Sustainable Experience Gifts Your Friends Will Love

Don’t give gifts that end up in a landfill – consider sustainable workshop experience gift cards for 2024 instead! Sure, presents are always a welcome treat. But when the wrapping is torn and the gift unboxed, the cast-offs go to the bin and may potentially harm the environment. So switch it up this year, ditch the shop-bought presents (and miles of wrapping paper!) and opt for something long lasting, fun and creative – and best of all, good for the planet!

There are so many environmentally-friendly gifts out there, and the best part is there's something for everyone! With these eco-friendly presents, not only will you give loved ones a present they'll love, but you'll also show them how they can do their part in protecting the earth.

Pick a gardening workshop as a gift for her if she's a nature fan or a vegan cooking workshop as a gift for him and share creative hobbies with your nearest and dearest eco-warriors. We've made sure to select activities around the UK that are kind to the planet, which teach you to make instead of buy, mend instead or replace. So if you're looking for meaningful presents, then you've comes to the right place.

A glass terrarium will let them make miniature ecosystems 

Building a terrarium is a beautiful way to bring a little bit of nature into your home. As you layer the soil and specially chosen, best terrarium plants, you see just how intricately balanced life is and how the bigger picture of life on earth is composed of little details. This can be a wonderful activity gift to teach someone you love how beautiful the world can be and the interconnectedness of life.

Most terrarium-making classes cover everything from decorating your glass jar and designing the layout to crafting a maintenance plan. It's a whole new world and a chance to unplug from the fast-paced city life.

Make natural home decor through kokedama workshops

The Japanese have a philosophy that the man-made and natural worlds should coexist harmoniously. This philosophy is perfectly captured by kokedama, ornaments made from plants and soil and wrapped in a moss covering. 

Because kokodemas are made from purely organic materials, they are often a stark contrast to traditional potted plants or flowers in a vase. These decorations are usually strung up and hung around the house, giving rooms a pop of colour and a touch of nature. 

If you are looking to learn about this zen plant craft, a kokedama expert can help. You’ll learn how to extract root balls, enrich the soil casing, and water kokedamas properly. Kokedama workshops are not only natural and renewing, but they are a zen experience like none other. Making this a wonderful gift experience for mums with busy schedules or when your brother needs time to unwind.

Workshop experience gift cards are vegan friendly

Petroleum by-products are not one of the most earth-conscious choices, wax alternatives can be the perfect option for a DIY candle or handmade beauty products. Many natural sources are kinder to the skin and have a minimal impact on the environment, the perfect way to pamper your loved ones!

If you want to minimize your impact on the environment, consider making vegan gifts using vegan wax instead of buying it from the shop. You can use anything from shea butter to beeswax to create many popular products. When your loved ones take our natural wax-making sessions, they will learn how to ethically source and process different types of wax and what products they can make with them.

Learn how to make soy candles

Fancy creating a relaxing ambience at home with a scented soy candle? Why go for shop-bought candles when it’s something that you can learn to make on your own? In our workshops, you'll enjoy experimenting with different sizes, scents, and colours to create a customised candle that's truly your own. Once you understand the soy candle making process, you can start repurposing old food jars for some interesting-looking candle holders that you can give to friends. 

Soy candles burn longer while producing hardly any soot, making them the cleaner and more environmentally-friendly option and a wonderful gift card for your candle loving pals.

Looking for the perfect gift? Get it right every time with these workshop experience gift cards.

Make biodegradable beeswax wraps

While you're at it, why not book a beeswax wrap workshop for your loved ones, too? Either as a gift experience voucher or as a fun group activity.

Beeswax wrap is an all-natural covering that is a food-safe, plastic-free alternative to cling film. Even better, beeswax wrap is reusable, which will minimise the amount of trash you produce. You can use these to wrap sandwiches, cover plates, keep fruits fresh, and much more! 

Our workshops will teach you the entire process of creating beeswax wraps. And in some, you may even learn how to make custom wrapper designs.

Craft handmade clay pots like a pro

Why buy pottery when you can make beautiful ceramics yourself? In our pottery making workshops, local pottery artisans will show you the art and the science of fashioning pots from simple clumps of clay. Enjoy an afternoon of mastering the potter’s wheel and customising your jars to make them more personalised and meaningful.

The best part? All materials used are eco-friendly — after all, clay is made of Mother Earth herself!

Master the art of kintsugi

Kintsugi teaches people that beauty can be derived from flaws. This meditative hobby involves mending broken pottery by gluing them back together with precious metals like gold or silver. The result? A restored piece that doesn't hide its imperfections but revels in them.

Since you’ve given these once-broken things a second lease on life, they don’t end up in a landfill – now that's an elegant way to reduce waste!

Craft DIY flower wreaths

The best sustainable Christmas gifts for her, him or them might just be a dried flower wreath. These wreaths are often made with fresh and dried flowers and accented by other natural decorations like pinecones, dried twigs, and preserved berries.

Once the holiday season is over, you can use these wreaths for composting to make fertiliser in the spring.

As you can see, workshop experience gift cards are amazing alternatives to the usual presents you can buy off the shelf. They don't just delight – they also teach lessons about the environment that recipients will carry for the rest of their life. And isn't that the best present you could ever give?