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mitzmaniac Party411 Senior Member Offline Posts: 311	special gift ideas please! Nov 04^th, 2009, 9:31am Help!!! I need ideas & suggestions for a special bat mitzvah gift for a relative. I really don’t want to write a check as I’d like to do something more personable. I already know some people are getting her jewelry from Tiffanys, and I’m at a loss for something special and appropriate for a 13-year old.
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marcia Party411 Newbies Offline Party On! Posts: 28	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #1 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 9:44am My brother in law and sister in law started my two triplet daughters out with Pandora bracelets, and added some beads to each. This is something they will have forever. It also gave other people who asked what to get them the opportunity to buy more beads toward completing their bracelets.
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Elissa_D Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 1099 NY	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #2 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 11:13am Depending upon how much $ you would like to spend, I know that 13 year olds are very in computers. If several families chipped in for a laptop or digital camera that could be a very special and appreciated gift. Also depends upon what the child enjoys.... Just my two cents.
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sessysmom Part411 Junior Member Offline Posts: 57	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #3 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 2:37pm I just ordered a jewelry box online that you can design and also engrave. They are really pretty. Its a company called Kyle Designs. Depending on what you spend you can do that and then put jewelry in it.
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First_Time_BM_Mom Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 4496	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #4 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 3:12pm momof2bmboys bought my daughter the BEST present! It is a kaleidoscope made from her invitation. She just loves it!! (and so do I!) you can see it at cbennettscopes ps Marcia, DD got a pandora bracelet and for the life of me I can't figure out how to open it to get it on! LOL Any hints??
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Re: special gift ideas please!
Reply #5 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 3:41pm

A Gary Rosenthal menorah? If your relative is likely to read Torah again, a yad, or a tikkun (book with the Torah readings, facing pages, 1 side with vowels, the other without). A jewelry box that is decoupage with Jewish/meaningful pieces? I bought one from my synagogue gift shop a few years ago and it was beautiful.

Both my daughters got several necklaces from Tiffany. They sit in my jewelry box.

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mitzmaniac Party411 Senior Member Offline Posts: 311	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #6 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 5:28pm Wow! You guys are awesome!!! These suggestions are fantastic! Thank you so much. Now I have to decide. Hmmmm....
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Reply #7 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 6:07pm

i really like to give menorahs --kids love Hanukkah and it's Judaica they can use (no offense to yads Wink

i great site is Israeli products --they importa all made in Israel and have a warehouse in Baltimore --so you can get customer service/it doesn't take forever. I have ordered many times from them and they are great. check out the site. I also bought (in my syn gift shop) a menorah for a bat who plays the cello-- that had musical instruments all over it. If the menorah is not enough $$ I give a check with it --but it's nice to have the object

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isithereyet Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 1684	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #8 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 10:34pm I was going to recommend the klaidoscopes as well. They are awesome and the owner is terrific. She will not make two for the same child, so she will tell you if someone else has already done it for that child.
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marcia Party411 Newbies Offline Party On! Posts: 28	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #9 - Nov 4^th, 2009, 11:14pm To First Time BM Mom:We googled "how to open a Pandora bracelet clasp". We could not figure it out either.
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Califmom Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 555	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #10 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 1:42am DS received a Gary Rosenthal Tzedaka box that is a work of art! He keeps it on his shelf in his bedroom and loves it. They are so unique. I think an arty piece of Judaica is a beautiful gift. A menorah would be wonderful as well.
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scooper Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 1534 TX	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #11 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 8:28am It all depends on the kid. Our older son got lots of nice gifts and generous checks. His favorites? The hat someone brought back from MIT and a subcription to Scientific American. He wore that hat for years and still keeps up the subscription
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Reply #12 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 9:03am

First_Time_BM_Mom wrote on Nov 4^th, 2009, 3:12pm:

momof2bmboys bought my daughter the BEST present! It is a kaleidoscope made from her invitation. She just loves it!! (and so do I!) you can see it at cbennettscopes

ps Marcia, DD got a pandora bracelet and for the life of me I can't figure out how to open it to get it on! LOL Any hints??

they sell a clasp opener or just use your fingernails to seperate it

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momoforeo Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 2962	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #13 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 10:07am i like a piece of Judaica jewelry from israel. lots of the synagogue gift shops stock these items....also love the Menorah idea.
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northshoremom Party411 Newbies Offline Party On! Posts: 30	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #14 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 10:35am First time BM mom! I was going to mention the kaleidoscopes too. C Bennett is my cousin and everyone loves these kaleidoscopes as gifts.
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red_gems Party411 God/Goddess Offline "I am never coming down from cloud 9" Posts: 1464	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #15 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 10:49am Hope no one objects my posting ..but I carry some gorgeous hand made in Israel necklaces that are so very special..pm me with your email address if you are interested..no website yet (that is a whole other thread) . L
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riddle Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 2505 Texas	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #16 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 11:37am i was going to suggest you pm red gems--i bet she has lots of other things besides jewelry if the kiddo in question is not a jewelry person. personally, i think something israeli is a great way to go for a mitzvah gift. good luck.
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ljr Party411 Full Member Offline Posts: 229	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #17 - Nov 5^th, 2009, 12:36pm I have had the invitations framed. They come out really cool, look up purple raincoat
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Reply #18 - Nov 6^th, 2009, 5:59pm

Mitz - Since you are in Bergen County, you should check out the store in Fair Lawn - Priceless Possessions - which is the guy who was in Rudy's on Route 17 until they closed for tax evasion issues - (Rudy's not PP).

They discount Rosenthal Judaica, can special order many things, and has a decent collection of lots of items.

My disclaimer - I am in no way affiliated other than being a happy customer.

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momof2bmboys Party411 God/Goddess Offline Posts: 1883	Re: special gift ideas please! Reply #19 - Nov 7^th, 2009, 10:26am At our judaica shop we sell a lucite stand with a small torah inside...which the rabbi will put to the bm child's portion. They run about 50.00. you can google lucite torah stand. They make a really nice and special gift.
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