In this story:
- Learn how to paint a portrait
- Watch colours mix and transform
- For the love of pizza
- Improve your gut health with kombucha
- Heat things up with glass blowing
- Discover the mindful art of calligraphy
- Carve your own unique stamps
- Let your creativity blossom with watercolour
- Shake, stir and muddle delicious cocktails
- Take it a step further and give them an experience voucher
Whether you’re looking for unique gifts for Mum, personalised presents for your best friend or something to treat yourself, we’ve got a wide range of gift experiences for her in Sydney that will knock your socks off! From cooking up a storm in the kitchen to getting messy with resin art, you’ll find that these fun present ideas are perfect for both women or men in your life.
So what are you waiting for? Read on to discover nine unique experience gifts to sink your hands into 2026.
Learn how to paint a portrait
Bring out your inner artist in this fun Painting Portraiture Workshop. If you love drawing and want a new challenge or if you would like to learn how to paint portraits, this beginners drawing class is for you. Your friendly instructor will teach you step-by-step how to sketch the face proportions and features. Besides having an excellent time in making new friends and taking home a lovely portrait made by yourself, you will also leave with all of the skills to continue practicing at home.
Looking for fun team building activities? Get the whole team involved and learn how to paint your own portrait. Or better yet, paint each other’s portrait! Simply, have everyone write down their name on a piece of paper, put it into a bowl and let everyone choose. Then it’s time for you to start unleashing your inner Picasso and paint your work colleagues. It will surely make everyone laugh and smile seeing each other’s pieces, which you can even hang on the office wall!
Watch colours mix and transform
Mixing colours and letting them flow to create patterns and effects can be so much fun! Try your hand at fluid art in this messy and entertaining Resin Wood Serving Board Workshop. Learn how to work with polymer resin, how to mix the colours, and all the techniques needed to create three stunning wooden serving boards. The results are always different which gives you a great opportunity to experiment, switch off and let your creativity flow freely. Enjoy a super fun session along with tea or coffee, delicious nibbles to share, chat, laughs and new friends. After drying your pieces for 24 hours, you can take home your gorgeous and functional serving boards.
For the love of pizza
It's impossible to resist a pizza straight from the oven! In this Pizza Masterclass, you will learn how to prepare the perfect dough from scratch and use it as your base for a traditional pizza and calzone. Get fully hands-on cooking, make new friends and enjoy a delicious wood fired pizza with a glass of wine, and top it off with a Nutella Oreo Pizza. If she (or he) is a foodie, this is the perfect experience gift for her!
Improve your gut health with kombucha
Discover why kombucha is one of the most popular and healthiest beverages to try in a fun and casual Kombucha Making Workshop. You will learn about the fermentation process and what it takes to master this bubbly and fizzy drink, including how to grow a SCOBY, the kombucha starter. At the end, take home a bottle of your own kombucha to drink and your own SCOBY so you can continue to make it at home and share it with friends and family.
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Heat things up with glass blowing
Have you ever dreamt about making your own glass ornaments? Discover this exciting art in a glass blowing class. With the expertise and guidance of your teacher you will make a variety of glass objects, both clear and coloured, from flowers and animals, abstract art pieces to wearable items. This art form combines technique with creativity and makes it the perfect experience for anyone wanting to express themselves. Enjoy a safe and intensive workshop and bring home all your glass blown creations to give as gifts or display on the mantelpiece.
Discover the mindful art of calligraphy
Modern calligraphy is one of the most visually stunning arts and it's not as hard as you might think, all it takes is some practice! This Modern Calligraphy Workshop is one of the most brilliant gift ideas for Mum to relax and de-stress. Your teacher will deconstruct this art step-by-step for you to learn, practice and draw every stroke and connect them beautifully as letters and words. Make new friends, enjoy some nibbles and gain the knowledge to keep practicing this beneficial and mindful practice at home.
Carve your own unique stamps
If you're looking to spoil a loved one with a unique experience for her and her closest friends book an experience voucher for a block printing session with Little Rowan Redhead. They'll spend two hours de-stressing and learning how to carve out their own rubber stamps. This hands on session is an excellent way to get creative making your own designs, and then use what you've hand crafted to print beautiful stationary. You'll never have to buy greeting cards again!
Let your creativity blossom with watercolour
Love flowers? Learn how to draw them in a relaxing botanical watercolour class, great for unique gifts for women. Gain the fundamental techniques to master this beautiful art, drawing inspiration from live blossoms and leaves, and express yourself through this mindful practice. Your teacher will guide you along the way and you will take home your gorgeous masterpiece to hang in your living room.
Shake, stir and muddle delicious cocktails
Live the bar experience and be a mixologist for a few hours in one of Sydney's best small bars at this cocktail making class. Choose from their signature cocktail menu and try your hand mixing, muddling, and shaking like a pro. This hands-on cocktail making class makes one of the most perfect gifts for anyone looking to make and sip with friends.
Take it a step further and give them an experience voucher
Do you want to see more unique gift for her options? On ClassBento you’ll find thousands of fun workshops which make some of the most unique gift experiences in Sydney. With our experience gift cards you can give your loved one an amazing artisan workshop like no other. We can also help you find something customised especially for that special person, so do not hesitate to contact us, we’ll be more than happy to assist you!
6 years in business
Runs regularly
Sydney & Chatswood
1 to 15 guests
$160
