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[LittleBoPeep]

We picked Tangled for our 1st movie night. Here is the menu from tonight:

DD, DS and I worked on paper lanterns while DH was cooking dinner.

Appetizer (small since it was going to be a heavy dinner): Hazlenut crackers with cheese.

Dinner: "Let Down Your Hair" Fettuccini Alfredo (with Chicken and broccoli)

"Lantern" Corn Nuggets

Bread (a must at dinner in our family)

Jello Boats

And for Dessert: Towering Cupcakes!

Next week's movie: Mary Poppins!

 

[My2Qtz0205]

We picked Tangled for our 1st movie night. Here is the menu from tonight:

DD, DS and I worked on paper lanterns while DH was cooking dinner.

Appetizer (small since it was going to be a heavy dinner): Hazlenut crackers with cheese.

Dinner: "Let Down Your Hair" Fettuccini Alfredo (with Chicken and broccoli)

"Lantern" Corn Nuggets

Bread (a must at dinner in our family)

Jello Boats

And for Dessert: Towering Cupcakes!

Next week's movie: Mary Poppins!

Love your menu!

 

[rjgtwilliams07]

subbing

 

[MommyBell08]

awesome subbing

 

[SheriffWoodyHowdy]

Such amazing ideas. Going to start doing this with my daughter next week.

 

[My2Qtz0205]

I've decided to re-start our movie nights next month, with the release of Monsters University. Does anybody have any ideas specific to this movie?

 

[Jkpark]

Subbing - love this thread.

I’m working on my countdown to Disney cruise – and it is more than 9 months away. Mixing up movie nights, game nights and other random things. We had our first movie night last night – Princess and the Frog. I honestly forgot to theme the night better until yesterday morning. Apparently you can’t get beignets on a Sunday in Phoenix and can’t make you own same day – so I went to the store and we made cupcakes (1/2 green with purple sparkles and ½ purple with green sparkles). The kids brought out stuffed Louis and Ray (small meltdown when DD7 couldn’t find Ray and thought maybe she donated him – but we found him), and then we all wore some mardi gras beads. We thought about making gumbo or jambalaya – which DH and I would love, but the kids aren’t fans of spice – so we didn’t.

Next up is Monsters Inc (to prepare for Monsters U). Was thinking maybe Chinese food for dinner? For Harryhausen’s, and then either Mike Wasowski cake pops or yellow snowcones? Any other Monsters suggestions out there?

 

[My2Qtz0205]

Yellow snow cones is brilliant! We have a new shaved ice place that just opened up that I've been wanting to try.

 

[MeeskaMomma]

What an awesome thread! I will definitely be following along. I love the Harrihousens idea. What about a create monster craft. Some felt, pipe cleaners google eyes, tassels, scrap fabric etc. could go along way towards a fabulous monster!

 

[Jkpark]

I thought this might be a good place to share what I did for my daughter’s 6th birthday. The invitations were tickets to Disneyland and an entertainment schedule. I took a photo of the sign above the tunnel, blew it up, framed it and hung it on my wreath hanger on the front door.

In my front room, I borrowed some high school girls to run a bippidi boppidi boutique (and pirates for boys). They did hair, makeup, nails and we had tiaras and pirate bandanas/eye patches, etc. I also picked up a princess mirror at Walmart that makes noise and tells you how pretty you are when you stand in front of it. That is in my room now.

I have an interior courtyard and set that up as New Orleans Square. I put out my Haunted Mansion tombstones and stepping stones and then added purple/gold/green mardi gras beads and decorations.

I had Toy Story Mania on the Wii going in the family room.

I turned my kitchen into the bakery and I had Mickey shaped Rice Krispie treats that you could decorate with chocolate and various sprinkles.

I had a Pirates of the Caribbean bounce house in the backyard.

My dining room was Club 33 - only place with booze

I hung a sign on my pool fence reading “Sorry, Jungle Cruise is closed today” with a skipper hat hanging there, and then staged stuffed animals around the pool – including a bunch of lions hovering over a zebra.

I made a Splash Mtn birthday cake.

I served corn dogs, mickey shaped chicken nuggets, popcorn, churros

And my favorite – I had a custom piñata that was a black Minnie hat with my daughter’s name written on the back.

My little one turns 6 this year and I am really trying to get her to do the same b/c we had so much fun – but she wants a Space Mtn cake and I don’t know how to do that – unless it is the outside dome – hmmm…

 

[MeeskaMomma]

That is amazing. Best birthday idea I have ever heard!

 

[tcat160]

Ok... I have finally read to the end of this AMAZING thread! You ladies are awesome! I have a trip planned for May 2014 so still a ways off... :-( but i have sooooo many great ideas for when its time to start our countdown nights, so thank you!!


The first thing that popped into my head as an activity for wreck it ralph was going outside and dropping mentos into 2liters of cola.

Again, thanks so much for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and taking time to post pictures for us all. It really makes me excited to do my own!!!

 

[tcat160]

Double post... Oops.

 

[dsnycrzy]

Ok... I have finally read to the end of this AMAZING thread! You ladies are awesome! I have a trip planned for May 2014 so still a ways off... :-( but i have sooooo many great ideas for when its time to start our countdown nights, so thank you!!


The first thing that popped into my head as an activity for wreck it ralph was going outside and dropping mentos into 2liters of cola.

Again, thanks so much for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and taking time to post pictures for us all. It really makes me excited to do my own!!!

I think I started my movie nights at 150 days out and ran into a problem. We added all the movies we had and I made a notebooks of all the notes & ideas for each party and our list turned out like this...


There was well over 50 movies! Then Christmas disney movies would be added in your case. Right now you are less then 365 days out. So if you did a party every Saturday, that would be about 50 movies easy. Twice a month is about 25. You can look on my list and pick 25 or more easily to do. I started doing them every Saturday and Wednesday because by the time we realized the problem, we would have needed a party almost everyday. I still couldnt so had to narrow it down ALOT.

Make a list of movies you really want to do and how often (weekly, twice a month, once a month) and see where you are. Leave room for new movie that come out too

 

[tcat160]

Sounds like a plan! Twice a month is going to be more our pace i think. Ill have to sit down and do some planning! Yay!

 

[Jkpark]

I'm thinking twice a month - longer if we are on Vacation and shorter if I want to like letting DH pick his favorite movie for Fathers Day and things like that. He wants to pick Robin Hood...

 

[My2Qtz0205]

We are starting this month with Monsters University. Our cruise is 10 months away. We will do one a month until our 100 day mark, then once a week.

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Dsnycrzy~ I have said it before and I will say it again.... I am in awe of your movie night abilities...it's like a super power or something! Once a month is about all I can handle... Speaking of which....this weekend is our next movie night!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Had to hop over here and share my latest Disney "find". Many of you are asking about ideas for Monster's University... Lowe's stores nationwide are offering a Build and Grow clinic on June 22 and 23 to build a Monster's University chest. The best part? IT'S FREE!!! Here is a link to get information:

http://hip2save.com/2013/06/05/lowe...monsters-university-chest-june-21st-and-22nd/

 

[jdcthree]

Had to hop over here and share my latest Disney "find". Many of you are asking about ideas for Monster's University... Lowe's stores nationwide are offering a Build and Grow clinic on June 22 and 23 to build a Monster's University chest. The best part? IT'S FREE!!! Here is a link to get information:

http://hip2save.com/2013/06/05/lowes-build-grow-kids-clinic-register-to-make-monsters-university-chest-june-21st-and-22nd/

This Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, they will have Mike and Sulley figures. You can sign up directly on the Build and Grow site.

http://lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx