Q: Keep your arms straight and your palms face-up by your hips. Hold a barbell or dumbbells and slowly bend your elbow to start your curl. Bring the weight up to your shoulders and hold it for a count. Lower the weight back down until your arms are straight again to complete your rep. Practice doing around 10 reps for 2–3 sets. Choose a weight you’re comfortable with and doesn’t cause a lot of strain. As lifting that weight gets easier, you can use something heavier. Avoid swinging the weights up or down since you won’t work your biceps properly and you could injure yourself. As soon as you can finish your sets using 25 lb (11 kg) weights, attempt doing a pull-up. Stand in front of a workout bench with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent. Bend at the knees so you’re leaning over the bench and support your weight with one of your arms. Hold a dumbbell in your other hand and let your arm hang straight down. Slowly lift the weight up to your chest. Hold it there for a count before lowering it back to the starting position. Try doing about 3 sets that are 8–12 reps each.  Dumbbell rows help work out your back muscles and shoulders. Once you can comfortably row with 25 lb (11 kg) dumbbells, start trying to do pull-ups. Keep the rest of your body still while doing dumbbell rows, or you may work the wrong muscles. Lat pull-down machines simulate the motion you’ll use during a pull-up but you can choose the weight you're lifting. Slide the pin into a comfortable weight and reach up to grab the bar. Pull the bar on the machine down so it’s below your chin and hold it for 1 count. Raise the bar back up slowly to the starting position. Try doing 8–12 lat pull-downs per set for 1–2 sets.Increase the weight as you get more comfortable on the machine. Try to work all the way up to your bodyweight so you’re prepared to do your first pull-up.
A: Practice dumbbell curls to work your upper arms. Work out your back and arms with dumbbell rows. Use a lat pull-down machine to strengthen your back.

Q: There are many different types of sealant you can use.  It depends on how aesthetically concerned you are about your smoke bombs. The simplest method is to apply a small strip of tape over the opening. You could also seal the hole by using tissue paper and a glue stick. Cut the tissue paper a little larger than the shell's opening. Use standard tissue paper like you'd use to wrap a birthday present. You can use different colors of tissue paper if you want. You can take this in any direction you want. If you'd like a simpler design, draw something with a marker. You could also paint a fun design using watercolors. Remember you're going to ultimately break this, so don't become too invested in your design. Be careful when decorating; the egg's shell is still very fragile. This step is optional.
A: Gather the sealant. Cut tissue paper. Decorate your smoke bomb.

Q: Use the flat, stiff eyeshadow brush here. Dab it in the foil pigment. You want your brush to be damp, but not soaking wet. After wetting the brush, tap it a few times on the edge of the lid to shake off any loose bits of pigment. Start at the very center of the eyelid. You apply foil shadow using light, dabbing motions. Move from one end of the eye to the other, gently dabbing on the makeup. Be very delicate with your dabbing. You don't want to smear the foil makeup. It may take awhile to get all the makeup on neatly. You may only want a light dusting of foil makeup, in which case one or two layers will be enough. However, if you want something more dramatic, do three or four layers. Keep repeating the process of filling your brush and gently dabbing on the makeup until your makeup is as dramatic as you want it. If you want a very dramatic look, you may need to make more foil pigment at one point. Repeat the same process you used the first time to get more pigment for your eyes. Take a clean eyeshadow brush. Gently dust the outline of the foil makeup so it blends naturally into your existing eyeshadow. If you want to add in any additional colors of eye shadow, you can do so at this point. Make sure to wait until your foil makeup has dried completely to blend out the makeup.
A: Add the pigment to your brush. Dab the foil shadow onto the center of your lid. Repeat until you get the right effect. Blend out the foil eye shadow when you're done.

Q: Jewish jewelry is a common gift for bar or bat mitzvahs. You can find pieces with “chai” or the Jewish star on it, and you can search in your price range. There are several websites that specialize in Jewish gifts, so you can search around to find a gift that you think the recipient would love. Just keep in mind that they will be receiving a lot of stuff at their party, so don’t bombard them with trinkets just for the sake of it! Find something you truly think they’d like, or opt for money instead. Many times, friends of different faiths may not feel comfortable giving a Jewish gift, simply because they’re unfamiliar with the traditions and customs. Your gift doesn’t have to be faith-related at all. A nice necklace or customized photo book work just as well. A gift card to purchase a video game may be a fun gift, but something related to academics may be more practical for their future. Many times guests will contribute money for a college fund or other academic endeavor. You can also give money or items that can be used for travel, which makes for an invaluable learning experience for the child.Other things like stocks can help kids learn about the market, and so on. It may not seem normal to give a child an ultra-practical gift or money for far-off college tuition bills. However, the bar or bat mitzvah celebration is the child’s ultimate gift after months, or even years] of preparation. They are the center of attention amongst all their friends and family, and your support is a present in itself. This Jewish tradition marks the beginning of the bar or bat mitzvah’s adult life, and money and practical gifts are ways to start them off on the right foot.
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Give a Jewish-themed gift. Consider giving a practical gift. Remember that the party is the real gift for the child, as is the experience.