

\"DIY<\/a><\/p>\n

She tends to burn the candle at both ends, but she’s never made one. Here\u2019s a gift to feed a new DIY flame.<\/p>\n

DIY Candle Making Kit – $38<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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5. A sound mixer that turns a phone into a portable party-making machine.<\/h2>\n

\"Pocket<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s never too late to achieve superstardom. With this mixer, MC Mom-a-rama can flow dope rhymes over her own sick beats.<\/p>\n

Pocket DJ Mixer – $100<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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6. Candles that conjure up classic books with evocative scents.<\/h2>\n

\"Literary<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom studied biochem, but always wanted to catch up with the English majors, book-wise. These candles, inspired by literary landmarks, will put her in the mood, bigtime.<\/p>\n

Literary Candles – $16<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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7. A journal with prompts for chronicling interstate sojourns.<\/h2>\n

\"50<\/a>Mom’s a devoted Europhile. Tempt her to take on the backroads of Anywhere, USA, and make a memento of her meandering.<\/p>\n

50 States Traveled Journal – $30<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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8. A boffo bucket list of cinema sensations to scratch off one by one.<\/h2>\n

\"100<\/a><\/p>\n

She was busy watching you all those years, not masterpieces of world cinema. Now there’s time for a new obsession she can track with a scratch: gorging on the great films canon.<\/p>\n

100 Movies Scratch-Off Poster – $15<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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9. A pretty and practical stoneware home for sewing notions.<\/h2>\n

\"Sewing<\/a><\/p>\n

This spool-shaped caddy will give her the itch to stitch.<\/p>\n

Sewing Station – $58<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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10. Close up, painted portraits of feathered friends\u2019 faces.<\/h2>\n

\"Bird<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom always said she’d take up birdwatching when she reached “a certain age.” Hanging out with these artistic tweeters is the first step.<\/p>\n

Bird Art Portrait – $50<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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11. A handmade stoneware palette for painting watercolor masterpieces.<\/h2>\n

\"Petal<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom\u2019s got talent! At least, she hopes she does. When she takes up painting with Leslie Nieto\u2019s stoneware palette, she can find out.<\/p>\n

Petal Palette – $58<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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12. A kit that makes almost easy to make Pinot Grigio as it is to drink it.<\/h2>\n

\"Pinot<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom knows so much about wine, she\u2019s practically a sommelier (does that make her a so-mom-elier?). But she’s never made her own. Now she will.<\/p>\n

Pinot Grigio Wine Making Kit – $60<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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13. A cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me assortment of delicious heirloom produce seeds.<\/h2>\n

\"Heirloom<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom\u2019s a flower gardening whiz who aspires to try her hand at produce. Give her this kit and watch her smile sprout.<\/p>\n

Heirloom Veggie Seed Kit – $23<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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14. Everything she needs to start embroidering, in a handy tin box.<\/h2>\n

\"Embroidery<\/a><\/p>\n

Mom can stitch up a storm. (Literally, she once needlepointed a blizzard scene from Little House on the Prairie.) With this, she\u2019ll master another needle art.<\/p>\n

Embroidery Patch Kit – $19.99<\/a> Buy Now\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n

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15. Jewelry + tools = Tulry, a stylish necklace that\u2019s also a set of useful tools.<\/h2>\n

\"Tulry<\/a><\/p>\n