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

leagirl12 · 11-17-2009, 12:46 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!!!!!!!

SnowWhitee · 11-17-2009, 05:55 PM

Christmas Carol - eat turkey or make a donation to charity
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas - make a garland (paper stars, popcorn) to put on your tree
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas - eat leftovers and do the same thing as the night before (that is where they relive Xmas again and again, right? Hope so or this will sound crazy - lol)
Elf --- my idea her is an elf hat
Deck the Halls - hang some mistletoe
Polar Express --- my idea here is a bell necklace
Frosty - eat snowcones or slushies
Santa Claus - 1, 2, and 3 - put on your elf hat and serve hot cocoa in special mugs
Grinch cartoon - have roast beast for dinner - even if it's Lion's Choice or Arby's

Grinch movie --- my idea here is green eggs and ham for dinner
Charlie Brown Christmas - create a dinner table centerpiece with a sprig of pine to look like the sad Charlie Brown tree
Rudolph - make or buy antlers to wear during the movie

luv2travel29 · 11-17-2009, 08:15 PM

snowwhite - great ideas...

i especially like this one, considering i just saw christmas carol this weekend.
Christmas Carol - eat turkey or make a donation to charity

skip323 · 11-17-2009, 09:37 PM

Ok....I'm really pushing it here but

Miracle on 34th street (the original version): big pieces of gum to chew while watching (like when santa gives her gum for the first time), little monkey toys for when he made her use her imagination to act like a monkey or make it the night where the make their wishes/ xmas list and have them chant "I believe...I believe"???? Could be funny

Home Alone could be a pizza night in honor of that first night when the whole family is there or new toothbrushes for when he accidentally steals the toothbrush. If you use a manager for decoration, you could set that up for decoration to go alone with the time he hides in the life size scene.

I HATE burping but my favorite scene in ELF is when he drinks the pop and does that massive burp....hmmm could there be a contest with a bit of carbonated water?? I know it is gross but my dd's would get a KICK out of that!....I know, I have issues...and I am well aware of it!!!

sharonabe · 11-17-2009, 10:05 PM

Just a few to add:

Watch Elf the first night and do the Elf on a Shelf (stuffed Elf that "watches" the kids to be sure they are being good)
A Christmas Story--eat Chinese food
Rudolph--play "reindeer" games by having family game night afterwards
Santa Claus is Coming to Town--donate a toy to Toys for Tots
Frosty--make marshmallow snowmen
Home Alone 2---make a bird feeder to hang in your yard

Graciesmom77 · 11-17-2009, 11:25 PM

Charlie Brown Christmas- You can read the bible passage about the birth of Jesus and make a birthday cake for him. This is my one of my favorite cartoons because of where Linus tells the story of why we celebrate Christmas.

Christmas with the Kranks- I haven't seen this, but I read the book it came from, but I think the idea is that the daughter was away and so the parents decide to go away for Christmas. Anyways, I was thinking you could write letters (or kids can draw pictures) for our soldiers who are away from home on Christmas.

This is fun, I will have to come up with some more and I may borrow this idea from you!

mcco5543 · 11-17-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by leagirl12

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 some kind of cheap little musical toy thingie?
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Elf --- my idea her is an elf hat Love this idea
Deck the Halls -
Polar Express --- my idea here is a bell necklace
Frosty = A frosty dessert after dinner?
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Miracle on 34th Street
Santa Claus - 1, 2, and 3 - mini snow globe ornaments are really cute..especially if you can get them personalized or find them personalized
Grinch cartoon "lumps of coal" looking candy?
Grinch movie --- my idea here is green eggs and ham for dinner
Charlie Brown Christmas roasted peanuts as as a snack for the movie
A Christmas Story
The Year without a Santa Claus
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Christmas with the Kranks
Rudolph you can find light up rudolph noses everywhere during this time of year!

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

Thanks!!!!!!!

My suggestions are in purple

11-17-2009, 12:46 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, 05:55 PM	#2
SnowWhitee Luv 2 vacation with the Mouse Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint Charles, MO Posts: 144	cute idea - hope some of these help you! Christmas Carol - eat turkey or make a donation to charity Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas - make a garland (paper stars, popcorn) to put on your tree Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas - eat leftovers and do the same thing as the night before (that is where they relive Xmas again and again, right? Hope so or this will sound crazy - lol) Elf --- my idea her is an elf hat Deck the Halls - hang some mistletoe Polar Express --- my idea here is a bell necklace Frosty - eat snowcones or slushies Santa Claus - 1, 2, and 3 - put on your elf hat and serve hot cocoa in special mugs Grinch cartoon - have roast beast for dinner - even if it's Lion's Choice or Arby's Grinch movie --- my idea here is green eggs and ham for dinner Charlie Brown Christmas - create a dinner table centerpiece with a sprig of pine to look like the sad Charlie Brown tree Rudolph - make or buy antlers to wear during the movie __________________ Me DH DD8 DD5 WL, May 2006 (1st trip ever for me, DH and kids at Flower & Garden Festival!) WL, Dec 2006 (1st MVMCP) WL, Oct 2007 (1st MNSSHP) SSR, June 2008 (10th Anniversary) WL, March 2009 (Grandpa's 1st trip and Flower & Garden Festival) CSR and WL, Dec 2009

11-17-2009, 08:15 PM	#3
luv2travel29 Earning My Ears Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 34	snowwhite - great ideas... i especially like this one, considering i just saw christmas carol this weekend. Christmas Carol - eat turkey or make a donation to charity __________________ My Thanksgiving Holiday: Airline tickets, WDW package, rental car: $2400 Surfing lessons, golfing: $320 Spending turkey day with my family in Daytona : PRICELESS

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11-17-2009, 09:37 PM	#4
skip323 Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 129	Ok....I'm really pushing it here but Miracle on 34th street (the original version): big pieces of gum to chew while watching (like when santa gives her gum for the first time), little monkey toys for when he made her use her imagination to act like a monkey or make it the night where the make their wishes/ xmas list and have them chant "I believe...I believe"???? Could be funny Home Alone could be a pizza night in honor of that first night when the whole family is there or new toothbrushes for when he accidentally steals the toothbrush. If you use a manager for decoration, you could set that up for decoration to go alone with the time he hides in the life size scene. I HATE burping but my favorite scene in ELF is when he drinks the pop and does that massive burp....hmmm could there be a contest with a bit of carbonated water?? I know it is gross but my dd's would get a KICK out of that!....I know, I have issues...and I am well aware of it!!!

11-17-2009, 10:05 PM	#5
sharonabe Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 233	Just a few to add: Watch Elf the first night and do the Elf on a Shelf (stuffed Elf that "watches" the kids to be sure they are being good) A Christmas Story--eat Chinese food Rudolph--play "reindeer" games by having family game night afterwards Santa Claus is Coming to Town--donate a toy to Toys for Tots Frosty--make marshmallow snowmen Home Alone 2---make a bird feeder to hang in your yard

11-17-2009, 11:25 PM	#6
Graciesmom77 Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 170	Charlie Brown Christmas- You can read the bible passage about the birth of Jesus and make a birthday cake for him. This is my one of my favorite cartoons because of where Linus tells the story of why we celebrate Christmas. Christmas with the Kranks- I haven't seen this, but I read the book it came from, but I think the idea is that the daughter was away and so the parents decide to go away for Christmas. Anyways, I was thinking you could write letters (or kids can draw pictures) for our soldiers who are away from home on Christmas. This is fun, I will have to come up with some more and I may borrow this idea from you!