we hosted our second annual outdoor movie party this past sunday night.
we provide the toppings and each family brings their favorite kind of ice cream to share.
it's super fun.
(blurry but too cute not to share)
there were kids EVERY WHERE!
the plan was for them to swim but it the weather changed the day before and we even needed blankets!
we could not have had better weather!
as soon as it was dark enough and every one had had their first helping of ice cream
we started the movie.
i passed out blankets when it got chilly.
it was so fun to look out at so many friends watching them cuddled up with their families & laughing together…..
in the dark.
craig found the screen and projector on craigslist.com.
he looked for a full year.
and then this one came along….AWESOME….he was beaming.
we are already excited for next year's party!
or maybe one with a campfire and LOTS of blankets in a month or two!
sounds cuddly warm to me.
…………………………………………
we are painting the hallway with the help of Glidden Paint.
come and read about it over here and you could
win a $150 walmart gift card!
come here and leave a comment to win a lisa leonard bracelet
and get a coupon code that is good through today.
i am talking about being a "sports mom" over here and not sure i am too good at it
but i am trying! enter to win a $100 Dicks Sporting Goods card from Gatorade!
…………………………………………
75 Parties | a glass of milk - […] tasting//friendsgiving//ugly sweaters//barbecue//pajama//birthdays//half birthday//pizza//ice cream and a movie//potluck//soup//picnic//new year’s eve//cocktails//fondue//s’mores//tapas//beer […]
gap year south africa - Great stuff the children were enjoying very well it looks awesome the parties all are cool and would have a great fun in those parties thanks for the blog to share a lot of things…:)
Axel Booe - Wow, that’s an ice cream party at its best! Those kids surely enjoyed this day. And the place is great too! It definitely made the event livelier. Cheers to this!
sugarbee - cool stuff…you must have a great camera…visit my blog please 🙂
Audrey - Recently discovered your blog and am loving the craft ideas! We do movie night in our drive way 2-3 times every summer (for the last 3 years). It’s is so much fun and the kids LOVE it! We just project onto a big sheet hung on the garage door and it works out quite well but I may have to keep my eye out for one of those screens on craigslist. 🙂
Thanks for all the craft ideas!
Audrey
Heather G. - Oh my gosh, how fun!!
susan - So fun! What movie did you find to keep all ages happy?
leonieke - hai meg, can i ask you for some advise? my daughter, who turnes 17 this month, wants to go to america to study for one year. Ofcourse there are lots of organisations trying to get us in, and we do orientate us, but i would love to here the experience of guestfamily’s. do you know some?
by the way, you are one of the reasons she wants to go, it looks like your life in america is one big happy party :-))
alicia @ la famille - HOW FUN!! i wanted to do an outdoor movie night, but couldn’t round up a projector. i found a cool old roll up screen at a rummage sale, but no projector 🙁 gonna keep looking tho!
Jen - Me too, Michelle! I’m in melbourne and thankfully my local small IGA sells peanut butter m &ms and a few other US snacks!!
Michelle from Australia - Do you know how many of those scrumptious toppings and ice cream flavours we Australians are deprived of? When we were in Hawaii last November, I loaded up a duffle bag FULL of Reese’s pieces/sauces, Hershey stuff etc at Walmart. Coming back into Australia, the customs officer opened the bag, grinned at me and said ‘I can see you have a sweet tooth. And great taste!’. Oh how I wish the USA were closer to us 🙁
gina - We love the pic of Jobie! Thanks for a super fun evening!
amy jupin - anna’s looking over my shoulder saying,
“that looks fun!”
“i want to do that too.”
“me and annie should be friends, right?”
“i like her hair.”
“i like the polka dot tablecloths.”
ok, i said that last one.
Julie - This looks like so much fun!!!
Rachel - That looks like SO MUCH FUN! I think it’s great that everyone was cuddled under blankets. And Despicable Me is a fantastic movie. I watched it while I was sewing one afternoon – see, not just for kids 😉
Bill - Hi–Stumbled on your blog and posted with an FYI for you or those following you.
I hope, with all the people you had attending, that you acquired a public performance license for the movie(s) you showed. Movie Licensing USA and Motion Picture Licensing Corporation between them hold licensing rights for most of the major studios, and offer either one-time licensing or umbrella/blanket annual licensing for the studios with which they contract. Though it’s not likely that they will investigate local movie parties like this, if they do, they jump on “offenders” with boots on (and posting about a movie night online makes it more likely they will find out).
Looked like lots of fun, and I hope you enjoy many more!
Jes - I love Caribbean Sea!
jill - we just use a sheet, too! our favorite is to watch scary old movies with the grown-ups around halloween. we use lots of blankets!
Kinze Schilling - now that looks like a good time!
Sarah - I have been dying to plan this for my neighborhood in our cul-de-sac. A ‘drive in’ (bikes and trikes) movie so to speak! Cute!
Mindy Harris - that little boy in the osh kosh sweatshirt is so adorable you should’ve eaten him instead of ice cream. precious.
Jenny Wren's - This looks like a blast! I think you should definitely do this in the later Fall months, pick a good Christmas movie for everyone to watch, light a fire, eat popcorn, drink cocoa and just enjoy!
Tina I - We do the same thing and love it! No fancy screen for us, just a sheet tacked up against the screened in porch. Ours is coming up in a couple of weeks, just might have to steal the ice cream pitch in idea!
Kimberly Dial - We have a neighbor who that the same thing a few times every summer … it’s a great way to visit with fellow ‘Fall Creekers’ and the grandgirlies love it!
Kimberly Dial - We have a neighbor who that the same thing a few times every summer … it’s a great way to visit with fellow ‘Fall Creekers’ and the grandgirlies love it!
Casey - We do this often in our backyard with a white sheet clipped to our patio cover. The kids love it!
Holly - Our cousin has a huge inflatable screen that we have used in the past for movie parties. They are so much fun!
This Farm Family's Life - So fun!
seriouslysassymama - That looks like alot of fun!
Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh how fun! That projector looks amazing!
Christy - That’s what I was thinking, no need to wait another year! Looks like a great time. Hot cocoa & popcorn + blankets & a fire, you would be all set! What a fun time! What a great neighborhood, almost makes me miss the midwest.