Choose Workshop Experience Gift Cards to Support Local Creatives This Christmas

Choose Workshop Experience Gift Cards to Support Local Creatives This Christmas


By Dan Ward


If you’re looking for new ideas for unique Christmas gifts for your nearest and dearest in 2024, why not give workshop experience gift cards a try? Not only are experience gifts the ticket to a whole world of crafty goodness, but they also help support your local community by giving back to the artists and makers in the community that enrich all of our lives. It's a joyful way to support local creatives whilst offering an inspiring and unique gift! Instead of a forgettable present, your loved ones can dive into pottery, painting, cooking or a host of other delightful experiences. These workshops encourage creativity and bring joy long after the festive season has passed – so for a thoughtful gift that truly gives back, ditch the socks and sweets and give an experience gift this Christmas. Not only will you be bringing happiness to recipients but also promoting local artisans in their craft – a wonderful way to celebrate the festive season!

Imagine this: Dad discovering his hidden talent for crochet, your best mate unleashing their inner artist with painting lessons, or even Mum getting her hands dirty in some epic pottery classes. With craft classes spread across London, Manchester, and beyond, you can ensure that this Christmas, your gifts will leave a lasting mark on your loved ones.

Why opt for the mundane when you can gift the extraordinary? Join us in exploring why these craft classes make the perfect experience gifts for everyone from Mum and Dad to your second-cousin-twice-removed. It's time to elevate your gifting game and create unforgettable moments for your nearest and dearest!

Workshop experience gift cards help give back to the local community

Close up of hand holding a blue flat paintbrush to paint a red bauble in acrylics

While recent times have proven challenging for all of us, this is especially true for people in the creative and culinary arts. By getting a workshop experience gift card for one of your friends or loved ones, you’ll be helping a small business get back on its feet, as well as spreading awareness of just how much amazing creativity is going on all across the country.

Looking for fun things to do as a couple? Treat your other half to some cooking classes and discover a new way to enjoy some quality time together – the perfect activity gift for her or him! No matter where your tastes lie, from classic comfort food to fresh new flavours from across the globe, you’ll love learning some new skills together with your significant other, whilst discovering new foodie hotspots in your city. It’ll also cut down on arguing over whose turn it is to cook — you’ll have fun sharing the load!

Maybe you’ve been looking for a way to get the gang together over the festive period. Why just go out for drinks when you could be learning to paint at the same time? Paint and sip classes make brilliant experience gifts for groups: they’re fun, beginner-friendly and easy to adapt to groups of any size or skill level. Whether you’re after a vibrant party atmosphere or want something a bit more chilled, there are paint and sip parties all across the country that’ll give local businesses a much-needed boost, spark your creativity and create some priceless memories with your besties.

Looking for ways to get in touch with nature this Christmas? Check out our floral gift card ideas here.

An experience present is the gift that keeps on giving

Hands placing down a blue mottled bowl containing dumplings, broth and spring onion

While physical gifts are undoubtedly nice, especially if you take the time to find something the recipient will really love, they don’t last forever. By getting your loved ones some experience gifts this Christmas, they’ll be making memories that’ll last long after the festive season is over. From one-of-a-kind foodie experiences in Edinburgh to brilliantly boozy Bristol cocktail classes, there are unique gifts to suit everyone on your gifting list this Christmas.

Know a friend who was always doodling in the margins at school? Treat them to a drawing class and reawaken those artistic instincts! They may not have considered taking lessons or perhaps didn’t think they had the time. But with talented artists teaching all kinds of art classes in the UK, it’s easier than ever to find artistic gifts for the creatives in your life. Whether it turns into a hobby for life or is just a one-off dabble, they’ll pick up some nifty art skills, explore their local creative community and learn to draw some stunning art.

It doesn’t have to be a solo experience, either. Whether you want to reconnect with dad over a dumplings and won tons cooking class at Simon and Hanna's Foodie Kitchen, or bring along the whole family for some hands-on fun at a wreath making workshop from crafting legends Make Your Own, doing something creative together is a fantastic alternative to the usual get-together. 

Experience days make great last minute gifts

A women smiling whilst holding a dried flower arrangement.

We’ve all been there: no matter how prepared you try to be for festive gifting, sometimes life gets in the way and you leave someone’s present a little too late. Don’t panic! You don’t have to do a last-minute mad dash to the nearest shop and pick up any old thing. Our gift experience vouchers can be delivered via email, so they’re ready whenever you are.

They’re also brilliant if you want to reduce your stress levels this Christmas (and who wouldn’t?). Instead of having to track down that perfect gift in the shops, or wondering when or if it’ll show up when you order online, you’ll have personalised, truly special gifts for all your nearest and dearest all sorted without having to set foot in a crowded department store.

Whether you get an experience voucher delivered virtually or opt for a physical card (because let’s face it, it’s nice to open things on Christmas day!), they’re also a brilliant option to cut down on plastic waste. By eschewing single-use packaging, particularly of the plastic variety, you’ll be doing your little bit for the environment, as well as your local crafting community. Whether you’re all joining in together or you’ve tailored your experience gifts for mum, dad and the whole family, giving experiences is a fun, sustainable alternative to physical gifts this Christmas. Plus, with all the time you save on wrapping, you can spend more time doing the things you enjoy with the people you love most — and that’s a tradition we can really get behind!




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