S’mores Bat Mitzvah Theme at Sleepaway Camp

Sydney’s Bat Mitzvah celebration took place during a fun-filled weekend in September 2016 at her favorite place, Indian Head Camp in Equinunk, Pennsylvania. Her service took place separately at B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey. S’mores was the theme with S’more Games, S’more Party and S’more Fun!

Pictured L-R: Dad  John, Bat Mitzvah girl Sydney, Brother Michael, Sister Danielle and Mom Carrie.

The photographer was Brian Delia and the rest of the information is listed at the end of the spotlight. 

Save The Date & Unique Bat Mitzvah Invitation

This family used AniMails as their Bat Mitzvah invitation. These cute collectible animals, made from a rubber like material can be written-on and mailed as is! The AniMails directed guests to a webpage designed by Amy Wohl of FabuDesigns

The family sent PostaGrams as their Save-the-Date 6 months earlier via postcards using a logo designed by Amy Wohl of FabuDesigns.com

Sydney surrounded by the AniMail invitations before they were sent

Special Party Details

The logo was also created by Amy Wohl of Fabu Designs and used throughout the weekend

Indian Head Camp created an agenda booklet with S'more info

Custom signage welcoming guests to "Sydney's S'more Camp" Bat Mitzvah weekend

Guests were asked to write special messages to Sydney on these rocks

How clever, the kayak held the soft drinks. On the counter were yummy home made s'mores trail mix for guests to snack on

"S'more cheese and crackers"

Mitzvah Music

EK Productions provided the music entertainment with MC Benny.

Sydney made her entrance with the help of EK Production dancers

The kids had fun with MC Benny

MC Benny and the entire EK Productions crew played great music and had everyone on the dance floor

EK Productions provided the lounge decor

Fireworks and Candle Lighting 

The evening ended with fireworks, a campfire and a movie

Sydney's name lit up on the lake

Sydney with her parents during the outdoor candle lighting service by the lake

Favors

Grey hoodie sweatshirts with Sydney's logo in pink were given out to friends

Guests arrived to bunks that were ready for the weekend

Mitzvah Project

For her Mitzvah Project, Sydney decided to focus her attention on Seniors in the area who were in need of food support, specifically during Rosh Hashanah. In collaboration with Jewish Family Services Metro West, Sydney chose to organize and deliver Rosh Hashanah holiday packages to the residents of the Jewish Federation Plaza in West Orange, New Jersey.  

Guests received this card upon arrival explaining Sydney's project and the different ways they could contribute

With the help of her friends and family, Sydney (pictured here with her family) raised over $1,400. This allowed people to enjoy many traditional Jewish foods for the holiday

Mom-to-Mom Advice from Carrie

“We found the process of planning a weekend Bat Mitzvah exciting and challenging.  There are so many small details. We gave ourselves plenty of time to plan the event. We found it fun to include the entire family in the process. As a team, we brainstormed, organized and partied. It made the event quite memorable.”

Vendor Directory

The following vendors helped to make Sydney’s Bat Mitzvah special. If you give any of them a call, let them know you read about their services on MitzvahMarket.com.

Venue/Signage/Agenda Pamplet:  Indian Head Camp, 914-345-2155
Music Entertainment/MC/Lounge Decor: MC Benny, EK Productions, 718-982-6000
Photographer/Videographer: Brian Delia Photography, 808-445-5292
Logo/Website: Amy Wohl, FabuDesigns.com, 312-513-1698
Favors: Rachelle Schuster, Captiv8 Promotions, 212-473-2440
Invitation/Postagram Save-the-Dates: Bee Bee Designs, 973-535-0602
Sign-In Memory Rocks: Handmade by the family
Bat Mitzvah girl’s/sister’s dresses: Princess Charming, 973-325-1419