Candlelight dinners and tear-jerker films are not the only things you can plan for a date with your loved ones. Singapore has plenty of curious workshops, ranging from artsy to deco, providing an unconventional way to bond with your spouse!
Leave your little ones to their carers (or send them to a kids-oriented workshop as well!) and head out with your partners for a little avant-garde experience at these 7 creative workshops!
1. Perfume Workshop | Jetâaime
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Youâre probably already aware that good smells make us happy. From a bouquet of flowers to scented candles, smelling something good will lift up your spirits and put you in a good mood, which is probably why we love smelling good. And sometimes it takes several tries to get the right kind of smell. Why not cut a few steps there and just make your own perfume?
At Je tâaimeâs Perfume Workshop held at the Goodman Arts Centre, you can concoct a perfume scent that is signature to you with the aid of a personality test that will determine the suitable ingredients. For your next date, you can bring your spouse and create a signature perfume for each other.Â
Location
Goodman Art Centre, 90 Goodman Road, Block O, #01-57, Singapore 437936
Duration: 2 hrs
Fees:
2 â 4 pax: $125/pax
5 â 10 pax: $105/pax
2. Candle Making Workshop | To Be Calm
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Speaking of good smells that lift your mood, why stop at just making your own personalised perfume when you can also make your own candle with a signature scent? To Be Calm has a series of Candle Making Workshops where you can make your signature blend, melt and pour your own soy wax candle. And when youâre done, you can bring home your candles to enjoy a candlelight dinner with your partner! Â
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Location
The Art Faculty by Pathlight (Enabling Village), 20 Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 159053
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Fees: $51.40/pax
3. Soap Making Workshop | Sugar & Spice
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ï»żSugar & Spice offers cold process handmade soaps and skin care products handcrafted from natural plant-based ingredients and they also offer a Basic CP Soap Making Class, where you can make your own soap from scratch using the cold process method! Youâll get to learn the basics of cold process soap making as well as about the natural ingredients that goes into it, in addition to actually making your own soap. You can even cut and stamp your own soaps if you return a few days later or theyâll help you.Â
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Location
UB. One, 81 Ubi Avenue 4, #10-19, Singapore 408830
Duration: 2 hrs
Fees: $100/pax
4. Fresh Flower Arrangement Workshop | hello flowers!
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If youâre always buying flowers for yourself, your other half, family and friends, then this is one great skill to have in your pocket. A floral studio that believes in letting nature speak for itself, hello flowers! experiments with their arrangements resulting in creative floral pieces. At their Hand-tied Bouquet Flower Workshop, youâll get to learn the techniques of creating a floral bouquet, including caring for the flowers, choosing the blooms and arranging them.
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Location
Hello Flowers! Studio, Blk 52 Chin Swee Road #03-39 Singapore 160052
Duration: 2 hrs
Fees: $118 - $148
5. Miniature Garden Workshop | The Plant Story
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Do you know what else other than good smells puts us in a good mood? Nature. Whether youâre sad or stressed (or having a writerâs block), a walk in the park can make you feel better.
Another way to connect with nature is to have your own garden at home! You can pick up some tips at The Plant Storyâs Miniature Garden Workshop. You can choose to build a Rainforest Gardens (Terrarium), Desert Garden, Air Garden, and Water Garden, all low maintenance, great for even brown thumbs. Â
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Location
Serangoon North | Seletar Aerospace Park (Exact address will be provided upon confirmation of booking)
Duration: 1 hr
Fees: $88/pax (+$80 to share session with another person)
6. Wheel Throwing | Goodman Ceramic Studio
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If you imagined that sexy scene from Ghost where Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze sit at a pottery wheel attempting to shape the clay, Iâll have to burst your bubble. At Goodman Ceramic Studioâs Trial Wheel Throwing workshop, from preparing the clay to shaping the clay, youâll be guided by an experienced instructor. Your masterpiece will be bisque fired and you can bring it home after 4 weeks.
If youâre interested in learning more about wheel throwing, you can also sign up for the Basic Throwing workshop which consists of 10 sessions held on a fixed schedule.
Location
Goodman Arts Centre, 90 Goodman Road, #01-37 Block G, Singapore 439053
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Fees: $58/pax
7. Make Your Own Gin | Brass Lion Distillery
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Need a drink? Make your own! And we donât just mean the mixing. Not long ago Brass Lion Distillery launched Gin School, the first of its kind in Singapore. The three-hour workshop will start you off with a welcome drink, after which youâll get to create your own spirit profile by choosing different herbs, spices, teas and fruits from their huge cabinet and herb garden. You can tweak your recipe with the help of your Ginstructors before the distilling process. And at the end of the process, you can bottle and personalize your master creation to bring home.
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Location
40 Alexandra Terrace, Singapore 119933
Duration: 2.5 â 3 hrs
Fees: $198/pax
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