Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Shop Small
It’s time to start your holiday shopping! We’re all about supporting local businesses here at Petit Architect. We value the time and effort it takes to create and manage a small business and it’s nice to buy products from within our own community. For our gift guide, we wanted to shout out as many Vancouver small businesses as we could
Overconsumption and overspending is a common problem especially around the holidays so we like gifting practical things that have a long lifetime or experiences. For kids, the concept of gifting them something they need, something they want, something to wear, and something to read, is a great way to avoid buying too many things like toys that will lose their appeal after a month. For teachers we like gifting something nice that they can use for a long time and that they might not get for themselves.
We can’t wait to start shopping around BC this year! Here are some of our favourite things we’ll be gifting this year (and hoping to receive!).
Gift Ideas for Kids
Try an Art Camp in a Box by Collage Collage
Join a Kids Yoga Class at Yoga Buttons
Participate in Music & Art Classes at Chorus & Clouds
Gift a play kit from Happy Egg Play Kits
Learn a new instrument at Pleasant Mountain Music
Try a Step-by-Step Art Workshop by Gather Make Art
Gift a cute new Winck bento box to make lunch that much more fun
These adorable Christmas themed pyjamas from The Kindred Studio
Join a Pro D Day Workshop by Petit Architect
Teacher gift ideas
A 3 month candle subscription box from Mala the Brand
A planner set from STIL
Linen napkins from the Polygon Gallery store
Some delicious coffee from Forest Bean
Give the gift of relaxation with a Yoga class from The Lab
A beautiful vase from the Vancouver Art Gallery store
Make your own pottery at 4cats
An outdoorsy blanket from Treeline Collective
Some cute jewelry from Joie Designs
Looking for even more BC businesses to support? Check out this directory! You can also visit The Nooks, an artisan retail space that exclusively sells Canadian made items or Migration Boutique if you’re in the Victoria area. Be sure to follow us on Instagram where we’ll continue showing our love for small and local businesses.