Membership to An Art Museum Does your colleague need a little something to spur her creativity? Give her a gift certificate to an art museum in your area. At www.amn.org you can find out what exhibits are coming up in your area or another and instantly link to the websites of more than 200 leading museums. www.amn.org

Book of Cartoons/Comics (Prices Vary) Does your mom desperately miss her daily dose of Calvin and Hobbes? Is your department VP a Peanuts fan? Give them a book of their favorite comic strip and keep them smiling all year long. Choose from a wide variety of strips—classic to contemporary— including The Far Side, Family Circus, Doonsebury or Dilbert. Visit www.ebay.com and enter "comics."

		Note Cards or Stationery (Prices Vary) Give a gift that rejuvenates the lost art of the hand-written note. Choose from a wide variety of note cards, stationery and fine pens. www.crane.com

Low-tech Board Games (Prices Vary) Does this sound familiar? You get home and your spouse is on the computer, your son is playing video games and your daughter is chatting away on the phone. Reconnect by having family game night. Whether you fancy the quiet strategy of classics like chess or checkers, or you want to up the energy level with something like Cranium, you’ll find something for everyone at this complete site. www.boardgames.com

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