Movie Night: Cars 3

Confession... my husband and I love the Disney Cars movies more than we should as fully grown adults.  We just completely dork out over them.  My husband is a "car guy" through and through which means we are a "car family" (an excellent hobby for kids) and these movies are just so cute, nostalgic and fun to us.  That's why we not only saw Cars 3 in the theater, we did a movie night now that it's on DVD.  It's coming to Netflix on January 31st so start planning your movie night!

The tablecloth is from my son's first birthday. (sniff) The great thing about Disney movies is all the merch.  I mixed in generic car stuff we had on hand with the Disney stuff.  I bought both sizes of plates and the napkins, but ended up saving the dinner plates.  We used them up throughout the weekend which meant less dishes for me to wash.  Bless.

The combination of black plates and silver chargers made me think of tires.  We gave out Cars ring pops at Halloween and I stashed six of them away for this movie night.  They were either Cruz Ramirez or Lightening McQueen.  I thought having a couple of extra would give me a good mix.  Well, all six were Cruz!  I used them as napkin rings, which delighted the kids to no end.

I also couldn't resist a little swag.  I found Jackson Storm and Cruz fidget spinners on Zulily.  I put the little rubber bracelets on our glasses.  The mini racers I threw in my grocery cart one day... too cute to resist!

I used a red runner to break up the busy tablecloth.

In my flurry of new year's organizing I discovered these cupcake liners and picks in my stash... so I made funfetti cupcakes in them.

One of these days I will be patient enough to ice cupcakes properly!

I found this darling banner and put it up behind the table.  It's going to my son's room next.

Dinner was really leftovers in disguise... Mississippi roast, macaroni and cheese and salad.  Nobody cared that we ate leftover roast with all this hoopla.  I also got out my awesome Arthur Court Route 66 chip-and-dip. 

I used it for bread and spreadable butter and it worked rather well.

This movie night came at the end of a busy week, and it left us in great spirits to start the weekend.  Both little kids and big kids like us will enjoy it!  I'll leave you with some fun Cars items to plan your movie night... KA-CHOW!

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Movie Night: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

This is probably my favorite Christmas movie of all time:  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!  It's so nostalgic and it ups my Christmas cheer every time I watch it.  When Pottery Barn Kids came out with a Rudolph tabletop line my head almost fell off.

This table was too fun to set up!  I found the Rudolph candy at World Market.

My parents gave me this tablecloth last year and I could not wait to bust it out.

I'm pretty sure I let out an actual squeal when I spotted these at my local grocery... Rudolph mugs holding plush a Rudolph and Clarice.  

I used the mugs for pasta because I love all the holiday pastas.  They would also work for soup... or hot chocolate!

I found this pack of bookmarks at Target for a dollar.  We each got a couple to use while we read over Christmas break.

These beautiful cakes were so simple for dessert but so pretty.

We enjoyed hot chocolate during the movie.  The white mugs are from Pottery Barn Kids and the red ones I found with a random hot chocolate set at the grocery a few years ago.  I'm telling you... the grocery store is a great place to find movie night merch.

These hot chocolate toppers were the perfect finishing touch.  You can track some down here.

I love the vintage feel of this movie.  There's something cozy about those holiday classics you know by heart. 

"Ready, Santa!"

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Movie Night: Home Alone & Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

KEVIN!!!!!!

It's a double decker movie night... because we love both Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.  Two movies in one night is almost as fun as being on your own without any parents!

I set the scene with a table inspired by Kevin's pranks he used to defend his house against the Wet Bandits.

I had fun rounding up things to put in the center of the table... including Buzz's tarantula. 

I bought empty paint cans at Home Depot and hung them from my chandelier.  This was my favorite part!

When I found this little sign at our grocery store, I had to have it for movie night.

For dinner, obviously, we had, "a lovely cheese pizza just for me."  (Plus one with more toppings for the parents.)

I served ice cream sundaes for dessert just like the ones Kevin orders from room service at The Plaza Hotel.  These Target bowls are a gift that keeps on giving.

"Two scoops, sir?"

"Two?  Make it three.  I'm not driving."

Parental disclaimer... these movies have some language and Kevin acts HORRIBLY at times.  You might be like...

We've seen them so many times we use the parental filter... either hitting the mute button at the right time or loudly asking, "EVERYONE ENJOYING THE MOVIE??? KIDS, DO YOU NEED ANYTHING???" to drown out the bad parts.  My kids also know I'll say, "We don't say that!" an exhausting amount of times.

That said, these movies just never get old for us!  

"Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal."