5 Unique Experience Gifts in Adelaide Everyone Will Love

Inspire creativity and warm hearts with these unique experience gifts in Adelaide! Whether it’s by getting messy with clay behind the potter’s wheel or mixing colours to create unique resin homewares, these Adelaide experiences are sure to inspire your loved one to try something new. 

Not sure what they’ll love most? Give them the option to learn how to cook, paint a masterpiece and so much more with an experience gift card. Perfect for birthday gift experiences or Christmas gift ideas, there are so many reasons why Adelaide experience gifts should be on your shopping list. 

Keen to find out what's going on in your city? Check out 5 unique gifts in Adelaide for your favourite person to try below in 2024!

Sink hands into clay at a pottery class

Whether it’s at a casual clay and sip class or behind the clay wheel, pottery classes in Adelaide are a great way for giftees to unwind and make something they’ll love. Guided by passionate, local potters, your gift recipient can learn how to hand build ceramic mugs, create quirky sculptures or learn the art of wheel throwing. 

The soothing nature of clay play makes this experience gift perfect for the people in your life who need a break or could benefit from some relaxing “me-time”. What’s more, anyone can do it! If you’re looking for Christmas gifts for hard-to-buy-for family members, getting back to basics with clay could be just what you’re after.

Inspire your favourite person with this mindful pottery wheel class at Urth Clay Studio in Goodward. After learning the fundamentals of wheel throwing, they’ll make a ceramic piece that can be fired and picked up within a few weeks. It’s a great way to get social and let loose all while learning a fun new skill!

Learn how to make fragrant soy candles

Instead of gifting them the same-old traditional scented candle, give them the opportunity to make their own at a candle making class! Guided by passionate candle makers, your giftee can learn how to make their own handmade soy candles, with delightful scents and colours to choose from.

From learning basic techniques to mastering wick placement, they’ll come away with new knowledge and skills they can use at home in their own kitchen. Plus, these candles make great DIY gifts for friends and family too.

Explore all the scent-sational possibilities of candles at this candle mixology workshop with Red Rosie in Kensington Park. Beginning with a glass of bubbles and a rundown on all the fragrances available, your loved one will learn how to make the perfect soy candle with their own unique, signature scent. It’s one of the most personal, unique experience gifts in Adelaide that you’ll find out there!

Capture the best of Adelaide with a photography course

Are you looking for something special to give your photography-loving friend or family member? Why not give them the gift of an Adelaide photography course? From beginners to advanced, these courses are designed to help them capture their best work and get creative with their photography.

They’ll learn how to select the right lenses, understand exposure and aperture settings, develop styles and edit photos in post-production. What’s more, they’ll have the opportunity to take some of the city’s most iconic sites as well as explore new locations. Not sure if they have a digital camera? No worries. A smartphone photography course is one of the best things to do in Adelaide as all they’ll need is their phone! 

Is your person keen to venture out of the CBD? Get them to join Adventure Art Photography for one of their many photography adventures in the Adelaide Hills, like this truly special milky way photography workshop. These gift ideas are the perfect mix of learning and travel.

Create colourful resin homewares

Resin homewares are a great way to add a pop of colour and texture to any room. Give your giftee the chance to learn how to make their own bespoke pieces with an Adelaide resin art class! Taught by experienced artists, these classes will take them through the basics of resin art and provide them with the knowledge and skills they need to create unique pieces for their home.  

On the search for unique gift experiences for her this Christmas? This resin art workshop with Pine-apple Creations is a great present idea for Mums, sisters and friends to try together. Sip drinks as you learn how to decorate your own personalised resin serving board and matching coasters.  

Let your imagination shine at a tufting class

When it comes to unique experiences in Adelaide, tufting classes are one of our top DIY gifts! This fun craft is absolutely exploding in popularity right now and it’s not hard to see why. 

In a tufting class, you’ll learn how to shoot colourful yarn across a canvas to make a customisable rug. Simply find a picture you want and fill in the gaps—it’s fun with just the right amount of creativity and you can get as quirky with your designs as you like.

Get them started with an adorable 40x40cm rug at this tufting class with Polisu Art Studio in North Adelaide. The smaller size of this project makes it a great starting point for absolute beginners—so they can get familiar with the craft before moving on to more time-consuming designs.

Think you’d like to inspire your favourite person’s creativity? Whether you have a specific Adelaide workshop in mind or are still not sure, get them to explore all the amazing possibilities with an experience gift card. From cooking to crafting, paint and sip to latte art there’s so much out there in Adelaide for them to discover.