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Gifts for the Graduating Hobbyist

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New graduates may find themselves with a fair bit of time on their hands, and they may be looking for things to do now that they’re going off to college or starting their adult lives. Hobbies are not only great ways to pass the time but also help you find like-minded people who could become lifelong friends. We’ve put together a list of gifts for graduates of high school or college, based around hobbies. Some of these items can be found here on Original Hobby, while others are more general hobby supplies.

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A Case for the Easter Puzzle Party

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This Easter you can make even more of an event out of your celebration by decorating puzzles along with your Easter eggs. Original Hobby offers a variety of three-dimensional wooden puzzles that you can assemble and paint yourself! Each puzzle comes with a set of paints and pre-cut shapes that you piece together to create a model.

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Five Board Games That Foster Team Building

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Board games are inherently social experiences, so they have the potential to be the perfect icebreakers at corporate social events. However, some board games can ruin relationships rather than improve them, so you need to be careful which ones you break out for team-building exercises.

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Break Ice and Build Teams with 3D Wooden Puzzles

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Original Hobby offers a variety of 3D wooden puzzles that you can assemble and paint yourself, with options ranging from vehicles like airplanes and boats to solar-powered windmills and watermills. It’s easy to see the educational benefits of puzzles like these for children—they encourage STEAM thinking and imaginative play—but there are benefits for adults, as well... For this blog post, we’re going to think about a few team-building activities and how they might be altered or improved with wooden puzzles.

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