
A movie themed party is fun for children of all ages and the possibilities are endless.
Go to your local Cinema
Grab your birthday gang and take them to the movies (age appropriate of course.) Have pizza and ice cream at your local restaurant or come back for the party goodies at your home.
“Late Night at the Movies” or Movie Marathon
Show a new release DVD or a classic with the kids in their pj’s and sleeping bags. Play “Name that Celebrity” while the movie is on.
“Glitz n Glamour” Academy Awards Night Costume Party
Have the kids dress up as their favorite movie character. Let them ham it up and have trophies for the best “Drama Queen” etc.
Backyard Outdoor Movie Party
Depending on your budget, here is a place to check out to create your backyard party–Fun Flicks
Invitations
Decorations
- Create a “Friends Walk of Fame.“ Cut out stars from poster board, decorate them with the name of each guest and lay them out on the floor.
- Hang movie posters on the walls.
- Layout a cheap red carpet up to your door or backyard entrance. Have a few of your party helpers pretend to be the paparazzi snapping pictures of the kids as they walk the red carpet to the party entrance.
- Drape strings of tiny Christmas lights from the ceiling, wind them around pole lamps etc. to create a more festive mood.
- Make a table into a concession stand with all your movie theater fair like boxes of popcorn, nachos, pizza, stromboli, nacho pie and have each guest come up and get their own goodies. Have popcorn already in the boxes with a selection of popcorn flavorings they can shake on.
- Add a make your own nachos bar to your concession table.
- Have a separate dessert table set up to show off some of these incredible desserts.
Eats and Treats
Eat Dessert First
I found these recipes for cupcakes that look like containers of popcorn–a fabulous and fun idea. Check out these Cupcakes decorated with hotdogs
And these cupcakes look like hamburgers – they are really easy to make. You can have either a chocolate cupcake as the burger or use a brownie.
Main Course
Pizza cupcakes–can you believe it? Just add you own toppings. They’re easy for the kids to balance on their plates while watching the movie
Stromboli–always a great party favorite. You can have small dixie cups with dip all set up for the kids to grab and go.
Build Your Own Nacho Bar–Speaks for itself. Just use your imagination for toppings and have plastic baskets lined with foil already filled with the nacho chips.
If you want something a bit different try Nacho Pie
Movie Theme Goody Bags
Find small popcorn bags or boxes at your party supply store. Put a package of movie theater candy and a package of mini microwave popcorn–maybe some funky sunglasses. Here are some momento keychains to match the invitations above and they would be a cool addition to your goody bags.
Let your imagination roll on and just have fun. If you have any suggestions for party invitations etc. you would like to see please let me know.