Looking for the perfect gift for a kid who is creative, shows a curiosity for buildings, and always wants to know how things go together? Dallas Architects Laura Davis and Holly Hall share great ideas for the best gifts for future architects.

See show notes at www.hpdarch.com/ahh79.

Visit our blog for the 2018 Architectural Gift Guide for All Ages.

 
In this episode
In Episode 79 of The Architecture Happy Hour Podcast, Laura and Holly are inspired by a video featuring Elton John showing that gifts received as children can often influence who we become as adults. They reminisce about toys from their childhood, and offer ideas for picking that perfect gift for the design and architecture enthusiast in your life, both young and young-at-heart.

Here's the video:

Notable and Shareable Takeaways

New technology and innovation are memorable and make an impression.
Give gifts that will help the recipient grow into who they are meant to be.
If a toy feeds a passion, it will be loved for a very long time.

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Picking the Perfect Gift
Dive deep into a current interest

NASCAR collection, race track model building and stop motion video app

Exploring buildings and home design

Barbie Dream House
Lincoln Logs
Tinker Toys
Kenner Toys Girder and Panel set (Can't you just picture a little Holly playing with this set?!)



H-O scale train sets

Making, Designing, and Creating

Ceramics
Art supplies, colored pencils, paints
Art kits
Jewelry making and beading
Sewing, quilting
Leather, Weaving looms
Costume making
Macramé, knitting, crochet
Paint by Numbers kits
Stationery, stickers (Mrs. Grossman’s were Laura's favorite!), rubber stamps (she also loved Inkadinkado), and paper crafts
Choose Your Own Adventure Books

How do things go together?

Puzzles
Invisible Man and Woman models

Show kids new ideas and new ways of doing things

All About book series (Read about the Bathysphere and William Beebe here)
Who Was book series (Laura's son likes these)
This Old House and Hometime (premiered on public television in 1986 with Dean Johnson and JoAnne Liebeler)
Tangent stories about black and white vs. color TVs

about your hosts
hpd architecture + interiors principals Laura Davis and Holly Hall are both registered architects and interior designers in Dallas, Texas specializing in residential design. Laura and Holly co-host the popular podcast, The Architecture Happy Hour, where they share their thoughts and tips on architecture and interior design, from helping owners select the right architect to never being too late to begin a career in architecture.

Each month, Laura and Holly organize the successful, monthly, networking happy hour also called The Architecture Happy Hour. A social networking community in the Dallas, Texas area, the events are hosted by a different business each month. The group is for professionals in architecture, interior design, real estate, and construction and is focused on creating relationships and offering business referrals to people they know and trust.

 
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