FLY ON A TRAPEZE

How about a little circus fun for those daredevils in your life? At Trapeze School New York Beantown, options include a two-hour Flying Trapeze group class for all levels, including first-timers. After hanging on the low bar by one’s hands and then knees, participants will be fastened to safety lines to take a first swing, 23 feet above ground with a huge safety net below. High-flying knee hangs and catches can follow.

Jordan’s Furniture entertainment rotunda, 50 Walkers Brook Drive,  Reading, 781-942-7800,  http://boston.trapezeschool.com  $30-$60 per class (depending upon day and time)

LEARN GLASSBLOWING

At a two-hour Glassblowing Sampler at the Diablo Glass School, students gather glass from the furnace and then learn to control and shape the molten material in order to create a small paperweight souvenir. 123 Terrace St., Boston, 617-442- 7444, www.diabloglassschool.com, $75  

BUILD A TEDDY BEAR

Children will love creating their own bear at Build-A-Bear Workshop US. After they pick out the size, color, and style of bear, it receives stuffing along with a plush heart and the child is asked to make a wish. A birth certificate is drawn up with the bear’s name and the child receives the bear, along with a white cardboard “cub condo” with windows and a door. Optional add-ons include clothes, accessories, and sounds (such as a recorded message from a parent added during the stuffing process). Natick Mall, 1245 Worcester St., Suite 2126,  Natick, 508-651-0241, www.buildabear.com/shopping $10-$25 (basic bear)  

DESIGN A FABRIC HANDBAG

Crafters and fashionistas will enjoy imagining a bag to hold cosmetics, a wallet, baby diapers, and more at LILL Studio. After choosing from over 40 styles, participants select fabric from 130 plus selections. The bag is produced in Chicago and mailed within four weeks. 220 Newbury St., Boston, 617-247-1154, www.1154lill.com, $18 and up  

COOK UP SOME FUN

With typical themes, such as Everyday Italian, Sushi, and Crazy Cupcakes, each two-hour Adult and Child Workshop at Create a Cook is designed for one child (from 5 to tween) and one adult partner, whether it’s a caregiver, grandparent, or parent. Workshops occur mainly on weekends. 53 Winchester St., Newton, 617-795-2223, www.createacook.com  $80 (per adult-child team)

CREATE A SIGNATURE SCENT

At Neil Morris Fragrances men and women are able to create a perfume. Morris taps into the client’s favorite memories, colors, emotions, and aromas to build the perfume drip-by-drip on the client’s arm from a collection of over 700 essences derived from flowers, spices, mosses, roots, herbs, and other botanicals. 221 MassachusettsAve.,  Suite 501,  Boston,  617-267-2315,

www.neilmorrisfragrances.com ,  $475 and up  

PAINT A PIECE

Ignite someone’s inner Matisse at The Paint Bar, where an instructor leads a group of aspiring artists, step by step, through the session’s featured painting (an on-line calendar shows the day’s featured painting and the number of places left in each 2½-hour afternoon or evening class) with wine and beer available for purchase by the glass. Included materials consist of a canvas, acrylic paints, brushes, and aprons. 823 Washington, St., Newton, 617-467-5777, www.thepaintbar.com, $25-$45 (depending upon day and time)  

DECORATE POTTERY

Whether it’s a sleek sushi plate or pudgy piggy bank, young and old will delight in painting their own pottery at Made By Me. After picking out a desired item, guests figure out the design and colors before painting the pottery (staff artists are available to help). The store then glazes and fires the creation (dishwasher, oven, and microwave safe), ready for pickup in six days. 1685 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 617-354-8111, www.made-by-me.com,$3-$40 for each piece, plus $4 per half-hour studio time per person  

CREATE A HOUSE WINE