We did a whole bunch of Christmas themed Family movie nights this year. It is hard to find new Christmas movies so we did repeat one - Elf - at the kids' request (which I didn't mind at all!).
Santa Buddies
The kids loved this movie! It was kind of an impromptu movie night and the kids thought Christmas cookies would be the perfect treat. And an even bigger treat... store bought cookies! :) V-girl went to the store with me to pick out the cookies and K-man begged for egg nog - so we had both and it was a big hit!
Ernest Saves Christmas
I really liked this movie as a kid and thought our kids would like it to. They thought it was funny but in their opinion it didn't hold a candle to Santa Buddies. There must be something extra funny and special about talking dogs.
For our treat we have chocolate covered marshmallow Santas. L-Monster got in on the action in this picture. V-girl and I found a baby sized hat for him at the store and couldn't resist.
Elf
This is one of my favorite Christmas movies! I have seen it many times and every time it just warms my heart. I love the idea of a 6 foot elf, his worldly innocence, eating sugar for every meal and that singing spreads Christmas cheer.
We did this for a movie night last year and I still had the elf hats that I made so we wore them again. Even L-monster got in on the action (and boy did he look cute!). Last year we did a candy buffet and that is what the kids wanted to do again this year. I would like to come up with a new treat but the kids really seem to like the all-you-can-eat (just don't get sick) rule that goes with the bowls of candy.
Polar Express
This is K-man's favorite movie and although we own it, we have never done a movie night with it. Well this Christmas season was the perfect time.
I took my cues for the treat from the book (my favorite book as a kid!) and from the movie. I wrapped nougat candies in green cellophane and tied them with ribbon and big jingle bells. And we had decadent hot chocolate with whip cream, chocolate and caramel sauce and sprinkles. And of course, we all wore our pajamas!
Prancer
I had never heard of this movie before but when I did a search for good family Christmas movies this one was on many lists. And they had it at the video store!
I was able to find M&M figurines that were filled with mini M&Ms and had antlers - just like Prancer! ;)
I made antlers for all three kids out of brown construction paper and pipe cleaners (to keep them stiff). You could also use thicker paper but it might be harder to cut out. I just free handed the design for both sizes but they also have templates online. You could also make it into a craft and use hand outlines.
It was fun watching so many Christmas movies this year. I would like to repeat the tradition and try to watch a lot next year also. Of course, there aren't that many different movies so we will surely have some repeats. Do you have any good Christmas movie ideas?
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