Please help with Christmas Family Movie Theme Night ideas!!! - The DIS Discussion Forums

leagirl12 · 11-17-2009, 12:45 PM

Beginning on the Sunday after Thanksgiving my family plans to watch a Christmas movie/cartoon each night until Christmas. There of course will be nights where we have other things outside of the home and won't be able to do this but if we are home then this is what we will be doing.

With that I would like to do something special to go along with each film. Just a small something to make it even more fun. The extra would be something like a small little token/candy that goes along with the movie or a themed dinner that goes along with it. I am coming to all of you creative minds asking that you help me come up with ideas.

These are the movies/cartoons on our list:

Christmas Carol
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Elf --- my idea her is an elf hat
Deck the Halls
Polar Express --- my idea here is a bell necklace
Frosty
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Miracle on 34th Street
Santa Claus - 1, 2, and 3
Grinch cartoon
Grinch movie --- my idea here is green eggs and ham for dinner
Charlie Brown Christmas
A Christmas Story
The Year without a Santa Claus
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Christmas with the Kranks
Rudolph

Please share any and all ideas that you may have to help add Christmas magic to this idea.

Thanks!!!!!!!

smkiya · 11-17-2009, 12:53 PM

Have Charlie Brown Christmas be the first. Have some of the things they use on Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, sandwiches, jelly beans, popcorn. Make popcorn tinsel, and decorate a small Charlie Brown like tree or use it as the time you decorate your real tree.

clarabelle · 11-17-2009, 12:56 PM

Maybe snow cream ice cream for the frosty one?
Or make snow man ornaments?

monkeybug · 11-17-2009, 12:58 PM

When you watch Elf you could have breakfast for dinner. Pancakes or waffles with LOTS of maple syrup!!

monkeybug · 11-17-2009, 01:00 PM

For the polar express you could set up a hot chocolate bar. Hot chocolate, mini marshmallows, whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles, peppermint sticks for stirring, and chocolate chip cookies for dipping. Extra points if you have something you can wheel it in on during the hot chocolate song!

lovemygoofy · 11-17-2009, 01:09 PM

Christmas Carol--write down on small pieces of paper favorite memories of past holidays and make a paper chain for your tree or some other place for decoration

Frosty-- vanilla ice cream sundaes

Polar Express--special hot cocoa with marshmallows or smores

Micke's Christmas Carol or the other Mickey movies--make something from WDW. You can find recipes for some of buffets or favorites

The Year without Santa Clause--do something nice for others, a nice stocking for someone in a nursing home or donate toys for a shelter

Santa Clause Coming to Town--go see Christmas lights or a local Christmas parade

clarabelle · 11-17-2009, 01:10 PM

Maybe for one of these -I am trying to decide which one has a giving theme -you could give something away (cans to a food pantry or something) and discuss it that night.

You could have "roast beast" for the grinch

monkeybug · 11-17-2009, 01:14 PM

Red satin jammies for the Santa Clause??? Probably a little expensive.....
How about ugly "neil" sweaters to wear? You could probably find LOTS of those at good will and then donate them back after.
Or give everyone a tiny snowglobe!

minniebeth · 11-17-2009, 01:17 PM

leagirl12, what a fantastic idea! All the ideas so far are creative and fun!
You already have some great ideas for Polar Express, but another one is to make little trains out of candy...lifesavers are the base:
http://www.spritzels.com/xmas/candy-train.html

For Christmas With the Kranks, you would HAVE to make honey ham for dinner!

TinklednPants · 11-17-2009, 01:18 PM

How old are your kids? I'm guessing under 10?

terri01p · 11-17-2009, 01:33 PM

Snowglobe
Snow
The Christmas star

These are great family movies a lot of fun to watch!!!!

pjlla · 11-17-2009, 01:53 PM

Are your kids too young to appreciate "It's a Wonderful Life?" That is my adult favorite Christmas movie.

How about "Arthur's Christmas"? We really like that one a lot! Not sure where you might find it.... we own it on VHS and still watch it every year, even though my kids outgrew Arthur several years ago. Since Arthur's Dad owns a catering company, he made them a "traditional" Christmas dinner (like from the Bible)... so you could pick one of the items he serves to have that night. Or... there is a repeating idea about an olive-depitter in the movie... you could serve an olive/pickle tray! Or give everyone a little stuffed duck and name them "Quackers".... you need to see the movie to get it! .....................P

ginna74 · 11-17-2009, 02:47 PM

we my cousin a "lump of coal" one christmas. It was in a hat with a little axe and you chisled it away. It was something like licorice flavor. If you could find it or make your own "lump of coal" for the grinch movie.

nutterbutter2010 · 11-17-2009, 02:54 PM

Thats a great idea! One question - where are you getting all the movies from? I would LOVE to do that, but theres no way I'm buying all of them, and I don't have netflix or anything like that. I guess I could try TiVoing them now, and save them all!

monkeybug · 11-17-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nutterbutter2010

Thats a great idea! One question - where are you getting all the movies from? I would LOVE to do that, but theres no way I'm buying all of them, and I don't have netflix or anything like that. I guess I could try TiVoing them now, and save them all!

Do you have on demand? Ours has a whole holiday section with everything from a fireplace screen saver with holiday music to a ton of Classic Christmas movies. Some are free and most are 2.99 a piece.

11-17-2009, 12:45 PM	#1
leagirl12 Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hayden, Alabama Posts: 416	Please help with Christmas Family Movie Theme Night ideas!!! Beginning on the Sunday after Thanksgiving my family plans to watch a Christmas movie/cartoon each night until Christmas. There of course will be nights where we have other things outside of the home and won't be able to do this but if we are home then this is what we will be doing. With that I would like to do something special to go along with each film. Just a small something to make it even more fun. The extra would be something like a small little token/candy that goes along with the movie or a themed dinner that goes along with it. I am coming to all of you creative minds asking that you help me come up with ideas. These are the movies/cartoons on our list: Christmas Carol Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Elf --- my idea her is an elf hat Deck the Halls Polar Express --- my idea here is a bell necklace Frosty Home Alone Home Alone 2 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Miracle on 34th Street Santa Claus - 1, 2, and 3 Grinch cartoon Grinch movie --- my idea here is green eggs and ham for dinner Charlie Brown Christmas A Christmas Story The Year without a Santa Claus Mickey's Christmas Carol Christmas with the Kranks Rudolph Please share any and all ideas that you may have to help add Christmas magic to this idea. Thanks!!!!!!! __________________ Me (32) DH (39) DS (11) DD (10) 1985 - Off property 2005 - Pop Century 2008 - Pop Century 2009 - 1st Cruise on the Wonder

11-17-2009, 12:53 PM	#2
smkiya Sorta new. ;) Still gets a tag THREADJACKER ALERT! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 616	Have Charlie Brown Christmas be the first. Have some of the things they use on Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, sandwiches, jelly beans, popcorn. Make popcorn tinsel, and decorate a small Charlie Brown like tree or use it as the time you decorate your real tree. __________________ ME DH DD5 DS 8 months Walt Disney World - October 2009

11-17-2009, 01:09 PM	#6
lovemygoofy Man I shot myself in the foot I got new moves and everything ready for some serious tips No, in case you ever wondered, golf carts can't float Loved by many! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: N.VA/DC and stuck in traffic Posts: 7,134	Christmas Carol--write down on small pieces of paper favorite memories of past holidays and make a paper chain for your tree or some other place for decoration Frosty-- vanilla ice cream sundaes Polar Express--special hot cocoa with marshmallows or smores Micke's Christmas Carol or the other Mickey movies--make something from WDW. You can find recipes for some of buffets or favorites The Year without Santa Clause--do something nice for others, a nice stocking for someone in a nursing home or donate toys for a shelter Santa Clause Coming to Town--go see Christmas lights or a local Christmas parade __________________ Tina Proud Army Wife Love doesn't make the world go around, it makes the ride worthwhile...

11-17-2009, 01:17 PM	#9
minniebeth I count on y'all to keep me up to date ;) I'm ok going up, just can't go down... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: columbus, ohio Posts: 3,562	leagirl12, what a fantastic idea! All the ideas so far are creative and fun! You already have some great ideas for Polar Express, but another one is to make little trains out of candy...lifesavers are the base: http://www.spritzels.com/xmas/candy-train.html For Christmas With the Kranks, you would HAVE to make honey ham for dinner! __________________ minniebeth DH DS DD DD

11-17-2009, 01:33 PM	#11
terri01p the tail was in my hair, that's what woke me, I'm still having nightmares about it Gosh darn once again I've got another thread locked up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,196	Snowglobe Snow The Christmas star These are great family movies a lot of fun to watch!!!! __________________

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11-17-2009, 12:56 PM	#3
clarabelle Pandas don't seem to have much of a survival instinct What happens after the poo is picked up? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: GA Posts: 4,139	Maybe snow cream ice cream for the frosty one? Or make snow man ornaments?

11-17-2009, 12:58 PM	#4
monkeybug DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 901	When you watch Elf you could have breakfast for dinner. Pancakes or waffles with LOTS of maple syrup!!

11-17-2009, 01:00 PM	#5
monkeybug DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 901	For the polar express you could set up a hot chocolate bar. Hot chocolate, mini marshmallows, whipped cream, chocolate sprinkles, peppermint sticks for stirring, and chocolate chip cookies for dipping. Extra points if you have something you can wheel it in on during the hot chocolate song!

11-17-2009, 01:10 PM	#7
clarabelle Pandas don't seem to have much of a survival instinct What happens after the poo is picked up? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: GA Posts: 4,139	Maybe for one of these -I am trying to decide which one has a giving theme -you could give something away (cans to a food pantry or something) and discuss it that night. You could have "roast beast" for the grinch

11-17-2009, 01:14 PM	#8
monkeybug DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 901	Red satin jammies for the Santa Clause??? Probably a little expensive..... How about ugly "neil" sweaters to wear? You could probably find LOTS of those at good will and then donate them back after. Or give everyone a tiny snowglobe!

11-17-2009, 01:18 PM	#10
TinklednPants DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Key West Florida Posts: 597	How old are your kids? I'm guessing under 10?

11-17-2009, 01:53 PM	#12
pjlla <>< Only took one try and voila Likes to be barefoot at every possible occasion Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Central NH Posts: 5,617	Are your kids too young to appreciate "It's a Wonderful Life?" That is my adult favorite Christmas movie. How about "Arthur's Christmas"? We really like that one a lot! Not sure where you might find it.... we own it on VHS and still watch it every year, even though my kids outgrew Arthur several years ago. Since Arthur's Dad owns a catering company, he made them a "traditional" Christmas dinner (like from the Bible)... so you could pick one of the items he serves to have that night. Or... there is a repeating idea about an olive-depitter in the movie... you could serve an olive/pickle tray! Or give everyone a little stuffed duck and name them "Quackers".... you need to see the movie to get it! .....................P __________________ WDW 12/1974 (with parents, grandparents, brother), WDW 03/1983(with parents and brother), WDW 05/1992 (with DH on HONEYMOON ), WDW 01/2002 (first family trip to WDW with DH, DD and DS), WDW 01/2004(2nd family trip), DL and DCA 07/2005 (first family trip to DL!), WDW 06/2007... DD (almost 12) gets to go without us! WDW & Discovery Cove 04/2008 (First stay at Pop )

11-17-2009, 02:47 PM	#13
ginna74 WDW GUEST WANNA BE ...but today, I will have to settle for Valleyfair and Camp Snoopy Join Date: May 2003 Location: minnesota :) Posts: 1,639	we my cousin a "lump of coal" one christmas. It was in a hat with a little axe and you chisled it away. It was something like licorice flavor. If you could find it or make your own "lump of coal" for the grinch movie. __________________ NAVY VET AND PROUD OF IT!

11-17-2009, 02:54 PM	#14
nutterbutter2010 DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 546	Thats a great idea! One question - where are you getting all the movies from? I would LOVE to do that, but theres no way I'm buying all of them, and I don't have netflix or anything like that. I guess I could try TiVoing them now, and save them all!

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