Ten Super Creative Kids Purim Costumes

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Purim Costumes – Making Memories.

Purim is around the corner – and now is the time to start thinking of costume ideas for your kids.

Here are a few really great costumes we found online and wanted to share with you.

Some of these costumes are super simple and require a bit of planning and very little effort – while some of them may require a bit of cardboard and spray paint, fabric, needle and thread – but the effort is always worth it – when you have those super cute family photos to look back on.

Up Purim Costume

Up
Costume chunky black glasses, balloons, plastic pipes and two tennis balls.

Dinosaur Purim Costume

Dinosaur
Cardboard and spray paint.

Leggy Purim Costume

Leggy
Adult sized jogging pants.

Einstein Purim Costume

Einstein
White costume mad scientist wig, cotton or white paint for eyebrows and mustache.

Big Bird Purim Costume

Big Bird
Orange foam board, yellow feathers.

Squid Purim Costume

Squid
Red. white and black felted wool or similar material.

Frieda Kalo Purim Costume

Frieda
Flower headband, eyeliner, big colorful earrings, bright dress and colorful sari.

Lucky Troll Purim Costume

Lucky Troll
Purple temporary hair dye, hairspray.

Bubble Gum Machine Purim Costume

Bubble Gum Machine
Multicolored pompoms, glue gun, grey and black felt.

Minecraft Purim Costume

Minecraft
Cardboard, paint.

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Yitz Woolf

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Bar & Bat Mitzvah Photography Checklist

Bar Mitzvah Boy Candies

So you booked a Bar Mitzvah photographer (or Bat Mitzvah photographer). Or maybe a friend of the family is a photographer and is offering to help out. That’s great – photography is essential in capturing an important family milestone.

It’s a huge moment for the child who is coming of age – it’s his or her moment – their rite-of-passage to adulthood. They may have spent a better part of the year preparing for this – learning their Torah portion and studying more about their Jewish heritage and their role in the Jewish community.

It’s also a huge milestone for the parents and grandparents. It marks one of the special lifecycle moments for the family – bringing everyone together for this big event.

Below is a checklist that we put together to help make sure that you can capture – and not miss out on or forget – all kinds of ‘Kodak moments’ for your family albums and benchers.

If you have any suggestions or additions for this list – please let us know so that we can add them.

Mazal Tov!

Bar / Bat Mitzvah Photography Checklist


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Here are 7 Clever Ways to Make Your Family Simcha Special:

people dancing during a Jewish Wedding

How do you make your simcha meaningful and fun at the same time? We have seen many families try so hard to customize their bar mitzvah, bat mitzvah, or wedding that the ‘simcha’ can get lost in the shuffle. Here are seven ideas to think about when planning your family communal experience. Of course, there are many more ideas than these… Enjoy! Maybe you’ll adopt some of these (and send us some of your own).

  1. Invite 2nd tier friends.
    Don’t skimp when it comes to inviting peripheral friends. In the long run, the added cost is well worth the friendships strengthened by your gesture.
  2. Personalize your event.
    There’s nothing like the family pictures that welcome guests at the door. But, go one step further. Make a bencher with family photos built in. You can create a simple card bencher with only 4-6 photos and a customized cover or go all the way with a booklet bencher that is a memorable keepsake album of your family simcha. Lets Bench! can help with all of that.
  3. Make a short and sweet video.
    Guests love the presentation but it doesn’t need to be more than 5 minutes.
  4. Write a song (to the tune of your favorite folk song, etc.).
    Be sure to include lots of funny ‘roasting’ elements that are well known. Practice singing it ahead of time.
  5. Perform a dance.
    Learn and teach a bunch of family/friends an easy dance to perform for the bride and groom or bar mitzvah / bat mitzvah star. Remember to practice ahead of time but, also don’t worry if it’s not perfect. The thought is what counts and people really like it.
  6. Designate a close family member or friend to help run the show.
    Ask a family member or close friend who is organized and great under pressure to help answer questions and deal with any crisis so you are able to focus on all the fun and not on putting out fires.
  7. Stay calm.
    Breath. Remember it’s a simcha. And despite all the crazy preparations, the simcha – literally ‘happiness’ is what really matters.
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Daniel Laufer

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