Best Hens Party at Home Activities in Brisbane

Spend quality time connecting with the wonderful women in your life with this relaxed and fun itinerary filled with hens party ideas in Brisbane! If you’re a Brisbane resident, there are lots of reasons why keeping celebrations local for your hens party is an inspired idea. Hold a party that everyone will remember forever with this fun selection of unique experiences. 

Including one or two activities like a class or workshop is a fine idea, particularly if it includes some nibbles or drinks, or even a whole meal. Your crew will enjoy the creativity and focus of the handmade process while they learn new things - and laugh, chat, eat and drink along the way!

The considerable benefits of close-to-home hens day activities are many. Firstly, during the planning process, you or your lovely bridesmaid organiser will enjoy the flexibility to adopt a personal hen party theme, which will allow your bride’s favourite hen party ideas to take centre stage. 

You can also spare your guests the expense (and time requirements) of long-distance travel by staying close to your neighbourhood. Not to forget making it easier on the bride! She is most likely at the tail end of months of planning, organising and possibly, significant stress and anxiety - what with weighing up the mother-in-law’s opinions and finding the perfect dress! She will need her hens day to be a real treat which will allow her to slow down, de-stress, reconnect with old friends and most importantly, have lots of fun.

With workplace stress and burnout named as increasingly dangerous factors in our busy lives, you can bet that she’s not the only one in the group that needs to unwind. Your hens day could help reinvigorate the women of your tribe, contribute positively to their wellbeing and not least, connect them with their fellow Brisbane locals. 

While a hens party is traditionally a rite of passage that marks the bride-to-be’s venture into married life, centering it around a creative activity can be the catalyst for a unique bonding experience between your group of fab friends. You’ll create memories that will endure long after the wedding is over and you might even inspire some of your hens to take up a new health-boosting hobby! 

Here are some of the best hens party ideas at home:

Choose a fun hens cocktail making party

Just because you’re staying local doesn’t mean you don’t want to loosen up a little and enjoy a delicious tipple. Whether your party consists of 10 close friends or up to 35 extended family members, friends and colleagues, host School of Everything in New Farm can bring the drinks party to you at your home. Choose from classic Italian cocktails like an espresso martini or a  negroni and nibble on a delicious antipasto platter as you shake. Not only will you learn how to mix and muddle cocktails like a pro, you’ll also discover how to garnish your creations so they look irresistible!

Head to the streets of Italy through a cooking class

Is your bride-to-be an Italian food lover? Nothing will impress her more than this authentic, rustic Italian cooking class in Teneriffe with Vanilla Zulu! Get started with a mouth-watering lavender and rosemary focaccia, learn how to cook handmade ravioli and finish off the menu with a decadent panna cotta. Everyone will be taken through this hands-on class step-by-step, so even complete beginners will be right at ease. There’s even a bar at the venue where you can purchase signature gin cocktails and wine to compliment your finished meal.

Learn how to make your own bath bombs

Fragrant and moisturizing, nourishing and indulgent, natural bath bombs are a welcome addition to any woman’s bathroom, making this class an exquisite contender for your hens day in Brisbane. With Michelle See in Highvale, you and your gang will use only the purest ingredients to create your own bath bombs using natural botanicals and colourful geodes. You’ll each take home two gift box sets of bath bombs and an instruction booklet so you can go home and make more for yourself or give as gifts. 

Slow down and weave colourful baskets 

If your bride-to-be has been captivated by the resurgence of handmade crafts, then this could be the perfect choice for her and her hens. There are plenty of reasons to bypass a similar mass-produced product - environmental concerns, poor working conditions and underpayment for workers amongst them - so gather your ladies and send them home with their very own bespoke coiled basket using naturally dyed and sustainable raffia. Your group will master the basics of hand stitching around the raffia core material whilst adding textures and a variety of colours. 

Paint and design your own planter with alcohol inks

Plants, paints and a little booze combine in this on-trend workshop which will hit the right mark as a chic and fun Brisbane hens activity. Wine will flow and so will your squad’s creativity as you learn how to paint a pot using alcohol inks. Whether your group includes some budding artists or is made up of complete novices, this unique paint and sip class is suitable for everyone and there’s sure to be lots of laughs whilst original art is being made. 

Make a dried flower dome 

Many of us know the joy of working with flowers, but the Dried Flower Dome workshop is an opportunity to play with flowers that won’t die in a week or two. Have your hens learn how to prepare different flower species to ensure long term preservation, then arrange a personal selection underneath a glass dome. As you play with these gorgeous, delicate blooms and sip on a glass of wine, enjoy socialising with your besties and making beautiful, mindful memories together.

Discover the art of pickling and fermentation

Is the bride-to-be health and wellbeing focused? Get to know your kombucha from your kefir in this workshop which offers an overview of one of the most prevalent topics of recent times: gut health. Fermented foods are reportedly responsible for restoring the health of the gastrointestinal system, leading to improved immunity and wellbeing in other areas of your body. Your girls will explore various fermented vegetables, fruits and beverages throughout the class including kimchi, sauerkraut and kombucha and will go home with a recipe booklet to continue making vitality-boosting fermented foods for your family and friends at home.