Do you want to add a spiritual element to the party? Or do you need some extra fun?
My daughter’s bas mitzvah party, overall, was pretty typical for our neighborhood. We had a dairy buffet and dessert table plus a project for the girls to do as an activity. (They decorated tumblers with waterproof stickers. My daughter’s idea, I let her take the lead on the party planning.)
Adding a Spiritual Aspect. I thought it would be very nice to add a spiritual aspect to the party. I remember hearing Rabbi Paysach Krohn say that he brought his daughters to a rebbetzin before their bas mitzvah to get a bracha and to speak to them. I suggested this to my daughter but she wasn’t too keen. (I had some other ideas, like going that morning to cheer up sick people in the hospital or volunteering with her friends at the local Bikur Cholim kitchen, but they did not get approved by the board).
In the end, my husband came up with the idea of finishing the entire Tehillim at her bas mitzvah party and my daughter loved it right away! We ordered personalized Tehillim cards made by BP Graphics. When they were done with the projects, all guests eagerly said a few cards! It worked out really well, and it was beautiful to have Sefer Tehillim completed that day, in the midst of the fun. Now, she also has the cards to keep to bring out whenever she wants to split up Sefer Tehillim with her friends. It’s a great momento from her bas mitzvah for life.
And Make a DIY Photo Booth. This photo booth ended up being the highlight of the party! My daughter wanted a selfie terminal at the party. After researching it, I saw it was very expensive to rent one ($500 for just the first hour). So we made our own! For less than $50!
I ordered a backdrop ($13.98), a ring light with a tripod ($16.99) and props ($13.99) from Amazon. I mounted my cell phone to the light ring and there was a Bluetooth clicker for the people in the picture to press. This activity ended up taking up the most time at the party. Everyone had a blast doing it. Each family took pictures on their own and with the bas mitzvah girl. Friend pictures, individual pictures…it looks like we had professional pictures taken!
If you want to add another element, you can print them on site using an instant printer. We just printed them at a local pharmacy, framed the photos, and mailed them to our guests along with thank you cards. The perfect finishing touch!
Here are the items:
Hey Shayna! Mazel tov on Chava’s Bas Mitzva! Love the ideas!
NJ 🙂
Such cute idea can you please send the info for the toppler cups and the stickers
Hi, thanks, this is the link for the tumblers.
And here for the waterproof stickers.
thanks
Thank you for the great ideas! Does the printer need ink?
I actually sent the pictures to a nearby pharmacy to be printed so I’m not sure about the ink.
Hi using your Photo Booth idea. Bought the printer before a read this. There is one issue the clicker does f work with the Ivy printers app. Unless maybe you know how to get that to work.
The Tehillim is such a great idea! and the photo booth hack! Thanks for sharing
Hi! Love the idea of the tehiilim cards. Do you know where
I can get personalized tehillim cards?
I ordered them from BP Graphics in Lakewood. Alternatively, you can get it much cheaper if you purchase a Tehillim mechulak from a judaica store and get personalized labels to put on each book.
Has anyone gotten through to BP?
We used your idea and decorated tumblers at my daughter’s bas miyzvah. Was a big hit!
How did u hang up the photo booth backdrop ?
I taped it to my wall with masking tape and it held, but they sell backdrop stands on amazon specifically for this. Good luck!
How do you take the picture ? What’s a Bluetooth clicker
The selfie stand came with a small Bluetooth remote that the picture taker holds and clicks to snap a picture.