Crafty Christmas Experience Days for Mum

Explore some of our wonderfully crafty Christmas gift experiences for mum and make the 2024 festive season extra special! Treat your lovely mama to a yuletide full of handmade goodness. Whether your mum is already a crafting wizard looking for new strings to add to her bow, or if she simply deserves some creative downtime to try something new, we have a stocking-full of crafty experience gift ideas to make her smile this Christmas. Our range of workshops offer an array of creative courses, from candle-making to pottery painting – it's not just about the gift itself, but also the joy of anticipation and discovery, and these delightful experiences provide memories that last much longer than conventional presents. Make this festive season truly special with our experience days for mum that she'll cherish forever!

From the delicate strokes in calligraphy classes to the soothing art of soy candle making, there's a world of skills waiting to be explored – and if she fancies getting her hands dirty while creating something beautiful, why not opt for a ceramic workshop? Experience gifts have never been more personal or fun-filled than this! So let's show her how much we appreciate her through these thoughtfully curated, enriching experiences. Gentle on the environment and perfect for nurturing new passions - give the gift of creativity this festive season!

Looking for festive experience days for mum? Try Christmas calligraphy!

If you’re looking for gifts for mum that’ll see her through the festive season and help get her into the Christmas spirit, surprise her with a seasonal calligraphy class or a brush lettering workshop. A calligraphy class at a cosy studio in the wintertime is a lovely relaxing activity to ease yourself into the season of merriment and gifting a calligraphy workshop to your mum before the festivities really get underway will give her the chance to learn some calligraphy skills to use in her Christmas cards, gift tags and seasonal decorations. It’ll also give her a relaxing new hobby to enjoy when she needs a bit of an escape from the busy times that the Christmas period can bring.

With calligraphy classes available online and in person across the UK, you have plenty of options to choose something just right for your mum. Pick an in-person calligraphy class wherever you are in the country or go for one of our online calligraphy classes and give your mum the chance to learn new skills from the comfort of her sofa. From brush lettering workshops and traditional pointed nib calligraphy classes to vibrant colour wash calligraphy and modern calligraphy sessions, there are lots of options to create beautiful pieces of handwritten art. Learning to write calligraphy lettering is an absorbing and soothing activity and once you’ve mastered the basics it can become a comforting hobby and a wonderful creative outlet when you need some downtime. It’s a lovely alternative gift idea for all the creative mums out there. 

Want to warm her heart? Make DIY soy candles with mum this Christmas

If your mum likes a cosy evening in over the winter months, treating her to a candle making class will bring some light into her life this Christmas. When it comes to presents for mum, candles are a pretty heartwarming idea - imagine her getting comfy on a chilly night and sitting with a book and her new candle. 2024 has been full of surprises so add another one to the mix and spoil your mum with a candle workshop to attend together rather than simply buying her one from a shop. Learning to create homemade candles as a pair is a lovely experience day for mum and you, and you'll both come away with some gorgeous bespoke candles to light at home during the hols. 

One of the best things about a candle-making class is that you get the chance to make a candle that’s just right for you. Get creative with your mum and make a bespoke candle each using your favourite scents, essential oils, colours and styles. Learning how to make scented candles in a cosy studio during the winter is a super snug thing to do. Choose to go fresh and fragrant with soothing lavender, add some uplifting bergamot or try some refreshing grapefruit for a cool citrus scent. Of course, you could also opt for a full-on festive candle making session, adding holly and sparkles to your candle and choosing scents of vanilla, cinnamon and orange for a wholesome Christmas vibe. All of our classes use eco-friendly soy wax, so you don’t need to worry about unpleasant chemicals or toxins (and you’ll go away with a planet-friendly candle too!). Whichever kind of candle class you go for, you’ll have a lovely time making candles with your mum – it must be one of the best experience gifts around for those chilly winter days.

Hunting for unique experience gifts London-style? Choose a pottery-making workshop 

Does your mum love The Great Pottery Throwdown? Channel those magic ceramic vibes and treat her to a pottery making class in London this year. If you’re looking for 2024 Christmas presents for mum to spark her creativity this festive season, gifting her the chance to learn how to create her own homemade pottery is sure to go down well. 

With a range of pottery making classes and ceramic workshops in London, you’ll be able to pick a pottery class for your mum in her ends. Go along with her (the best experience gifts are the ones where you get to share the joy after all!), or treat her to some creative downtime and give her the chance to unwind solo and perhaps meet other craft lovers in the process. 

With a range of pottery making classes for beginners, you can choose something that your mum will love in a welcoming local pottery studio. Your mum will be taught how to create her own pottery from a friendly and experienced artisan and she’ll be given lots of support to make something really special to keep. Choose a Japanese pottery class, try a kintsugi workshop, have a go at hand building, treat her to some pottery painting or pick a gift experience aimed at getting her started with some wheel throwing. She could make a ceramic mug to drink her morning cuppa from, or even a bowl for her breakfast cereal. Perhaps she’d like to make her own vase to fill with holly over Christmas time, or she could paint a plaque or pot for her home. Whichever pottery gift experience you go for, your mum will love learning how to make something new and she’ll be able to treasure her handmade pottery for years to come. Hand building is really therapeutic - it's so soothing sinking your hands into a big ball of clay! We think your mum might love having a go.

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Still not sure? Pick your mum a gift voucher and treat her to the gift of choice! 

If you can’t decide which of our crafty experience days for Mum to choose, treat her to a voucher instead. Pop it in a homemade card and give her the chance to choose something special for herself. Our gift vouchers are delivered instantly by email and are valid for three years – this gives busy mums plenty of time pick an activity. Surprise her by heading along to her chosen craft class with her and have a lovely time together making something wonderful.