Blogmas 2020 Day 2
One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is watch movies! I am guilty of loving even the cheesiest and most predictable movies. They still give me the warm and fuzzies!
Finding fun activities to do during a pandemic has proven to be a challenge, but a movie night never fails! You stay in the comfort of your own home, and enjoy the experience with those closest to you. The three most important factors that go into hosting a cozy holiday movie night are pajama choice, movie selection, and menu.
Pajama Choice
I’m usually a tshirt-and-shorts sleeper, but I do own pajamas for the nights I want to be a little more bougie! This fuzzy set is my favorite! It can be a little warm for a typical Atlanta winter night, but it is great for special occasions like movie night! If you really want to step up your movie night game, go for matching or coordinated pajama sets for your guests. Target and Old Navy have an awesome selection of pajama sets for men, women, and children!
Movie Selection
This is the whole point of movie night, right? My biggest advice would be to research your movie(s) of choice beforehand. I’ve found that many streaming services and even cable providers charge additional fees to watch movies that are in high demand. So making sure your featured film is available to you at little to no cost (I prefer no cost) is crucial.
I also recommend narrowing the choices down beforehand and sending out a poll when you invite guests. That way you’ll know what everyone is interested in seeing. My holiday movie of choice this year is Jingle Jangle. From the period costumes to the song and dance numbers, I loved every moment of it! I think it is a good choice for kids and adults alike.
Here’s some of my other favorite holiday films that won’t disappoint!
Menu
Hosting a movie night should be fun and relatively effortless. This type of gathering is not where I’d be breaking out the pots and pans at all. Keep it simple by ordering takeout- pizza, wings, burgers, etc.
And if you can even remember the last time you went to the movies, you’d recall that candy and popcorn are absolutely mandatory at the theater. The same goes for your at home movie night! I had a lot of fun creating holiday themed desserts for my guests. Christmas met the theater with my hot cocoa bar and candy smores board. And since you’ve gotta have popcorn, I whipped up some peppermint cookies and cream popcorn I like to call “reindeer munch”. If you’re subscribed to Creatively Corin, you can find the recipes on the Freebies page!
Hosting a cozy holiday movie night is as easy as 1 (pajama choice), 2 (movie selection), 3 (menu). And best of all, you don’t have to break the bank to do it! Let me know how you host a movie night below!
Cozily,
