Whether you’re looking for a gift for Mother’s Day, Christmas or her birthday, your mother deserves no less than the best. In this article, I’ve made a list of all the most quirky Parisian experiences to offer to your beloved mother.
Introduction to Chocolate Making
Does your mother have a sweet tooth? Then sign her up for a chocolate making workshop in the 11th arrondissement.
She’ll first work with quality raw material to cook an assortment of candies. Mendiants, bars, candies with various sorts of fillings…she’ll bring everything home.
Two chocolate makers who changed careers lead the workshop. They’ll be glad to answer all her questions. Both fun and gourmet, this introduction to chocolate making is a gift that will suit all the food lovers.
We love: manipulating ingredients with your hands and eating the result of your work at the end of the workshop.
Price: €60 / person for 1h30
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Bag Making Workshop
It’s the perfect gift for the sewing enthusiasts. If your mother loves gussying herself up, she’ll enjoy making her own bag to wear a unique style.
Overseen by a leather craftsman and a professional stylist, she’ll follow excellent pieces of advice to make her pattern and customize her bag according to her tastes.
Whether she chooses a fanny pack, a handbag or a shopping bag, she’ll be happy to bring a tailored piece home with her.
We love: creating a tailored and one-of-a-kind object.
Price: €125 / person for 3h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Terrarium Making Workshop
Does your mother have a green thumb? Then enable her to create her own M-size terrarium in a workshop with specialists in green design.
Easy to assemble and maintain, a terrarium is the kind of gift which is both useful and nice to look at. If your mother doesn’t know how to find a solution to the lack of greenery in her apartment, a handmade terrarium might be the answer.
In addition to the enlightened advice of the team, she’ll let her imagination run free, taking all the creative decisions.
We love: spending a moment surrounded by natural elements and heading home with a piece of nature.
Price: €49 / person for 1h30
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Lipstick Making Workshop
Is your mother a fan of natural beauty products? In that case, let her make her own lipstick with natural and simple ingredients.
She’ll oversee every step of the process, from the conception of the recipe to pouring into the mold and the color of the tint. That way, she’ll know exactly what’s in her lipstick.
Thanks to Nathalie’s tips, your mother will have greater knowledge on cosmetics and a unique lipstick.
We love: discovering the behind the scenes of lipstick making and overseeing each step.
Price: €49 / person for 2h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Building a Skincare Routine
Does your mother want to change her skincare regimen but doesn’t know where to start? Help her start her new face care routine by giving her a voucher to a workshop.
At the end of Mylène’s formation, your mother will leave with a day moisturizer, a face cleanser as well as a serum adapted to her skin type.
All the ingredients are from a natural and organic origin, which will delight your mother’s quest for authenticity.
We love: learning about the composition of our products, especially when we’ve made them.
Price: €55 / person for 1h30
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Making of a Golden Brass Medal
If your mother loves accessories and jewels, then signing her up for a workshop hosted by a jeweler-chiseler craftswoman is the correct answer.
For three hours, she’ll learn to manipulate the tools that are necessary to the making of a medal, and listen to Alice talk passionately about her job.
She’ll know all about the chiseling technique and be able to wear the result of her work around her neck.
Finally, she’ll leave with a necklace that looks just like her.
We love: the satisfaction of creating our own jewel and taking all the decisions.
Price: €90 / person for 3h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Introduction to Pottery
Does your mother love pitching in? Introduce her to pottery. Thanks to this workshop, she’ll feel like Demi Moore in Ghost!
She’ll be able to shape the object she wants; from bowls to cups, the sky’s the limit. With the help of Pierre-Antoine and his team of ceramicists, she’ll master this very delicate art.
On the whole, this is a great way to make good use of her creativity and for her to realize that she can do nice things with her hands.
We love: discovering a manual activity and bringing home your own creation.
Price: €50 / person for 2h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Making of Handmade Mozzarella Ball and Braid
Yummy, yummy! Your mother won’t be able to resist this delicious workshop that smells of Italy.
As a flagship cheese of pizzas and Summer, mozzarella will no longer hold secrets to her. Under the tutelage of Julien or Franco, she’ll make her own French milk-based mozzarella ball and braid.
A fun workshop overseen by a jolly team, could that be the ideal gift?
We love: knowing the backstages of mozzarella making.
Price: €49 / person for 2h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Making Two Ceramic Bowls
Nothing like a return to nature for your city mother. She’ll design two one-of-a-kind bowls since she’ll be in command.
Let her express her imagination freely by putting her hands in a noble soil.
If your mother already enjoys pottery or if she’d like to take a class, give her a gift voucher for Les Céramistes workshop. It is made for her!
We love: creating your own dishes during a workshop that favors relaxation and concentration.
Price: €50 / person for 2h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Participating in a Macaroon Making Workshop with a Renowned Chef
Would your mother like to improve her macaroon recipe? Then sign her up for a workshop in the Lafayette Galleries with a famous chef.
As a typical Parisian gift, this workshop will be a good way to learn from the advice of a professional cook.
At the end, she’ll notice her progress by having a bite. It is just as much a gift for her as for you!
We love: cooking the famous Parisian cookies with the advice of a chef.
Price: from €59 / person for 1h30
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Participating in a Pastry Making Workshop with the Ferrandi School
Does your mother love pastry? Give her the opportunity to deepen her technique by signing her up for a workshop with a chef from a renowned cooking school.
The Ferrandi school is not your everyday cooking school. You must have heard about it. So participating in a cooking lesson where your mother can ask all the questions she wants will definitely please her.
She’ll cook either a Paris-Brest or a tarte tatin, depending on the day and learn from tips to recreate one of them at home. Who knows, maybe she’ll let you have a bite.
We love: improving our technique thanks to the supervision of a chef from a prestigious cooking school.
Price: from €130 / person for 1h30
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Participating in a Mochi Making Workshop
Does your mother love culinary discoveries? In that case, there’s nothing like a mochi making workshop to quench her thirst for novelty.
Located in the 11th arrondissement, the workshop hosted by Agathe will be the opportunity to let your mother devote herself to the various steps of mochi making.
She’ll learn more about the composition of the filling and the shaping technique of the mochi. It’ll be a great experience!
We love: learning from enlightened explanations on the methods used for the preparation of this famous Japanese dessert.
Price: from €70 / person for 1h30
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Relaxation in a Spa Session
Because mothers need to relax, signing her up for a treatment or a massage in Les Bains du Marais institute will never be a wrong gift.
She’ll enjoy a fifty-minute deep tissue massage to completely release the tension in her muscles. With all she does for her family, she deserves a (long) moment of relaxation.
This institute even offers the possibility to share a massage session with her child for a bonding moment of relaxation.
We love: releasing the accumulated tension during a session on your own or with your child.
Price: between €55 and €240 for an hour to a 2h parent-child treatment, between €40 and €320 for a fifty-minute to a 1h20 solo treatment.
Gift voucher? Yes
Session in a Floating Center
Does your mother love going to spas? In that case, give her the occasion to discover a floating center to experience a unique kind of relaxation.
She will be able to test floating sessions in Epsom salt water.
Isolated from the surrounding noises, your mother will be able to sink into an incredible relaxation. She’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy its benefits on sleep, stress and joints.
We love: taking care of our well-being in a unique and beneficial way.
Price: €65 / person for 1h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Perfume Making in the Studio des Parfums
Does your mother enjoy wearing a new perfume each day? What if she elaborated her own perfume? That’s what the Studio des Saveurs offers during a tailored workshop.
With the help of a perfumer and her nose, she can pick the notes she wishes to add to her perfume in full faith.
The final bottle will even be customized at the end of the workshop. You know what to do!
We love: getting introduced to the subtleties of scents and overseeing the conception of our own formula for a tailored perfume.
Price: €95 / person for 2h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Denim Jacket Making Workshop
This workshop suits all the mothers who love sewing. Then take the plunge and give your mother the opportunity to create her own denim jacket.
She’ll be able to choose between a dozen designs, then she’ll let her creativity run wild by adding as many embroideries and sequins as she wants.
She’ll also receive pieces of advice from a fashion designer and a stylist who’ll lead her on the choices to be made.
We love: the customization of a denim jacket for a result that looks just like you.
Price: €145 / person for 3h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Cryotherapy Session
Does your mother like marking experiences? In that case, don’t wait another minute and gift her a cryotherapy session.
Extremely beneficial for health, cold therapy will be a memorable present for your mother.
Locked in a cubicle at -110°, she’ll feel amazing sensations that will make her forget the stress.
A gift entirely unique!
We love: taking care of our body during an experience that is as quirky as can be.
Price: from €40 / person for 20 min
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Free Fall Simulator
Do you have a mother who’s rocking it? What if you brought her to a free fall simulator?
For about a minute, she’ll experience a great deal of sensations thanks to a giant blower that will lift her up.
At the end, she’ll leave with a flight certificate in her pocket that she can proudly show to everyone.
We love: making a gift full of strong feelings for adventurous mothers.
Price: from €69,90 / person for 1h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Shopping Session with a Professional Stylist
Does your mother pay attention to the way she looks? Gift her an individualized shopping session.
As she listens to the stylist’s sound advice, she’ll know exactly what accentuates her curves and the colors that suit her best.
When the session is over, she’ll be given a “lookbook” that will sum up all that said the stylist has said.
It is an exceptional experience which will definitely please your mother.
We love: listening to the tips of a professional to brighten our style up and make it more refined.
Price: from €300 / person for 3h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
Making a Ceramic Appetizer Set
If your mother like handcraft, you can offer her a ceramic session.
With Julie, she will learn the steps of cermaic-making, the techniques and how to handle the clay to make an appetizer set.
She will also be able to decorate it to her liking with different colours and final touches.
We love: learning the techniques and being able to personalise the set.
Price: €55 / person for 2h
Gift voucher? Yes
Information and booking (website in French)
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