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A knife skill that finally clicks, a chord change that stops sounding clumsy, or a pottery technique that only makes sense once someone shows you in person. Classes and courses cover just about every skill worth picking up, from the kitchen to the studio. Some people book these for themselves on a whim, others hand them over as a nudge someone's been needing for a while. Either way works, and the only real decision left is which skill to start with.
Every class on this page has one thing in common: someone in the room who actually knows what they're doing, and they're happy to show you. Here's a starting point, organised by what you're in the mood to learn.
If working with your hands sounds appealing, a pottery class is hard to beat. The Pottery Wheel Workshop in Sydney puts you at the wheel for two hours, centring clay until it finally behaves. Prefer paper to porcelain? The Life Drawing Workshop in Brisbane is a relaxed way into figure drawing, no experience required. Camera enthusiasts can book the Photography Workshop for Beginners in Sydney and finally get off auto mode. Browse the full range of pottery and ceramics classes and drawing and art classes to find one in Melbourne, Sydney or beyond.
Cooking classes are still one of our best-loved ways to spend an afternoon, with plenty on offer in Melbourne and Sydney. The French Bistro Cooking Class in Perth is a good one for anyone chasing proper French technique, while the Sydney Vintage Cake Decorating Class turns a plain sponge into something with actual piping skill behind it. For a night out with a bit more mixing involved, the Cocktail Making Class with a Take Home Bottle covers the basics of shaking, stirring and pouring properly. Explore the wider range of cooking classes, cake decorating classes and cocktail making classes for more options by city.
Not every class needs a kitchen. The Soy Candle Making Workshop for Beginners is a relaxed couple of hours making two candles to take home, a solid gift for someone who already owns enough candles they didn't make themselves. The Floristry Design Workshop in Melbourne is one of our best sellers, teaching proper arranging technique with a bunch you get to keep. If chocolate is more their thing, the Adult Chocolate Making Class covers tempering and truffle making with a professional chocolatier. See the full candle making and flowers and plants classes ranges for more.
Dancing is one of those skills people assume they've missed the boat on. They haven't. The Introduction to Ballroom Dancing Course pairs private lessons with group classes and a social night, enough to actually feel confident on a dance floor. Browse the full range of dance lessons for more styles and locations.
RedBalloon classes and courses cover pottery and ceramics, cooking, art and drawing, photography, dance, candle making, floristry, cake decorating, chocolate making and cocktail making, with hundreds of options listed across every Australian state.
No. Most classes and courses on RedBalloon are built for complete beginners, with an instructor who walks you through everything from the first step. If a class does need prior experience, that's listed clearly on the product page.
Yes. Every class can be bought as a RedBalloon gift voucher, valid for five years, so the person you're gifting it to can pick their own class, date and location rather than being locked into your choice.
Most run between 90 minutes and three hours. The Beginner Pottery Wheel Class in Brisbane is a shorter session, while multi-lesson courses such as ballroom dancing run across several weeks.
If you're not sure where to start, a cooking class or a candle making class is usually the easiest entry point. The Knife Skills Cooking Class for Home Cooks and the Scent Lab candle making workshop are both straightforward, low-pressure introductions.
This depends on the class. Cooking and candle making classes usually provide everything, while photography courses ask you to bring your own camera. Full requirements are listed on each product page before you book.
Pottery, cooking and dance only cover part of the range. RedBalloon classes and courses also stretch into making, movement and a few genuinely unusual afternoons: