Searching for fun team building workshops that feel calm, hands-on and a little indulgent? In this guided candle and soap making workshop, your group creates handmade candles and decorative soaps in a bright, art-filled studio in Foster City on the Peninsula, just off Highway 92 and US-101 with ample free parking. An instructor leads every step and the studio supplies all the materials.
Candle and soap making is creative without being complicated. Guests layer wax in glass containers and decorate them with colors and embellishments like dried flowers and shells, and shape decorative soaps in molds such as flowers and hearts. No previous craft experience is needed. The instructor walks the group through each
Searching for fun team building workshops that feel calm, hands-on and a little indulgent? In this guided candle and soap making workshop, your group creates handmade candles and decorative soaps in a bright, art-filled studio in Foster City on the Peninsula, just off Highway 92 and US-101 with ample free parking. An instructor leads every step and the studio supplies all the materials.
Candle and soap making is creative without being complicated. Guests layer wax in glass containers and decorate them with colors and embellishments like dried flowers and shells, and shape decorative soaps in molds such as flowers and hearts. No previous craft experience is needed. The instructor walks the group through each stage, explains how to combine colors and decorations, and helps at every table so everyone finishes with pieces they are proud of.
What's Included
- Private, instructor-guided candle and soap making workshop for your group
- All materials, including wax, containers, soap base, molds, colors and decorations
- Aprons, tools and protective table covers
- Step-by-step guidance on layering, coloring and decorating
- Handmade candles and soaps for every guest to take home
- Use of the studio, set up before you arrive and cleaned up afterward
How the Workshop Runs
Guests arrive to tables laid out with containers, molds and trays of decorations. The instructor opens with a short demonstration of how the materials behave and how to plan a design, then everyone builds their own candles and soaps while the instructor moves between tables. Between steps there is time to compare color combinations and swap decorating ideas, and the session ends with each guest packing up their finished pieces to take home.
Why It Works for Groups
This is one of the more relaxing team building workshops on offer. The work is gentle and absorbing, which frees people up to talk, and every guest leaves with handmade gifts rather than a throwaway souvenir. Because everyone uses the same materials but makes different choices, no two candles or soaps come out alike, which makes for easy conversation at the end. It is indoors and seated, works for every fitness level and in any season, and fits offsites, holiday parties, wellness days, employee appreciation events and small leadership groups. As crafty team building activities go, it is especially popular before the holidays, when guests like to bring their creations home as gifts.
Custom Themes
The studio can tailor colors and decorations to your event, such as company colors, a seasonal palette or a holiday theme, so the finished candles and soaps match the occasion.
Food and Drinks
The studio runs its own kitchen with locally roasted coffee and an in-house menu that can be added to your booking, including salad and cheese platters, charcuterie boards, pizzas, sandwiches, kabob plates, desserts, wine and champagne. Dietary preferences can be accommodated with notice. Outside food may be allowed for private events with prior approval and a service fee.
The Studio
The Foster City studio is a long, light-filled room lined with original paintings, with tables and chairs, restrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. It is a women-owned, 5.0-star rated creative studio founded by a professionally trained artist with a Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Painting, and it has hosted team bonding workshops for more than one hundred companies across the region.
Plan Your Workshop
Share your date, headcount and any color or theme ideas, and the studio will prepare materials and a seat for every guest. Private groups should book two to three weeks ahead. Check availability through this listing to plan a calm, creative session that sends everyone home with handmade gifts. Each workshop runs about two and a half hours. Studio gift cards are available too, which make a thoughtful thank-you for guests who would like to return for another workshop.
