Now that there’s less than two weeks to Christmas, I hope it’s safe to assume that your home is decorated for the holiday! With only 12 days to go, you still have time to shop, make and find the PERFECT GIFT for your husband, child, best friend, sister, boyfriend, teenager, grandparents, mom and dad. This is my blog and if you’ve been reading it, you must know there’s going to be NO MALL shopping here!! When you want to find a special and interesting unique kind of present, look to the Museum’s gift shop. Of course we are lucky here in New York City because we have so many museums to go to and many are within walking distance to one another. BUT you can order online and have items shipped to you AND of course your own local museum might just the treasure trove you’re looking for.
1.I love this one! Have you ever sat on the subway or a bus and seen two teens sitting next to one another, each with one ear plug listening to one iPod. This is the answer. A Branch Earphone Splitter. You can plug in 4 sets of earphones. Available at MOMA Item #91785. Priced at $10.00
2. Palette Tissue Box: A SUPER gift for your office mate or anyone with a home office. Space is always a premium and this is a great space saver. Available at MOMA Item #96731. Priced at $15.00
Super Space Saver
3. Etch A Sketch:A perennial favorite. A gift that encourages your child’s creativity as well as coordination and keeps them busy. Good for car trips. Recent renewed popularity due to the past presidential election. Available through MOMA or Amazon or ToysRUs. Priced around $15.00
4. Note Cards: Tired of receiving birthday greetings and well wishes from your kids or best friend. A thoughtful gift which might give the recipient some thought. Every museum has an assortment of note cards and stationery, many with reproduction art from the museum. Prices vary.
5. Flash Drive: On the other hand, if you have a techie on your list, this gift will be appreciated. One can always use another flash drive and why not one with personality? The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers some very unique flash drives priced at $29.95. You can get an Egyptian mummy, William, the blue hippopotamus or a guitar. I wanted to keep these gift ideas under $25.oo so for a flash drive you might want to go to your local Staples. Look what I found! Priced at $14.99
Let’s play Angry Birds
6. Picasso Poster Art: Picasso Exhibition Poster from The Guggenheim Museum. Sure to please any art lover on your list, this black and white poster #14550 is available for $25.00. Suitable for framing.
7. P-51 Mustang EZBuild Model: A hands-on gift. The Museum of The City of New York has several model kits available. They snap together, no glue needed. What young person on your list would love this project?
8. Free Form Magnet Board: This is a gift that will bring out the artist in your child. It’s a wonderful take-along toy for a long car ride. No mess, no fuss. No pens, paper, crayons or pencils. Use a stylus to draw and erase with your finger. Fun along the way. Available at The Whitney Museum Item# 70487. Priced at $24.00
Free Form Magnet Board
9. 1939 New York World’s Fair Umbrella: You can always use another umbrella! This item is available at The New York Historical Society, Item # 29468. It is a pretty sky blue with illustrations of many of the exhibitions from that fair. Priced at $19.95
10. Beatrix Potter plush Jemima Puddle-Duck: Beatrix Potter has given several generations stories and tales of Peter Rabbit and his friends. Jemima Puddle-Duck is available at The Morgan Library, # x6061. Priced at $16.95. Isn’t there someone on your list who would like to cuddle with one of these soft and cuddly characters. Also available: Mr. Jeremy Fishter and Peter Rabbit, priced at $12.95/$13.95
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