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Host a Movie Night Your Kids Will Love! Plus Free Printable Invitations

Host a Movie Night Your Kids Will Love! Plus Free Printable Invitations

April 11, 2017 By Katie Chiavarone 3 Comments

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Movie night is one of our favorite nights. It’s an opportunity for all of us to come together and enjoy an on-screen adventure—such as DreamWorks’ new movie The Boss Baby which is in theaters now! When we can’t go out to the movies, we enjoy watching our favorite flicks at home, too.

There’s nothing my kids like better than to cuddle up, drink some delicious Tampico juice and spend some quality time together. The days are busy and the weeks fly by, taking some time to say “hey, it’s important to me that we all come together” is great for the entire family, and especially crucial for kids to hear. Check out these ways you can make movie night special in your house, and print out the invitation and coupons for everyone! 

Check out these ways you can make movie night special in your house, and print out the invitation and coupons for everyone!

Make Movie Night Memorable

Choose a Movie Together. Let it be a collaborative project. Discuss a couple of titles and why they might be interesting to see, and give your kids the opportunity to come to a conclusion together. Take a vote if necessary, or schedule the ‘losing’ movie for the next movie night. 

Read the Book. If the movie of your choice has a book that goes with it, read parts of it if it’s lengthy, or look for a children’s version.

Choose a Fun Drink! We love to try new foods and drinks at movie night! Typically, we look for something fun and special. My kids’ recent choice was Tampico punch, and boy were they in heaven!

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Tampico is also currently hosting a Raise a Boss scholarship sweepstakes for the premiere of DreamWorks The Boss Baby (one we CAN’T WAIT to see!). You can invest in your little bosses, too, with Tampico’s Raise a Boss Promotion! Just visit TampicoRaiseaBoss.com to see how to get a free digital Tampico Boss Baby activity book, and enter for a chance to win a $10 movie gift card, and a grand prize of $5,000 towards a child’s education.

Enter the #TampicoRaiseABoss sweepstakes! Here’s how: BUY Tampico multipack, SNAP a photo of the receipt, TEXT “Tampico” to 811811. All valid entries receive a free digital The Boss Baby Activity Book! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends 4/30/17. Visit TampicoRaiseABoss.com.

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Make Some Awesome Popcorn. Ditch the plain butter and salt and set up a popcorn bar! Or try a new recipe with each movie night! We love this caramel apple popcorn, it makes its way into Movie Night rotation in the Fall. Though let’s be honest…plain butter and salt is GOOD.

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Set Up a Comfy Viewing Area. A household favorite for us is a fort or a big comfy viewing area on the ground created with pillows and blankets. I have this thing about my kids leaving pillows on the floor that they knock off the couch every other day of the week, so when I actually encourage it on movie night, it’s kind of a big deal.

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Cuddle! Take this opportunity to put the electronics away, put your pjs on, and snuggle up with one another. It’s good for the soul 🙂

Grab Your Printable Movie Night Invitations and Coupons!

Check out these ways you can make movie night special in your house, and print out the invitation and coupons for everyone!

 

To make movie night even more fun, print these off and hand them out to everyone in the family! I like to stick them in the kids’ lunch boxes or give the invitation to them before they leave for school. It’s a fun little surprise to look forward to at the end of the week.

Check out these ways you can make movie night special in your house, and print out the invitation and coupons for everyone!

 

It also serves as a dramatic play invitation for my little ones. My 6 year old likes to create a setup and pretend that they have a concession stand at home. They take turns using their invitation as a ticket to get into the movie, and then use their coupons to pick out their snacks and drinks. The drink coupon was REALLY valuable when used in exchange for their Tampico 🙂

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Have so much fun hosting a family movie night!

Do you have any other ways that you enjoy making your movie night fun? We’d love to hear about them and give it a try ourselves!

Check out these ways you can make movie night special in your house, and print out the invitation and coupons for everyone!

*Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Tampico. All opinions expressed are my own, see here for more about the policies and disclosure of this blog. 

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Comments

  1. Theresa says

    April 12, 2017 at 6:30 pm

    This is so neat. I like the invitations! We always go all out too. Making the posters is our favorite part, and we usually charge admission. The kids earn their ticket and extra treats by cleaning before they arrive!

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  2. Nicci says

    April 12, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    I like your idea of reading the book beforehand. What a great way to help them be excited about reading, plus pump them up for family movie night!

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