Throw a movie themed birthday party
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A Movie Party is great for all ages!
Contents at a Glance
Make a Popcorn Birthday Cake
This cake is so easy to make
I used a box mix and can of icing for this cake. All I needed to add was some decorator icing and some kettle corn for this adorable cake.
Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to make the popcorn birthday cake!
Some fun activities for your Movie Party
- 1Play "Who Am I?" As the girls arrived, I pinned a character name on their back. They could ask yes or no questions to find out what movie character they were. I used Disney Princesses to make this easy for the girls to guess since they were all familiar characters.
- 2Play Movie Trivia (I used Disney Movies for our trivia game since most of the girls had seen many Disney movies.)
- 3Play Movie Bingo (This one was done during the movie itself--more info below in this lens.)
- 4Walk the Red Carpet (The girls had fun giving each other makeovers with make-up and hairdos, then they took turns walking the red carpet and being announced to the other party guests.)
- 5Visit the concession stand (I gave out play movie money and the girls could "purchase" snacks at the concession stand for the movie.)
- 6Tye-Dye T-shirts (Okay, so this one wasn't totally movie-related, but put teen and tween girls together, give them a white t-shirt and some tye dye bottles and watch the fun happen!)
- 7Make Your Own Sundae Bar (Making sundaes was more fun than just eating ice cream with the cake.)
- 8Have a Movie themed pinata.
Don't forget the Popcorn!
I must have popped at least 3 pounds of popcorn kernels. I would recommend popping more than you think you will need. I had bags popped for each girl and a few extra bowls for refills. The girls loved having popcorn during the movie and they snacked on it all evening. I just love my Orville Redenbacher hot air popcorn popper! You can add all kinds of fun flavors to your popcorn and serve them in popcorn bags. I love my Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Popcorn Popper!
Presto 04821 Orville Redenbacher's Hot Air Popper
Amazon Price: $20.19 (as of 06/03/2012)
Movie Bingo is fun to play during the movie
I printed out bingo cards with things that would appear in the movie. We chose objects, people and places that were specific to the movie my daughter had chosen, then the girls played bingo during the movie. I cut out little stars with a scrapbooking tool and used these as bingo markers.You can generate your own bingo cards using any words you choose here: Print Bingo Cards.
or here for specific movie bingo cards with a limited choice of words" Movie Bingo Cards.
Movie Themed Pinata
What's a party without a pinata?
I made my own pinata for my daughter's party. I made it in about 20 minutes and I think it cost a grand total of $3.50. Kids of all ages like pinatas. With lots of kids (I have 7), I need to be frugal. I simply use paper bags as the candy bags and make my own pinatas with a paper grocery bag.
Here's how to make a movie themed pinata
Make it in 20 minutes and for less than $5!
Movie Themed Party Favors
Use plastic popcorn boxes as your party favor boxes
I got each girl a plastic popcorn box as a party favor box. We didn't use these during the movie, since we didn't want them to be greasy. We filled them with boxes of Movie candy, pencils and mini notebooks, lip gloss and glow sticks that they could use during the movie.
Get these Great Movie Party Favor Boxes
Popcorn movie plastic container box
Amazon Price: $0.96 (as of 06/03/2012)
The kids will love their popcorn party favor boxes! Fill them with movie size candy, glow sticks, stickers and more.
Here's some Movie Trivia
You can use this game at your Movie Party
How much do you know about Disney Movies?
Here's a movie party game in a box
Scene It? Disney Magical Moments
Amazon Price: $7.00 (as of 06/03/2012)
Scenes from our Movie Themed Party
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What is your favorite Theme Party?
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Here are more ideas for you
- Birthday Party Ideas: Movie Theater party
- Here you will find a list of all kinds of Movie Birthday Parties that were submitted by regular folks like you and me. Read through them and choose what you like.
- An outdoor Movie Night Party
- Here's how to throw an outdoor movie party in the summer (not necessarily a birthday party, but hey, have a few friends over and have a party anyway!)
- Regal Movie Theater Birthday Parties
- If you'd like to throw your birthday party at a Regal Theater, here's more information.
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Ready to have a party?
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foodchik
Apr 19, 2012 @ 5:12 pm | delete
- Cool Ideas, i sometimes order a whole bunch of Gourmet Popcorn online but like the option you are giving here!!
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ideadesigns
Mar 1, 2012 @ 10:20 am | delete
- I love the movie theme, so many cool ideas. I like the popcorn cake. Kids would love the walk the red carpet like a movie star.
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KarenCookieJar
Feb 28, 2012 @ 4:35 pm | delete
- Nice theme for a party!
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Beautiful-Bridal
Feb 21, 2012 @ 10:01 am | delete
- Lots of fun here. Surprised I didn't do better on the Disney quiz!
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Deadicated
Jan 27, 2012 @ 2:59 pm | delete
- Sure, why not. Great ideas & lens.
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