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Friday is Family Movie Night #PopSecretMovieNight

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Friday is Family Move Night in my house.  We have dinner, everyone gets in their “jamas” and we snuggle in for viewing time.  All 5 of us.  No phones, no newspaper, no tablets, no magazines…it’s family time.  My son has a humongous bean bag in his room that the kids like to snuggle together on to watch movies- so he and my oldest usually head up to grab that to bring downstairs.  The kids love this tradition, even we’ve only been doing it a few months- and they like it just so.  The littlest one has to get on the bean bag first, then my son, then my oldest.  They like me to “throw” them onto the beanbag and wiggle them around so they are just “so.”

#popsecretmovienight kernelsOnce we’re all in comfy clothes and jamas, we start the movie, or at least get it in hand to put into the machine to play.  (Yes, we do still use machines. We’re archaic over here!) Which is when there is a chorus of protests “MOM!  MOM! Where’s the popcorn?!”  because, apparently, movie night just isn’t going to be movie night without popcorn.  They don’t know it but I don’t like to watch previews so I kind of wait to start popping until those start so I can skip them.  Shhhh.  It’s a mom secret.

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We can’t just have popcorn, of course.  Someone *coughcoughMEcoughcough* decided to add a few chocolate candies to popcorn one night and movie popcorn was created.  We must have MOVIE popcorn for family movie night.  no exceptions.  Sure, the kids like buttery popcorn, but they LOVE popcorn with chocolate in it.  I mean, who wouldn’t, right?  My son just wants butter on his.  He likes the sweet, too but he LOVES buttery popcorn. So I guess one of the secrets to our movie nights really is (Pop Secret) Popcorn!

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Sometimes the hubby and I have a non “G” movie night after we put the kidlets to bed- it’s a nice way to keep the snuggle time going and really refreshing to just chill out together and relax for a few hours.  Of course, we’ve been known to make an extra batch of movie popcorn.  Just don’t tell the kids.  It’s just really good.  Friday= family movie night. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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What are your family movie night must-haves?

At Pop Secret, we love movies as much as you love movies. So we’re on a mission to make movie watching and popcorn even more social and fun. We’re sharing a bunch of apps, tools, and fun partnerships with everyone over at our hub, Pop Secret Labs (http://www.popsecretlabs.com/).  Keep checking back to try ‘em all out and give us feedback. The more you get involved, the better all of our movie experiences will be. See you there!

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Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Pop Secret via Glam Media.  The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Pop Secret.

 

 

About Brett

I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.

Comments

  3. Kayce says

    WOW! cool! we used to have our family movie night before but now we prefer watching movies on the internet. Popcorn is always been a good choice for movie nights! 🙂

  4. siggy po says

    Aww i used to have these nights when i was little i miss those days so much 🙂

  6. Julia says

    This is so sweet! It reminds me of things we used to do when I was a kid. Doesn’t the popcorn mess bother you? I’d be all over making cookies for this. Lots of milk too.

    • queenb says

      It does but it doesn’t. We do a big vaccuum first thing on Saturday mornings anyway, so whatever the dog doesn’t sneak gets vaccuumed early the next day.

  9. Stacey Roberson says

    Such a great way to spend some family time without the interference of the internet, cell phones, etc.

  11. krystal Howell says

    Jumbo popcorn wish i could get that here in australia this would be awesome to have with my family

  19. Kellie says

    We don’t have a set movie night. But we do have times like these and enjoy them immensely. We also enjoy playing games such as parcheesi or trouble together. We really love to have game night outside in the summer, fresh air, relaxation and family time. 🙂

  20. Stephanie Bennett says

    My children are grown up now but we had movie night most every week till dating came in the teenage years. LoL. You are making memories for your children that money cant buy and the love and warmth they will feel when they look back as adults is priceless! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all families did movie night!

  22. Kathleen says

    What a GREAT way to have family time. I love movies and popcorn. I have a little difference in the way I eat my popcorn. I sprinkle Skittles in mine. YUMMY sweet, salty, crunchy, fruity GOODNESS! Try it out and let me know how you liked it. It may be less messy than chocolate for the kiddos as well.

  26. Tracy N. says

    We love to have our blankets and either homemade popcorn or ice cream. Having family movie nights can be fun!

  27. Dana says

    My kiddos love movie night. Sometimes we even eat dinner in the din on a blanket to watch our movie.

  28. Hannah Atkinson says

    Movies nights are the best! I remember when I was kid my mom making homemade pizza and popcorn and we would watch a movie. Some of the best memories right there!! 🙂

  31. Charlene says

    No kids around to enjoy movie night with them but I go to the movies at least twice a week. When I go to the movies popcorn is a must, along with a soda.

  36. lesley hamilton says

    I used to love movie night with the kids. Now there older they still eat the popcorn though

  37. Nicole Becker says

    Awesome!!! I absolutely love family time and the no cell phone idea is a hit with me!!

  40. Toqua's Crafts says

    I love popcorn! Wish someone would come have movie night with me at my house! 😉 (That way I wouldn’t eat ALL the popcorn by myself!)

  41. Liesl says

    We love movie nights in my family too. My girls are only 7 though so its mostly kiddie movies for now…

  42. alycia says

    I’m obsessed with my air popper and have had so much fun experimenting with different popcorn recipes. My little cousins are fan favorites of our homemade kettle korn!

  44. Sarah says

    I don’t think my family has ever had a family movie night. This might explain why I never really cared that much for movies.

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