Beautiful Gifts for Mum in Melbourne to Say Thank You

Show the woman who raised you just how much you appreciate her with these unique Mother’s Day gifts for Mum in Melbourne! Upgrade the traditional bunch of flowers with a Melbourne flower arranging class like Ikebana, or switch out your family lunch for a hands-on, interactive cooking class! 

From Mornington to Fitzroy and everywhere in between, these fun things to do in Melbourne are a great way to bond with Mum and are some of the best gifts for her if she loves trying something new and getting creative. Whether it’s crafting jewellery or sculpting clay, these gift experiences for Mum in Melbourne are a meaningful way to say thank you for everything she’s done for you.

Gifts for Mum where she can make her own silver jewellery

A silver ring is a perfect symbol of a love that will last forever, which is why you should give your mum a piece of jewellery she can treasure for the rest of her life. With a little bit of instruction and guidance from Heecho Oh in Malvern, your mum will walk away with her very own sterling silver ring or necklace! 

Often, the best Mother's Day gifts are handmade, and what could be more memorable than a stacked silver rings workshop with Heecho Oh? In this relaxing class, she will make four sparkling rings which she can wear on each finger or all together on one finger. That’s four rings in just one class that she can treasure forever! This unique Melbourne workshop is perfect if your mum is always up for a fun challenge. 

Mum can paint and sip the night away

Is your mum a budding Picasso or Monet who loves to create with a boozy beverage nearby? Then a Melbourne paint and sip class is the perfect Mother’s Day treat for her! She can learn how to paint everything from her partner to her pet, all while enjoying a glass of wine (or two!) and socialising with her besties. 

Even if Mum has never so much as looked at a paintbrush before she will be able to easily follow along with one of our beginner-friendly classes and in no time will have a stunning artwork that she can be proud of! Mum can learn how to paint the Starry Night with Ladder Art Space or paint feminist icon Frida Kahlo with 345 Art Creative in Mont Albert.

Gifts for Mum that double the fun - a Melbourne tour that teaches a new skill

A must-do activity in Melbourne is a workshop that incorporates a photography lesson into a day trip around the city. Photographer extraordinaire Alfonso will lead your Mama through all the ins and outs of her mobile phone in this smartphone photography class. Mum can look at the familiar sights of Melbourne through new eyes as she visits famous places such as RMIT and The State Library, and learns about all the different types of travel photography, such as street portraits, architecture, still lifes, abstract, nature and landscapes. 

Two of the best classes in Melbourne that will gift your mum the courage and confidence to embrace natural homemade skincare and ditch the chemical-laden supermarket products are the DIY organic skincare essentials workshop run by Mademoiselle Organic in North Melbourne and this soap making class at Handmakers Factory in West Footscray. Both classes will have her heading home carrying with her customised natural creations for her own personal use! 

If your mum is quite partial to a plate of kimchi, send her along to the Korean cooking class at OTAO in Richmond. This Mother's Day gift will have her learning about the essential ingredients of Korean food, doing some cooking and then enjoying a delicious meal with a glass of sparkling wine. One of the most happiness-inducing Mother's Day gift ideas! 

Gifts for Mum where she can learn ancient Japanese arts

Does Mum love Japanese culture? Get her to try Kintsugi pottery or Ikebana flower arranging! Right in the city centre in Queens Road is the beginner’s kintsugi class, where she’ll learn to appreciate the philosophy behind the ancient Japanese art of mending broken pottery with silver, platinum or gold. The Japanese believe an object should be mended and made even more beautiful by showing its history, even if that includes a breakage. Just the right sort of thing for a sustainably-minded mum!

Bypass the store-bought flowers and gift her a new experience with Ikebana! Shoso Shimbo in Murrumbeena offers a beautiful introduction to ikebana class, where Mum can learn all about the on-trend Japanese art of flower arranging. Best of all, she’ll leave the class with some unique greenery ready to prettify her home interior! 

Gifts for Mum to get her to indulge, relax and unwind 

Treat Mum’s tastebuds with a food and drink tasting experience and indulge her senses. In these Melbourne workshops, Mum will be able to relax and unwind as she samples local, quality products from around Victoria. Taste the Barossa Valley without leaving Melbourne at this whisky and cheese pairing experience in Somerville. Guided by passionate wine and cheesemakers she’ll get a taste of the good life, and return home feeling completely satisfied. Now that’s a Mother's Day present with a difference! 

Pottery experiences that Mum will love

Has your mum ever wistfully mentioned that she would like to try to make her own pottery? If so, it’s time to turn her dream into a reality! Combine mud and merlot at this fun beginner’s wheel throwing workshop or get creative at this wheel throwing workshop in Mordialloc — both impressive Mother's Day presents that will introduce your mum to the joys of making an item with her own hands. 

These pottery classes offer instruction in two methods of pottery - working on a potter’s wheel as well as hand-building techniques. She will spend two hours enjoying this wonderfully tactile and messy artform whilst creating items such as bowls, mugs or plates that she can use in her everyday life and always remember her special Mother's Day gift!