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Family Themed Movie Night: Dumbo

September 4, 2014 By: mybigfathappylife

Disclosure: I received these kidecals labels for free in exchange for a review.  All opinions are my own.

Family Themed Movie Night: Dumbo #familytime #disney #dumbo #kidecals | mybigfathappylife.com

We enjoy having family themed movie nights once a week.  We theme our food (dinner and dessert) to what movie we are going to watch.  

Last week S decided that we were going to watch Dumbo.  I haven’t seen Dumbo in a long time and S has never seen the movie.  However, we love the ride at Disney World, so this was a great selection to learn the story behind the attraction. 

Dinner

Dumbo means circus themed food…hot dogs, corn fritters, mini donuts, popcorn, etc.  I placed the food in containers that reminded me of the circus.  I made pouches out of wax paper and used these kidecals chalkboard label stickers to identify the contents.  I am loving how versatile these chalkboard label stickers are and that they can be reused.  The label pealed right off the wax paper (because I placed them on wax paper, otherwise the adhesive is strong, but it will not damage your surface) and to clean off the chalk I used a damp cloth.
 Family Themed Movie Night: Dumbo #familytime #disney #dumbo #kidecals | mybigfathappylife.com

Kidecals has a wide variety of personalized labels everything from clothing labels to keyboard stickers (which I think are so cool but I do not have a mac!).  The labels are extremely durable and dishwasher, washing machine and dryer proof.  The best part is no matter how much you purchase, your order ships within 48 hours for FREE!  

 Family Themed Movie Night: Dumbo #familytime #disney #dumbo #kidecals | mybigfathappylife.com

Movie Time

S asked for the inflatable mattress to be blown up, which is a great place to cuddle during a movie.  When dinner is ready, we set up the buffet of food and drinks.  Then we hopped on the mattress to watch Dumbo.  
Family Themed Movie Night: Dumbo #familytime #disney #dumbo #kidecals | mybigfathappylife.comFamily Themed Movie Night: Dumbo #familytime #disney #dumbo #kidecals | mybigfathappylife.com
 
I try not to make the themed movie night overly complicated so that I’m not spending a huge amount of time preparing instead of spending the time as a family.  I do try to get S and my husband involved in the planning and setup.  
 

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Comments

  1. Stephanie says

    September 4, 2014 at 9:11 am

    What a fun idea. I have a pin I need to send you that details Disney movies and foods for a movie at home. I can’t wait to enjoy them with Connor when he is older.

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 4, 2014 at 9:58 pm

      Great Stephanie! I look forward to seeing the pin.

  2. tianna says

    September 4, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    super cute theme! I loved that film as a kid 🙂

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 4, 2014 at 9:58 pm

      It’s fun to re-watch the classics!

  3. Louida says

    September 4, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    I love this label idea! I need this because when we put our water bottles down and then go back to it, we never know who’s water bottle is who’s. Then we end up throwing them away which is a waste.

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 4, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      That’s a great idea Louida!

      • Louida says

        September 5, 2014 at 10:11 am

        Thanks Paris! And thanks again for linking up at #ProductReviewParty! Have a great weekend girl!

        • mybigfathappylife says

          September 5, 2014 at 10:22 pm

          Thank you Louida, you too!

  4. Kimberly H. Smith says

    September 4, 2014 at 5:09 pm

    Pinned this! Love the idea of circus food. Thanks for sharing. #SGBC

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 4, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      Thank you Kimberly!

  5. Margaux Daughtry says

    September 4, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    Great idea! I have two boys and this would be so fun to do with them!

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 4, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      They would have a blast!

  6. Ashley says

    September 4, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    So cute – love this theme! 🙂 I used to watch this movie a ton when I was little.

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 4, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      Thank you Ashley! It’s always fun to re-watch the movie we watched as a child.

  7. Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom says

    September 4, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    I was just thinking the other night that my kids have never seen the Dumbo movie and that we should watch it for one of our movie nights. Love how you theme the food around it, you are such a fun mom!

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 4, 2014 at 10:02 pm

      You are so sweet Carrie! It’s a lot of fun!

  8. Vicky eastwood says

    September 4, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    That’s such a good idea for a family night and those mini donuts look so good!

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 5, 2014 at 10:35 pm

      Thank you Vicky!

  9. Diatta @ Femme Fitale Fit Club says

    September 5, 2014 at 9:39 am

    How do they come up with these great ideas? I have 2 children who fight over their cups, placemat, etc. This would be perfect to label everyone’s stuff so they stop arguing. Good review. #productreviewparty

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 5, 2014 at 10:22 pm

      That would be perfect Diatta!

  10. Charlee Anne says

    September 5, 2014 at 11:55 pm

    Dumbo was one of my favs at 3 years old! My mom let me watch it a million times every day! I am loving this themed movie night idea. I want to start doing this with my girls when they get older. Very cute!

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 6, 2014 at 4:37 pm

      They are so much fun! Your girls will love them.

  11. Coombemill says

    September 8, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    Who needs to go out when being home can be this much fun! Popping by from Creative Monday

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 8, 2014 at 9:36 pm

      Thank you Fiona! I agree!

  12. Giveaways 4 Mom says

    September 8, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    Dumbo is such a good movie. I also have some products from this company. #ProductReviewParty

  13. Clare says

    September 11, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    That looks like so much fun! I can’t wait until my kiddos are old enough for Disney movie nights 🙂

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 11, 2014 at 9:05 pm

      Thank you Clare!

  14. Kristina and Millie says

    September 12, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    how fun 🙂 love that you brought out the mattress to sit on!

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 13, 2014 at 7:57 am

      Thanks, that’s the best part, at least according to S.

  15. Kimberly says

    September 15, 2014 at 12:29 pm

    I love this idea! So cute. Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 15, 2014 at 9:58 pm

      Thank you Kimberly!

  16. Bobbi says

    September 15, 2014 at 6:28 pm

    I Love Dumbo!! One of my favs 😉

    Thanks for linking up to Teach Me Tuesday last week. You are very much appreciated! Hope to see you again this week! http://3glol.net/2014/09/15/teach-tuesday-21/

    Have a great week!!

    • mybigfathappylife says

      September 15, 2014 at 9:56 pm

      The classic disney movie are always so much fun to watch!

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