Family Movie Night
The kids love it when we announce that it’s family movie night. Okay, so the oldest loves it, the next in line feeds off the oldest’s excitement, the youngest just stays in for the ride. But it really is a good time.
I’d originally planned to treat them to the new release, Over the Hedge, but the video store was out. You know what one of the fun things about kids is, though? If the movie came out before they were born, they don’t necessarily know that it’s not new. So, over to the $1 section I went, and grabbed this little piggy movie.
We tried to keep the snacks healthy, or at least healthyish. Some apple slices and a little bit of caramel dip, along with the prerequisite popcorn in individual paper sacks for the kids (minus the baby, no choking going on here!).
The kids enjoyed it and stayed seated for a whopping 30 minutes, I think, which made me really glad that we hadn’t dropped a bunch of cash to chase them around the movie theater.
A fun, healthy, thrifty evening as a family. What could be better?
PS-Bald Man took the photo of me prepping for the grand event, so I thought I should at least show my appreciation and include it. Don’t worry, it won’t happen often. ;)
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8 opinions for Family Movie Night
Bald Man
Oct 21, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Oh, we’ll see about that…
Christina
Oct 21, 2006 at 11:50 pm
We did movie night every Thursday night when we lived in Dubai. Now it’s going to be on Friday nights, cause a fabulous family has adopted us, so we have a standing invite to hang with them whenever we can.
It’s amazing to have such great family, even with people who only know me through friends of friends. What an amazing city I live in.
Oh, and check out Keva Planks to review here.
kailani
Oct 22, 2006 at 3:30 am
We try to have movie night every Saturday. We lay out all the pillows and blankets, make hurricane popcorn, turn down the lights, and watch a movie that Girlie Girl picked out. Tonight it was Over the Hedge although she was a little scared of the bear.
Erica
Oct 22, 2006 at 3:58 am
This is a great idea… When Erin’s a bit older we will do this - and so cheap :)
Kerri Aldrich
Oct 22, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Bald Man: You have to have possession of the camera to catch me again. Good luck prying it from my fingers. ;)
Christina: It is so encouraging to hear of the families who have reached out and welcomed you. Community is a beautiful gift! I’ll have to check out those planks. Have you used them?
Kailani: We need to be better about making it a weekly event. What could be more important than family time?! BTW-What’s hurrican popcorn? Sounds fun!
Erica: It’s a great time, and no guilt over breaking the bank! Not that it’s bad to go out with the kids, and we do that sometimes, but it’s great to teach them that we don’t have to leave the house and spend a ton of cash to have fun together.
Christina
Oct 22, 2006 at 10:02 pm
A friend of mine has three or four boxes of them. They really are fabulous. I can’t wait til we have our own place, and then we can stockpile them and play to our heart’s content.
What’s hurricane popcorn?
Mike
Oct 23, 2006 at 10:55 am
We just started this last week. I think we’re going to do Weds or Thurs. We saw Doogal which I think is a horrible movie for little kids. Here’s hoping for something better this week. I’m looking forward to Cars coming to DVD. The kids loved that one at the theater.
Kerri Aldrich
Oct 23, 2006 at 10:32 pm
Hey Mike! I’ve only heard two reviews of the movie “Doogal,” and the other was pretty much the same as yours. It went something like, “Don’t ever watch that movie.” But Cars was fun! That’s the only new release we made it to with the kids this year. Gotta love the cheap movies! Especially since my almost 3 year old (only 2 more days of describing him like that!) decided he had to leave right before the climax of the storyline. I figure I’ll catch up on the ending when it’s released next month. :D
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