Open Brainstorms

Other ideas: any of the contacts from last year. Also, Girls Night Out tickets, Talbots, Tab, Menards (Katie Kuettel has contact address)

Sports Tree - UMD hockey tickets, Duluth Zoo membership, Ski Hut

Arts Tree - J. Skylark, membership for Duluth Childrens' Museum

Many Mittens - donations of scarves, mittens, gloves, store bought or handmade, Ski Hut

Snowy Winter Night - winter activities, Blue Fin Bay, wine

A Bit of Brown - Chocolate, Chico's gift certificate

Pet Tree - Poochie Palace, Dan's Feed Bin

Fiesta - Tejas gift certificate

So Preppy - belts from Sara Bella, Touch of Plasch gift certificate

I Hear Music - Symphony tickets (Anne Whitworth has already contacted Andrew Berryhill. He needs a letter to confirm.) Music CDs, belly dancing certificate

Home Sweet Home - Junior League cookbooks and toffee

Tree of Trees - Torke Weinachten gift certificate

Other ideas but don’t know where to fit them: Wine Creations, UMD Clothing, Mall gift certificate, Whole Foods Co-op, Glensheen, Vista Fleet, Playhouse tickets, Grocery store gift certificates, Huskies, Shoremen, Fast food places, Johnson’s Bakery, Electric Fetus, Family photo shoot – local photographer, Great Harvest Bread, Incline Bowling Center, Movie tickets, Car wash, Va Bene

Fiesta – Hacienda del Sol, Baja Billys, margarita glasses (department store?), trip to Mexico :-)

Purple and Silver – Vikings tickets

So Preppy – pink and lime green – girly or spa tree? – Sandpiper

Gardener's Delight – Dan’s Feed Bin, landscapers (Grussendorf, Northern Lights, Pederson’s), florist (Engwalls, Angela’s Bella Flora, Peterson Anderson, Dunbars)

rabian Nights - Catherine Imports, Global Village

I Hear Music – Symphony tickets, dinner (Bennetts, Duluth Athletic Club), hotel stay, Torke Weinachten

Back to the Swamp – Cabin Life magazine, Great Lakes Aquarium

Not Too Traditional (red ornaments on snow-covered tree) – red theme (Arco coffee, Memorial Blood Center, Red Lobster)

Home Sweet Home – Blue Heron

Art Tree – MN Ballet, American National Ballet, art gallery donations (Art Dock)

White and Silver – jewelry store (Bagley’s, Security, mall stores)

Bit of Brown – Caribou/Dunn Bros/Bixby’s

Handmade Mittens with scarves as garland – Yarn Harbor, Michaels, bead shops, Peachie’s Stained Glass, scrapbooking

Tree of Trees – Duluth Pack, Trailfitters, Marine General (fishing?)

Bird Lovers – Wild Birds Unlimited, Dan’s Feed Bin (birdseed)

Very Turquoise – spa tree? – tanning gift certificate, haircut/style, massage, manicure, pedicure (Elysium, Cosmetology Center, Eagle’s Nest)

Snowy Winter Night – Lutsen or Spirit Mountain tickets, Ski Hut, Continental, Cold Stone Creamery

My Pets – a kennel gift certificate

Zoo or Toy Tree – Carnival Thrillz, Depot

Zoo or Toy Tree - make this themed more toward boys since the Preppy tree could be for girls

So Preppy - make this a girl's tree with items that little girls would like, hair accessories, dolls, throw blanets or pillows for bedroom that match the color - Shopko has some great lime green and pick bedding items right now

I Hear Music: Symphony tickets, tickets to UMD or CSS concerts

Fiesta Tree - gift certificates to all of the Mexican food places, bottles salsas, mexican dinnerware

ski lessons

4 hours of babysitting.

pie of the month for x # of months

Date-Night Tree: certificate for free evening of babysitting, giftcard to movie theater, giftcard to restuarant for dinner, certificate for 2 free roses from engwall, popcorn strands on tree, boxes of candy for decorations

HomeSweetHome tree: certificate for $100 of handyman services, free consultation with professional organizer, 3 hours of house-cleaning service,

Pet tree: dog/cat collars, leashes/bowls from Walmart

Gardener's Delight Tree: gift certificate or tools from Best Buds, Engwalls, Byrn's Greenhouse, free consultation with master gardener at your home

Fiesta tree: gift certificate to Hacienda del sol

Bird Lovers Tree: 40# birdseed and feeder from WildBirds Unlimited

Pet tree-free dog grooming at Petco, free visit to a vet office, dog shoes from dogbooties.com,