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A fun and affordable family night out at the movies is no farther away than your own backyard. With a sheet, projector, your favorite DVD, Orville Redenbacher’s Popcorn and a few toppings, you can transform even your driveway into a theater that the whole family will love “traveling” to. You can make your event as simple or as elaborate as you like, but creating a popcorn bar fits well in either case and adds a fun, unique twist.
How to Create a Popcorn Bar
Grab some Orville Redenbacher’s Pop Up Bowls; they come in a variety of flavors like Ultimate Butter, Movie Butter, low fat SmartPop!, and Kettle Korn. I even found them in mini bags, perfect for individual fun!
Next you will want to grab some extras to go along with your popcorn. Set out a couple or really make it a party and lay out a big toppings spread.
Topping and Add in Ideas:
Gummy bears
Chocolate chips
Parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning
Shredded coconut
Marshmallows
Nuts-peanuts, almonds, walnuts, pecans
Ranch powder
Dried cranberries
Bacon pieces
Broken cookie pieces
Finally, set up a table with a colorful tablecloth, bowls, cups, drinks, your chosen toppings and Orville Redenbacher’s Popcorn bowls. Add labels and tags not only as a pretty decoration but to identify your toppings and add–ins. I cut up craft card stock to make my labels, glued them to craft sticks to put in the cups, and added a spoon for each.
My favorite? I added dark chocolate chips and coconut to my popcorn to create a flavor like one of my favorite candy bars-delicious and sweet!
Try going with a theme; watching a circus-themed movie? Use red and white striped fabric for a tablecloth and include snacks like circus peanut candy. Grown-up spy movies? Throw a piece of black satin fabric over your table and serve everything in martini glasses to set the mood.
Popcorn bars are not just for outdoor movie theaters, though. They make a great setup for football games, birthday parties, even for Christmas Eve!
Joan Kubes says
We have #PopcornPartyTime on weekends each taking turns to pick the movie of the night.
nannypanpan says
we have popcorn once a week with air popper, even making it is fun for the kids
Heather Hayes Panjon says
My Family Has Movie Night Once A Week And Popcorn Is Always Our Go To Snack, We Add Nuts, Candy And Others Goodies To The Popcorn For The Ultimate Treat.
Dawn Monroe says
I have popcorn seasoning shakers in a couple flavors that I offer my family.
Ty says
This is such a cute idea. We have movie nights once a week and make a different popcorn type each time. Our favorite one so far is Almond Joy popcorn, it has shreds of coconut, drizzled chocolate and almond joy bites in it.
Ed says
I heart popcorn with a chocolate drizzle.
mary j says
Our #PopcornPartyTime is having our neighbor’s boys over for a Netflix movie and sleepover. Popcorn and pizza are the snacks
shelly peterson says
You got to have popcorn at movie night! I like my popcorn with chocolate covered raisins the kids some times like to mix there’s with pretzels and sun chips.
sandra davis says
I cherish those #PopcornPartyTime moments with my boys. I know that they are getting older and one of these days, I will be having my popcorn moments alone. We do have good times now though.
DEBIJOT says
On movie night, one kid grabs a movie while the other one gets the popcorn out.
Renee says
We usually have Saturday movie nights and enjoy Orville Redenbacher buttered or extra buttered popcorn.
John says
I enjoy hot buttered popcorn on our movie nights.
Julie Lundstrom says
There is nothing better then watching a movie and having popcorn with my kids. My favorite is cheddar popcorn and extra butter popcorn.
Trisha Burgess says
We love our popcorn a and movie night! We eat popcorn with extra butter!!
Deanna says
I cannot remember what movie we watched, but we ended up popping three bags of popcorn while watching it. 😉
amanda hardesty says
My kids like cheddar or caramel on popcorn most but we have tried everything from candy to fruit in our before
Jackie says
We love popcorn, especially when watching a movie (they just go together!). We like M&Ms with our popcorn. I think a popcorn bar sounds like a lot of fun.
Candice says
We usually have movie nights on Saturdays, and have to have buttered popcorn! #popcornpartytime
Seyma Shabbir says
My favorite #PopcornPartyTime moments is a BIG bowl of popcorn, cuddling on the couch with my sons and watching something fun like Despicable me!
Amanda Alvarado says
Our popcorn is put in a huge bowl for everyone to eat of and lots of butter drizzled over it! We also make sure to have lots of paper towels for buttery fingers and water to drink on hand too! Then it’s time to sit down and watch a good movie!
Laura (Lolli) Franklin says
It’s not a movie without popcorn! I also make sure we have something to drink (lots of water!) and something sweet to cut the salt. I like to combine the salty and sweet for even more fun. 🙂