If you’re like us, you want to make your holiday shopping as easy as possible.  So if you don’t have time to visit our many partner sites this time of year, you can find many of our popular gift items in our online store.  And you can still feel good about your purchases, since they support the educational mission of the parks.

First, for the kiddies.  This Gateway Arch Mini-Puzzle – complete with its own carrying handle – would make an adorable stocking stuffer.  It contains 24 pieces and the finished size measures 10 x14 inches. 

And how about our very popular Arch watercolor book?  The pages start out black and white, until the child “paints” them with water from the refillable brush.  After the pages dry, the magic colors fade. So the book can be used again and again.  No muss, no fuss!

Now for the adults on your list.  We have a couple of suggestions that will keep them cozy and warm this winter.  When they fill this handsome glazed pottery mug with something hot, they’ll appreciate your thoughtfulness.  The dark blue mug features a tan medallion honoring White Haven, the St. Louis home of President Ulysses S. Grant.

Or perhaps they’d like to cuddle up in a cozy sweatshirt from Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, one of America’s newest national parks. This charcoal-colored hooded sweatshirt features the park’s name and comes in a variety of adult sizes.

And finally, a bauble for your tree.  Check out this hand-painted glass ornament from the National Blues Museum. This snazzy little item comes in its own presentation box. 

You’ll find a host of other unique gift ideas in our online store.  But be sure to order soon, so we have time to get those packages to you before Christmas.