Unique Mother's Day Gift Ideas No One Would Expect

Unique Mother's Day Gift Ideas No One Would Expect


By Annie Symmonds

As Mother's Day 2025 approaches, it's time to honour how cool your mum is with Mother’s Day gifts for Mum no one would expect! Forget flowers, chocolate or poems for Mother's Day and get an experience gift for mum that shows you've been paying attention.

The best part about an experience gift is you can tag along. Perfect for those mother-son or mother-daughter duo's who have similar interests.

Would Mum be more interested in going on a brewery tour than to a cake decorating class? Or, maybe she’d prefer to join an American smoking cooking class rather than a pasta making class? Whatever she’s into, step outside of the conventional present ideas and find some of the best unique Mother’s Day gifts that she’ll really love. 

Our Mother's Day gifts are meant to be experienced, rather than sit on a shelf gathering dust. Plus, it's the perfect opportunity to carve out some bonding time for both of you. 

We aim to help your Mum reignite her passions and hobbies. When you’re doing more things that you truly love, you’ll notice a shift in your energy levels and overall happiness. Watch her take time out and enjoy learning a new skill around like-minded people. Not only do we hope she feels empowered, but the skills she’ll learn from a gift experience will enable her to continue crafting at home as a newfound hobby. 

So, we’re going to break down some of the best cool Mother’s Day ideas to inspire you. She’ll feel so pleased it’s not another bunch of flowers again this year!

Get fired up at a beer and BBQ cooking class in Sydney

Gloved hand slicing up a freshly bbq'd steak at beer and cooking class

Just because you put beer and barbeque in the same sentence, doesn’t mean it’s something only men will enjoy! If Mum wants to up her BBQ skills and take control of producing epic meats on the barbie, then you’ve come to the right place. We’re not sure why it’s ingrained in society that men should be in charge of the BBQ - let Mum take over and show Dad how it’s really done!

In this awesome three hour beer and BBQ cooking class in Sydney, your mum will learn how to prepare a four-course gourmet barbeque dinner by a local chef and barbeque master. She’ll learn how to marinate the meat perfectly to bring out exceptional flavours, she’ll wonder why she didn’t take part in this class before. She’ll also learn the important temperature controls on the barbeque so that she’ll know how to cook meat for different tastes every single time. 

Don’t forget the beer part of the cooking class! Mum will enjoy a complimentary beer on arrival and will sample two beers to enjoy during the class. She’ll also learn how to pair different craft beers from all around Australia with different cuts of meats. 

Want to extend Mother's Day... After the class, explore Centennial Park in Sydney! It's the perfect space to take a walk and unwind after the BBQ and beers and spend more quality time with Mum. She'll appreciate you taking the time to be with her - after all, presence is the best gift! 

Discover more amazing Mother's Day cooking experiences here.

Take a tour around the best breweries and distilleries in Canberra

Woman having drink poured for her at brewery tour

Does your mum love a cold bevvie on a warm day? Whether her position is wine or beer, a cocktail or a simple G&T, there’s a range of great tours and tasting experiences in Canberra that will give you and your mum an inside look into the process of making your favourite drink. If you’re lucky your mum might even find her new go-to drink on a night out!

Book Mum something fun this year for Mother’s Day in Australia and enjoy an awesome brewery, wine and distillery tour in Canberra. Why not join her on this tour and create some fun memories together you’ll both love! We can guarantee, it will mean more to her than just giving her a box of chocolates.

On this epic four-hour Canberra tour, expect to be taken to some of the best venues to learn all about your favourite beverages. Spend time indulging in beer tasting, wine tasting and spirit tasting – it’s not called a triple threat tour for nothing! This is a Mother’s Day present she won’t expect and is one of the more popular options to choose from when looking for cool Mother’s Day gifts!

Learn how to blow glass in Melbourne

Half blown glass ball with mum in background

It doesn’t get much more empowering than booking a glassblowing workshop in Melbourne for your mum! This is a thrilling, yet one of the more exciting Mother’s Day ideas, she’ll love! 

In this two and a half hour workshop, she’ll discover a brand new skill learning how to blow and sculpt glass in the flame. Join her in this class and spend quality time together creating memories you’ll talk about for ages afterwards. This means more to Mum than taking her out for Mother’s Day lunch. Plus, you’ll take home at least one glass object you make in the class which you’ll be able to keep as a fond memory. Plus, your mum will feel so inspired and energised by the end of the class, it could kick start a new passion or hobby for her.

To fuel up before your class... Just a three-minute drive from the class, we recommend heading to Two's Company Cafe in Pascoe Vale. Step inside a warm and welcoming cafe, where you can select from a variety of breakfast and brunch options, sit down with a coffee and enjoy each other's company! Tip: Try the eggs benedict and knafeh waffle stack for a treat!

Try out this unique beekeeping workshop in Sydney

Woman enjoying her outdoor experience gift for Mothers Day

While most people try to avoid bees, get Mum stepping out of her comfort zone and experience a beekeeping workshop in Sydney. She’ll adore this thrilling experience where she’ll learn all about the whopping 1650 native bee species! 

In this class, she will learn about some of the most popular bees in Australia and how to attract them into your garden. Imagine stepping inside a native stingless beehive, something most people will have never done. Here, your mum will be able to taste the incredible honey and will never look at bees in the same way again. If this isn’t an empowering gift experience for Mother’s Day, then we don’t know what is! 

Woman drinking wine

Whether your mum has a curious mind and is keen to explore new crafts or is a powerhouse in the kitchen looking for some inspiration for her next dinner party, there’s a unique Mother’s Day experience gift for every woman in your life!

We hope our Mother’s Day gift ideas have inspired you to book Mum an amazing present this year. With thousands of experiences to choose from, this is just a small snippet of what you could give your mum this year.





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