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[JavArmy]

It was the Muppets tonight at our house!!

First, we set up tv trays so it would be a "me party"

Tex Richman gold plated cupcakes

We also had Miss Piggys in a blanket, Animal Drumsticks, Rainbow connection jello, Kermit Platter, and Smile Fries

A picture of the Rainbow Connection Jello

For crafts and games we did Muppet Bingo

And a Muppet Labs experiment

And we played telephone since they had a telethon on the movie

And we threw "bowling balls" at Jack Black like Gonzo in the movie

We also made our own muppets

Now to go watch the movie and eat some cupcakes!! We are doing an extra family movie night next week since my baby sister will be in town!! Looks like we'll be doing Aladdin!

 

[Becc1]

That jello looks so neat!

 

[JavArmy]

That jello looks so neat!

Thanks! It's super easy, you just need to start it the day before

 

[jumparound]

Last night was our first Disney Movie Night....or day rather...and we did Finding Nemo. My son had a blast helping me in planning activities and the menu, as well as coming up with the names.

On our menu was underwater sticks (fish sticks), bruce melon (watermelon), fish food (corn), torpedo bread (garlic bread), and squishy fishies for dessert (swedish fish in blue jello).

For movie snacks we had popcorn, gummy sharks, swedish fish, and sour octopuses...octopi? idk

 

[jumparound]

For our activities we went swimming, made jellyfish out of balloons and streamers...

We were planning on making a few jellyfish, but ended up with only one each because my son had more fun blowing up the balloons and letting them fly around the room. We made paper plate fish

gave each other face paintings, played go fish

My son also played Freddie Fish on the wii, which is now a little too easy for him. For an educational activity we learned about the life cycle of a fish and predators of fish, then made a little poster.

My son decided he wanted to play "underwater hangman" at the last minute...the hangman had water drawn above it and the words had to be underwater related. I thought it was a cute idea and creative.

 

[jumparound]

Sorry for all the pics and for them being so huge (does anyone know how to make them smaller?)...I just wanted to add a couple of the decorations my son made for the table

Our next movie, chosen at random, is Angels in the Outfield. If anyone has any suggestions for this I'd like to hear them please. Food is easy...baseball food lol. Activities I've got play baseball and hiding angels around the house to be found. Other than that I'm stick trying to figure out what to do.

 

[Chelley00]

Yesterday was our community yard sale, so it was a long day and I didn't put much effort into movie night. The kids didn't care. They were happy on the splurge of a new Wii game. Usually I don't spend more than $5-$10 on anything for movie night (food not included) so this was a big deal for them.

Last night was Toy Story night

Menu and activity sheet

table

Mickey got the movie holding duties tonight

Oldest and youngest

dessert

Woody Waters

Potato Head party

My artsy fartsy shot of the green army men

Pizza Planet pizza

Toy Story Mania for the Wii

 

[aLLpInK]

Yesterday was our community yard sale, so it was a long day and I didn't put much effort into movie night. The kids didn't care. They were happy on the splurge of a new Wii game. Usually I don't spend more than $5-$10 on anything for movie night (food not included) so this was a big deal for them.

Last night was Toy Story night

Menu and activity sheet

table

Mickey got the movie holding duties tonight

Oldest and youngest

dessert

Woody Waters

Potato Head party

My artsy fartsy shot of the green army men

Pizza Planet pizza

Toy Story Mania for the Wii

Oooooh, I cant wait to do a Toy Story night!! =)
How did they enjoy the Wii game? I thought about getting it for my girls. Love all the pics and everything looks great!!

 

[aLLpInK]

For our activities we went swimming, made jellyfish out of balloons and streamers...

We were planning on making a few jellyfish, but ended up with only one each because my son had more fun blowing up the balloons and letting them fly around the room. We made paper plate fish

gave each other face paintings, played go fish

My son also played Freddie Fish on the wii, which is now a little too easy for him. For an educational activity we learned about the life cycle of a fish and predators of fish, then made a little poster.

My son decided he wanted to play "underwater hangman" at the last minute...the hangman had water drawn above it and the words had to be underwater related. I thought it was a cute idea and creative.

Thanks for sharing! My favorite jellyfish idea yet! I just noted some of your great ideas! Looks like we will be doing Nemo next...

 

[Alysa]

I've already posted these on my pre-trip report but I thought I'd do it here too since this page inspired me in the first place! Long story short, we had a trip planned for star wars weekend this year but couldn't go because of a surprise pregnancy. So for our first Disney movie night? Star Tours!
We made Pricess Leia cupcakes, an AT-AT planter and a Chewbacca bird feeder, affectionately known now as the bird feeder of DEATH!

Thanks for all the great ideas. We have a while to go until we can take our newest mouseketeer to introduce him to Disney so I hope you'll be seeing us around a lot. I've done up a craft and snack idea for each movie (I wanted to keep it inexpensive and manageable for a mom with morning sickness or a new baby, trying to save pennies for Disney!) We are doing all the Disney Animated Classics, the Pixar films, plus Tron, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Mary Poppins, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter (for our planned Universal day), the Muppets, hopefully the new Del Torro Haunted Mansion), Song of the South, Phineas and Ferb and Nightmare before Christmas. We have 62 weekends to go until the trip so one movie night a weekend and a couple of double features and hopefully this will help us survive the long wait!
Thanks again for all the great ideas!

 

[Chicago Mo]

I've already posted these on my pre-trip report but I thought I'd do it here too since this page inspired me in the first place! Long story short, we had a trip planned for star wars weekend this year but couldn't go because of a surprise pregnancy. So for our first Disney movie night? Star Tours!
We made Pricess Leia cupcakes, an AT-AT planter and a Chewbacca bird feeder, affectionately known now as the bird feeder of DEATH!

Thanks for all the great ideas. We have a while to go until we can take our newest mouseketeer to introduce him to Disney so I hope you'll be seeing us around a lot. I've done up a craft and snack idea for each movie (I wanted to keep it inexpensive and manageable for a mom with morning sickness or a new baby, trying to save pennies for Disney!) We are doing all the Disney Animated Classics, the Pixar films, plus Tron, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Mary Poppins, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter (for our planned Universal day), the Muppets, hopefully the new Del Torro Haunted Mansion), Song of the South, Phineas and Ferb and Nightmare before Christmas. We have 62 weekends to go until the trip so one movie night a weekend and a couple of double features and hopefully this will help us survive the long wait!
Thanks again for all the great ideas!

CONGRATS!!!! ​

On your new baby!!!
Please tell me how you did the AT-AT!!!
Is any of this on pintrest???

 

[Alysa]

Hi Chicago Mo,
I see you have a Vader fan in you family!
I got the ideas from the crafts out of The Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton. They are all really cute and easy. For the planter, you just take 4 chip tubes (my husband happily obliged us by eating the chips inside), a small planter box and some tupperware for the head, and wrap them all in duct tape. The lids of the chip tubes are for the knees. Easy!
I have been searching for lots of craft/recipe ideas on pintrest and I'll be posting lots more on my Disney movie night board as I go through - come by and visit me!

 

[Chicago Mo]

Hi Chicago Mo,
I see you have a Vader fan in you family!
I got the ideas from the crafts out of The Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton. They are all really cute and easy. For the planter, you just take 4 chip tubes (my husband happily obliged us by eating the chips inside), a small planter box and some tupperware for the head, and wrap them all in duct tape. The lids of the chip tubes are for the knees. Easy!
I have been searching for lots of craft/recipe ideas on pintrest and I'll be posting lots more on my Disney movie night board as I go through - come by and visit me!

i cannot say thank you enough!!! Yes my Son is a huge Star Wars fan. I'm Not...
Post #178
didn't want to post the picture on here it's not a movie night...
I am all over the pintrest!!! AGAIN THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

One of the Disney themed newsletters I am subscribed to posted the POFQ Beignet recipe today. I thought I would share it for anyone who may be hosting a Princess and Frog movie night soon!

Beignets
Port Orleans French Quarter - Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory

1 pack dry yeast
1/2 cups sugar
2 lg. eggs
7 cups flour
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tsp salt
1 cup undiluted evaporated milk
1/4 cup soft shortening
Oil for frying
Confectioner's sugar

Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, sprinkle yeast over water, stir to dissolve.
2. Add sugar, salt, eggs, and milk. Blend with rotary beater.
3. Add 4 cups of the flour, beat with a wooden spoon until smooth and thoroughly blended.
4. Beat in the shortening, then add the remaining flour, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating it in with a spoon until it becomes too stiff to stir, then working in the rest with your hands.
5. Cover and chill overnight. Roll out on floured board until dough is at 1/8" thickness. Cut into 2 1/2" squares.
6. Deep fry at 360 degrees 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
7. Sprinkle heavily with confectioner's sugar.

Makes about 5 dozen.

Note: The dough keeps well in refrigerator for several days. Just cover the bowl with plastic wrap and punch down occasionally.

 

[Alysa]

Thank you for the Beignets recipe Daisy! We will definitely be using that one!

This weekend past we babysat my niece and nephew and so we had our first movie night with them, a muppets double feature! We watched both The Muppet Movie and the new version with Amy Adams and Jason Segel. The soundtrack from the original was a part of my childhood, we played it on a tape deck in my Dad's old brown Mercedes everywhere we went, so I am thrilled to say that the kids preferred the original!

I was feeling a bit under the weather (I had forgotten that growing a human is exhausting) so for the craft the kids cut out a simple playset I found online, then they ate Kermit apples. And for dinner? Frogs legs of course!

The photos look a little green (it's not easy bein'…) next time I try to get photos during daylight hours.

 

[MissMickee]

Last night we did Meet the Robinsons. I love this movie. It's so sweet.

We had a smaller one tonight since it was just me and the kids. Daddy and Grandpa were out on their motorcycles.

Dinner was Art's Intergalactic Pizza. For snacks we had Lewis' fruit (salad) hat, PB&J cookies, bowler hats and gummy Frankies. To drink... Goob's juice boxes.

My centerpiece is Carl with the "Keep Moving Forward" signs coming out of his head.

On either side of him, I made Memory Scanners for each of the kids. In the center is one of their favorite memories from our trip to WDW last year.

Food...

Got the inspiration for these here. I used Raspberry jelly, because it's my favorite, but it DID NOT WORK! Did NOT taste good. LOL! Next time I'll definitely use grape.

These are donut holes on top of 1/2 an Oreo. I think they came out really cute!

Close-up...

I know Goob trades his juice box for a coffee in the movie, but we stuck with the juice boxes. lol!

We got tonight's activity at Michaels for $3 each. It's Mount Vesuvius!

Just add water...

...and watch it blow!

But what's that inside?!

"I have a big head... and little arms." LOL! They're those things that grow in water so in 3 days they'll be able to play with them. (I'm not so sure how well this plan was thought through)

Wearing their Lewis hair and glasses.

It's Bowler Hat Guy!

It's Bowler Hat Girl! (she was trying so hard to balance it on her head LOL!)

My nephews are staying over tomorrow night, so I might try to squeeze in another movie night this week. We'll see. We leave for our trip in 12 days!!!!!!

 

[Alysa]

Lisa - love it! My favourtites are the bowler hat desserts!

 

[JavArmy]

We did Aladdin tonight for Disney Movie Night!

For Crafts we did Mosaics, Sand Lamps, and Magic Carpets

Here is everyone making their sand lamps

We had genie juice, jafar's "so twisted" fries, coos coos, kibobs, and stolen bread.

We did go a little above and beyond with the crafts since my sister (the 14 year old) was in town. We had to show off a bit

For next weeks movie my sister picked Lion King!

 

[Chelley00]

It's our anniversary weekend, so we are shipping kids out (DS19 staying home to work, DS16 on a mission trip, DD10 and DS7 are at grandparents house) When we told the kids they were going to grandparents for the weekend, DS7 said "But, we'll miss movie night!"

 

[Alysa]

Well yesterday we were FINALLY supposed to be doing Snow White for our movie night but they kids and I had the great idea that since it was Father's Day and we would be spending the weekend with our own dads that we would devote Friday night to my husband. So we let him pick and he chose Treasure Planet!

I had the kids make the crafts before my husband got home. My daughter did a beautiful canvas of a starry sky and my son painted a ball like the map. Our night officially began with opening presents. We gave him the crafts as well as the pirate's drink of choice, a bottle of Appleton's Jamaican Rum.

For dinner we made Alponian chowder (I meant to pick up dog bowls at the dollar store to serve it in but I totally forgot). I was trying to keep the movie nights healthy and not serve cupcakes every time but my husband told me that because we almost never make desserts that he thought that was crazy, so "Bring on the cupcakes!". I also gave the kids little chocolate gold doubloons as a snack during the movie.

Fun time was had by all! Next week I think will be Brave. Poor Snow White, will we ever get to her?