Help! Major crisis!

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Entertainers for ds's bar mitzva party at end Sptember have cancelled on me! They were going to do all the entertainment activities across all age groups.

I'm in a total panic now. I don't know who or how to find someone suitable at this late stage.

Someone come and talk to me, pleeeeease!

Could you ask the ones who cancelled on you to suggest an alternative?

Unfortunately they can't.

Basically I need to start from scratch.

I have no idea what sort of entertainment you are looking for at a bar mitzva party - can you ask friends who have had similar parties?

He's the first in his year group at the religion classes, I'm not particularly friends with any of the parents in his year group so I don't have phone numbers, and won't be seeing them until term begins inSeptember.

It doesn't really matter that its a bar mitzva, more that its a cross-generational party in a hall, for a 13yo boy, and with most if the kids being 12-13, but also many younger siblings.

I need ideas!

The entertainers were going to set up games, puzzles, activities, etc. think holiday camp/guides/scouts type things.

Whereabouts are you? Someone may be able to recommend someone. Or can you google how to organise a bar mitzvah? Sorry if that is naive!

A magician? I went to a wedding where they had a magician walking around & on stage doing tricks in between the ceremony & the gaps between the dinner courses. He was very good & well received by the cross generational audience from 2 - 80 years old.

Get this moved to AIBU for the traffic as you will get a lot more suggestions.

Excellent ideas ralsah, thank you!