Best Place to Have a Cruise Theme
Or a Noah's Ark theme - on a real boat! Actually have your party on a beautiful ship and attain a level of excitement and realism that land-locked party rooms just can't match.
Link Information: For Boston, Chicago, or Washington, DC. Check out Odyssey Cruises
Visit Related Website For More Information.Boarding the Ocean Liner Kit
Shindigz has well-priced large décor for many different themes. Their "Fantastic Voyage" kit includes 1 Titanic Lighted Silhouette, 1 Port of Southampton Entrance & Ramp, 4 Fence/Light Sections (8? fence & 1 lamp per section) with Life Preservers, and 6 Bon Voyage Signs all for just over $400. One caveat - if you buy from this company, hire a handyman or some clever teenagers the week before your event to put the items together! From their homepage, search under "Cruise."
Visit Related Website For More Information.Buy International: Biblical African Embroideries
The North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry helps Jews survive in Ethiopian and assists them in reaching and settling in Israel while preserving their unique tribal culture. Each incredible embroidery takes a month to complete and the purchase price will support an entire family for a month as well.
Visit Related Website For More Information.Buy International: Bowls, Purses and Keychains Made from Beads
Beads for Education sells the native crafts of Maasai women to raise money for the schooling of girls in East Africa and literacy and career training for older women of the tribes. The organization has had a huge impact by training young women as peer counselors to talk about AIDS prevention and the importance of education in giving women a voice in Maasai culture. Their beadwork is extraordinary - something everyone would enjoy owning, even if it wasn't a mitzvah! When you go to their homepage, look for a link to "products" at the very bottom
Visit Related Website For More Information.Buy International: Handpainted Silk Tallit Bags and Other Ritual Items
Yad LaKashish is "Lifeline for the Old." It's a program that employs elderly artisans in Israel to create extraordinary crafts to raise money to support themselves and programs that benefit other seniors. They sell a huge array of gorgeous ritual - including talitot, kippot and other bar/bat mitzvah items - and everyday pieces. Their bookmarks make great party favors. Their beautiful painted silks are showcased in the book
MitzvahChic.
Visit Related Website For More Information.Buy International: Mayan Kippot
Provide an exotic experience of another culture while doing a mitzvah! Get your kippot from the Guatemalan women of Mayaworks. Several of these artisans lost their homes in a hurricane in October, 2005. Your purchase of MayaWorks kippot brings better food to their family table, better access to health care and school for their children. You can make a difference in the lives of a Mayan family! Kippot are only $8 each and price drops to $6 if you order 100 or more.
Visit Related Website For More Information.Cruise Line T-Shirts as Chair Covers
Put over the chair backs souvenir tee shirts from different cruise lines. They can be the table markers and the party favors.
Have International Cuisine
This may seem obvious, but if you're doing a travel theme, one of the most fun ways to carry it through the party is to have different ethnic foods. And, now that some really exotic ones are becoming more mainstream, it's easier than ever to do.
