Every Friday night, we have takeout or frozen pizza, and have video game or movie night, depending on what we’re in the mood for.  We even eat right in the living room, using our coffee table as a makeshift kitchen table, and the kids get to have root beer or lemonade with their pizza, instead of the usual milk. It’s a treat for them, and it’s much less cleanup afterwards!

Thanks to Sam’s Club and Jenn Sbranti (Editor-in-Chief and founder of Hostess with the Mostess), I have some great tips to make Family Movie Night even better. I also have tips I found at About.com for throwing a Rapunzel party to go along with watching Tangled!

1. SETTING THE MOOD
Get creative with a few fun (and EASY!) decorations inspired by your feature presentation. Example: for a Star Wars viewing party, turn off all the lights, hang white string lights across the room and scatter some glow-in-the-dark stars around the coffee table to help bring the “galaxy” to life in your own living room. For a Tangled party, insert battery-operated tea lights or glow sticks inside paper lanterns.

2. DELICIOUS DRINKS
Sip creative, themed drinks inspired by the movie of the night, such as “Yoda Soda” (lime sherbet + lemon-lime soda) or “Frozen Jedi Juice” for a screening of Star Wars.  To make “Frozen Jedi Juice”, partially freeze your favorite flavor of juice or koolaid and serve it “slushy style” from cups embellished with the phrase “May the Freeze be with you.”  For a Tangled party, think of the scene where Flynn and Rapunzel go to the Snuggly Duckling pub, and serve root beer in mugs.

3. THEMED TREATS
Think outside the popcorn box and serve up clever treats named after elements of the movie, such as “Darth Cheddars” (grilled cheese sandwiches) or “Storm Trooper Sundaes“. Make edible “Light Sabers” by dipping pretzel rods in colored candy melts or tinted white chocolate. After the candy has dried, wrap one end of the “light saber” with tin foil to create the “handle”.

For all your Family Movie Night needs, Sam’s Club has great deals on televisions, home theater sound systems, blu-ray players, and of course, drinks and snacks.  Stop by Sam’s Club before your next Family Movie Night to stock up!

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