July 27th, 2017
Sixth-grader Kayla Distenfeld of Teaneck, New Jersey created the perfect Bat Mitzvah project called, “Helping Hands with Rubber Bands.”
Kayla first discovered her love for weaving after she got a loom for her birthday a few years ago. Though she was having trouble weaving with yarn, she figured out how to do it with rubber bands. Kayla then began creating rubber band headbands. This hobby is now benefiting Chai Lifeline, an organization that finds ways to bring joy to the lives of young sick patients and their families. through family centered programs, activities and services.
Pictured L-R: Mom Rachel with Kayla selling headbands at the Sinai School Boutique.
We asked Kayla a few questions about her Mitzvah Project:
MM: Does your project have a start and end date, and if so, what are they?
KD: I started at the beginning of the summer last year and I would like to continue until I reach my goal of $1,800. So far I have raised $900. By raising $1,800, I can fulfill a special wish of a sick child through the Dare2Dream program of Chai Lifeline.
MM: Can you give us details of your Mitzvah Project?
KD: I am making headbands out of the rubber bands used in rainbow looms, which was a thing a year ago. I sell each headband for $10. The proceeds go towards the Dare2Dream Program. I want to fulfill the wish of a sick child. I am determined to reach my goal by the end of September 2017, just in time for my Bat Mitzvah.
Kayla's poster and beautiful headbands on display
MM: In your own words, what does it mean to you to do a Mitzvah Project for your Bat Mitzvah?
KD: I feel like a Bat Mitzvah project is a chance for girls to make a difference in the world as they become a fulfilled Jewish woman.
MM: How long can people donate to this charity?
KD: Until I reach my goal of $1,800 and I am half way there!
MM: What are you doing to spreading the word?
KD: I am selling my headbands at Carly’s Craze in Teaneck, New Jersey and I also sold them at the Sinai School Boutique. I am spreading the word on Facebook courtesy of my mother.
For further information about Helping Hands With Rubber Bands Bat Mitzvah Project, please email headbandsbykayla@yahoo.com or private message Mom Rachel through Facebook.
We thank Kayla and her family for sharing her great Bat Mitzvah Project with our readers and wish her much success in reaching her goal!
July 27th, 2017
Bedazzle My Bonbons features glittered chocolate truffles that can be both dessert and decor! They come in a variety of flavors and are covered in a special edible glitter. What a great way to bring on the bling! Bedazzle My Bonbons’ clients include Neiman Marcus and Disney and we think they would be a great addition to your dessert/cake display, favor boxes or Mitzvah Exit Treats.
They have an extensive color palette and the color combinations are endless. They will even create a brand new bedazzling color to match your child’s Bar Bat Mitzvah color scheme.
It’s the perfect party accessory!
36 sparkling shades and 8 decadent flavors of bonbons is the perfect way to splash color and sparkle into your celebration
Customize a favor box which can be used for a place card, favor or delicious Mitzvah Exit Treat
They will create any color combination you want, like this turquoise and purple color combination
They look beautiful on display
Oh, did we mention they also can be ordered in hard lollipops?
To find out more about these beautiful and delicious treats, visit their Website or call them at 321-327-5550.
July 26th, 2017
Circle of Friends of Connecticut reaches out to children, teens, young adults & adults with autism & disabilities & involves them in a full array of inclusive social experiences.
July 24th, 2017
Imagine having your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah service and/or party at Dylan’s Candy Bar?
As the largest state-of-the-art sweets emporium and candy lifestyle brand, Dylan’s Candy Bar is not your average Bar or Bat Mitzvah event space. The modern day candy land is home to over 7,000 candies from around the world, making it the most popular destination for the ultimate sugar rush experience.
Whether you are looking to hold your service or celebration one of their several locations, or need a candy buffet for your event, they customize every detail. What makes a Dylan’s Candy Bar event unique is that they are not only candy experts, but full-service planning professionals! Taking the best of what Dylan’s Candy Bar offers, they tailor each and every detail to the client’s needs. No Dylan’s Candy Bar Party is the same! They believe that every celebration deserves to be exceptionally sweet, colorful and right out of your sugar plum dreams.
Imaginative and energetic is what a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at Dylan’s Candy Bar is like. From their DJ, Emcee and Karaoke, LED stages and lasers, Photo booth, Magicians, and Candy Girls, the fun doesn’t stop. And their food from their in-house caterer or their preferred kosher caterers, is as out of this world as the candy.
Your guests will feel like Willy Wonka with the Candy and Dessert Buffets, Ice Cream Sundae Bar, Candy Mocktails, Personalized Candy and more.
Can you imagine more candy? Wait till you see Dylan’s Candy Bar Centerpieces, Invitations and Thank You Cards, Custom Digital Screens, Candy Party Favors and Cakes.
You can host your Bar or Bat Mitzvah at Dylan’s Candy Bar in New York at the Flagship Store or Union Square, or in Chicago, Miami or Los Angeles.
For a whimsical, playful, and unforgettable Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Dylan’s Candy Bar is the venue for you.
To learn more about Dylan’s Candy Bar, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
July 24th, 2017
The Weinstein family celebrated daughter Meira’s Bat Mitzvah in a very familiar place! There was “no place like home” as they decided the perfect venue should be their beautiful backyard.
The “Baked by Meira” theme, along with colorful pom pom decor, was thoroughly integrated by Mom Michal, a talented graphic artist and event planner. We think she had a hand in the weather too…it was perfect! We featured older sister Eliana’s Hollywood themed Bat Mitzvah a few years ago.
Pictured L-R: Sisters Eliana and Reva, Bat Mitzvah girl Meira, Dad Jonathan, Mom Michal and Brother Jacob.
The photographer was HJ Photography by Jerry Meyer and the rest of the vendor information is listed at the end of the spotlight.
Bat Mitzvah Style
This family looked stunning and ready to party, even their dog Wally was dressed to impress!
This beautiful Bat Mitzvah girl is a vision in violet. See more from this celebration
here
Bat Mitzvah Outdoor Decor
The venue...their very own backyard
Events 360 created the festive decor with these multi-colored table linens
These pom pom centerpieces added a whimsical pop of color
Centerpieces for the outside tables
Mom Michal created the logo similar to the "Baked by Melissa" logo. It was used throughout the party including the dance floor decal
Great shot of Meira dancing underneath the colorful balloons that hung from the tent ceiling
Bat Mitzvah Special Touches
The custom invitation came in a box and included information on the party, details of the Mitzvah Project bake sale along with an RSVP card. All designed by Mom Michal
What a great idea as a sign-in. Guests wrote messages to Meira on colorful circles and placed them in the memory box. At the end of night, a name was called out from the box and they won an iTunes card!
Colorful wraps were on hand to keep guests warm into the evening
Tie-dye kippot
Bat Mitzvah Music & Photo Booth Entertainment
There was a lot of dancing and joy under the tent as Meira danced with her parents
How much fun is this DIY limbo stick made with pom poms!
Gary Wallin Productions had everyone on the dance floor all night with their great music
The Step-N-Repeat with pictures of cupcakes was a great photo opportunity
The photo props looked good enough to eat
Bat Mitzvah Dessert
The Baked by Meira dessert
We loved the logo'd towel and bag as a favor
Bat Mitzvah Project
Meira had a bake sale and raised $1,200 selling mini cupcakes for Kids of Courage. This organization is a groundbreaking volunteer organization dedicated to the support of sick children and their families, day and night, 365 days a year. Founded in 2008, Kids of Courage is committed to change the way people look at illness, and open up a world of support, hope and opportunity for every sick child and family, no matter how serious the diagnosis.
Meira had a bake sale and raised $1,200 for Kids of Courage
Yummy colorful cupcakes
Custom boxes hinted at her Bat Mitzvah theme
Some advice from Mom Michal:
“Be organized, start early, think outside the box. We were blessed with great weather, however doing an outdoor party is a risk…always have a plan B.”
Vendor Directory
The following vendors helped to make Meira’s Bat Mitzvah special. If you give any of them a call, let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.
Venue: The Weinstein’s Backyard
Photography/Videography: HJ Photography by Jerry Meyer, 516-688-7722
Favors/Logo Design/Photo Backdrop: mlwdesign, 917-301-2584
Decor/Rental Furniture/Lighting/Linens/Kippot: Events 360, 516-295-6300
Tent: New York Fun Factory, 516-822-6400
Caterer: Heavenly Events, 718-350-5092
Cupcakes for Mitzvah Project: Mimi Chill, Chill Cakes, 516-666-5663
Music Entertainment: Gary Wallin Productions, 516-295-3137
Meira’s Custom Gown: Zoe, LTD., 718-361-9022
July 20th, 2017
Share your helpful advice about Bar and Bat Mitzvah planning and have it published in our annual Mitzvah Market Magazine!
Are you a Mom or Dad who have planned a Bar or Bat Mitzvah for your child? Do you have great “What I wish I had known” tips to share with other families about the Bar or Bat Mitzvah experience?
Tell us about the one thing you wished you had done differently in planning your celebration or the one idea that really worked well? What was so worth spending extra money on? Or conversely, what was a waste of money? What questions did you wish you had asked in advance of your photographer, venue, party planner or others? Should you have shopped earlier for outfits? Did it really matter if your tablecloths matched the invitations? Did the kids love your giveaways or do you wish you had thought of something different? If you could do it again, what would you do differently?
In other words, what do you wish someone had told you during your own planning process?
Please send your advice and one hi-res photo from your child’s celebration to info@mitzvahmarket.com. It will get published in the next edition of Mitzvah Market Magazine, November 2017.
Thanks for sharing!
The Mitzvah Market team
July 20th, 2017
With a variety of themed options to entertain both children and adults, Chelsea Piers Connecticut ensures that your child‘s Bar or Bat Mitzvah is both unique and exciting!
Chelsea Piers is excited to be working with Nikki Glekas Events, their exclusive catering partner, helping families celebrate this special occasion. Nikki Glekas, a restaurateur, caterer and event designer, is the founder of Nikki Glekas Events, and owns and operates the award winning EOS Restaurant and Bank Street Events, both in Stamford.
At Chelsea Piers Connecticut, Nikki and her team provide outstanding catering and event planning services for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. They work with families to design menus that both kids and adults will find flavorful and delicious and manage every aspect of the event that a client requests from invitations to room décor.
Chelsea Piers Connecticut and Nikki Glekas Events are committed to providing their clients with great food, exceptional service and a Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebration your family and friends will remember forever.
To learn more about Chelsea Piers Connecticut, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
July 20th, 2017
Summer is almost here!
Your kids might be away at sleepaway camp and you have lots of time on your hands. Why not make use of this carefree time and start planning your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah celebration? It’s a great chance to start crossing items off your to-do list.
Here are 5 reasons why you should start your planning now!
1. Sitting by the pool or on the beach is a great place to make your guest list and review a list of venues, planners, DJs, and photographers that you are interested in using.
2. You can contact vendors easily using the “Mitzvah Connect” form on each profile page in the Vendor Directory. Since there are few Bar and Bat Mitzvahs during the summer months, these Bar Bat Mitzvah vendors have more time to meet and discuss the details of your celebration.
3. You can do your own research and narrow down the choices. When your child gets home, you can present them with the ones you think are best but still give them options.
4. You have time to leisurely shop for a dress, shoes and accessories for yourself and family members.
5. Sit back and enjoy the planning process…..
Read Top 15 Questions To Ask Your Bar Bat Mitzvah DJ
Read Top 15 Questions To Ask A Photographer
Read: Top Questions To Ask Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah Caterer
Read: Top Questions To Ask A Bar Bat Mitzvah Venue
July 17th, 2017
Life…the place to be, Westchester’s Premier Alternative Bar Bat Mitzvah venue features 29,000 square feet of modern, state of the art industrial event space.
LIFE’s special event space can accommodate from 30 to 500+ guests. They feature full service catering by Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships, with casual menus by LIFE Catering, plus Kosher catering available too. Under one roof, get tables, chairs, linens, lounge furniture, LED lighting and 20’ projection screens for the montage. Additionally they have arcade games, laser tag and bowling.
LIFE knows that Bar Bat Mitzvah planning and budgeting is stressful enough, but not knowing what the total cost of your event will be after all is said and done, can cause additional unnecessary stress.
Good News! To make the process easy and more enjoyable, LIFE has partnered with top vendors in the industry and negotiated incredible discounts to offer clients a complete All-Inclusive Bar Bat Mitzvah party package that includes all of the services for your event! LIFE will provide this at one simple and incredible price.
The package includes, but not limited to, the following:
* LIFE Catering Gourmet Stations with Premium Open Bar * Travesties Entertainment DJ Package * Decor Package by Life Styles Decor * Lounge Furniture Package * Four Wall Video Projection * Special Lighting Package * High-End Video Arcade * Montage * Cubbies For Kids’ Lounge * Wall Gobos & Cafe Plasmas * Valet Parking * Coat Check * Two Licensed Security Guards
*Contact LIFE for details and pricing.
Here are a few pictures of their event space:
(c) Andre Maier www.andremaier.com
To learn more about Life…the place to be, visit their extended profile page in our Vendor Directory.
July 13th, 2017
Baked In Color are freshly baked, delicious, colorful chocolate chip cookies! We think they are the perfect sweet treat. They can be used as place cards, favors or parting Mitzvah Exit treats.
Owner Julie Dugoff Waxman loves entrepreneurship and chocolate chip cookies. She left a corporate retail job to start Baked in Color in May, 2016 and she and her cookies have been getting rave reviews ever since!
Baked In Color can customize the color of your cookies and packaging for your event with endless color combinations!
What a sweet reminder of your special day. Here are some examples:
Customize your delicious chocolate chip cookie color
There are a few packaging options including cookie jars in 3 sizes
Here is an example of a custom cookie tin with the guest of honor's logo
Cookies can also be individually wrapped in cellophane bags and tied with a matching custom label and ribbon
Color coordinate the packaging to match your child's theme
Baked In Color is available at Turnstyle NYC, the underground marketplace located within the Columbus Circle subway stop. For orders, delivery, shipping and product information, go to Baked In Color’s website or email them at bakedincolor@gmail.com.
