3 Must-Have’s for Your Movie Night
- The Movie
- The Magic
- The Fun Food
Create the Magic
If you want to take your family movie night to the next level, decorating is such a great idea!!
Marie created an amazing Polar Express movie night for her daycare, and this ticket booth with a nutcracker is absolutely adorable and so much fun!
Polar Express Movie Night Ideas
- Print off & Give Out Polar Express Tickets
- Create a Ticket Booth or Station
- Create a fun Polar Express Photo Booth with these Printables
- Wear matching Christmas pajamas
- Decorate with trains, silver bells, and hot cocoa mugs
We also love this Instant Download Polar Express Decor Pack!
Marie also transformed her dinner table into the Polar Express train! Isn’t it amazing?
She also made sure each kid had their own silver bell at their seat.
What to Eat for a Polar Express Movie Night
We love to order pizza because it’s such an easy and popular food for all ages! And you can’t have a Polar Express movie night without hot chocolate!
Below are a few more Polar Express snacks you might like!
Polar Express Food Ideas
- Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
- Polar Express Themed Hot Chocolate
- Christmas Themed Popcorn
- Polar Express Capri Sun (Grab Printable Labels)
- Christmas Cookie Tray
Amber made this super cute Christmas dessert tray, as well as, adorable Santa pancakes!
We also have a ton of great Christmas movie night snacks you might enjoy adding into the festive theme!
What to Do at a Polar Express Movie Night
Watching the movie is a given, and you can stream it on Amazon if you don’t have the DVD!
We also wanted to include a fun activity or two for the full on Christmas movie night vibe!
- Read the Polar Express book together before the movie
- Make gingerbread houses
- Play Christmas Pictionary or Charades
- Write letters to Santa
- Build a pillow fort
- Play musical chairs with Christmas music
- Play Santa Says (aka Simon Says)
- Ice skate inside (put wax paper on their shoes)
- Play in fake snow
- Make jingle bell bracelets
Polar Express Party Favors
- Believe bell
- Polar Express coloring book
- A festive t-shirt
- A cute mug for hot chocolate
- A Christmas pillow case
- Goodie bag with candy
Thank you again to Marie and Amber for your ideas!
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