We made genuinely terrible mugs and they are our most prized possessions

We booked a wheel-throwing class expecting to be bad at it, and were not disappointed — but the instructor was patient, funny, and very good at framing failure as part of the point. The studio has great energy: the lighting is low, clay is everywhere, there's a playlist you can't quite place but immediately like. There's something surprisingly revealing about struggling through something new together — you learn things. We picked up our glazed mugs three weeks later and they are permanently on display. Strongly recommend as a date regardless of where you are in a relationship.