Family Movie Night (and a Giveaway)
As you can imagine, this summer has been a little on the chaotic side for our family. Between flying straight to Vegas from vacation in the Outer Banks, to three weeks living with Bart’s sister, then six weeks with my parents, and now six weeks in Arizona, it’s definitely had a touch of the crazy.
Bart and I have made major efforts to keep the girls’ lives as calm and regular as possible during this time so that they don’t feel totally unmoored. They have regular nap and quiet times every afternoon, and they are in bed at 7 on the dot pretty much every night. We go to church on Sunday, visit the library and IKEA weekly, and have regular meals as a family.
And we also reinstated Friday Movie Nights once we were all back in the same house.
In my usual fashion, we’ve kept things very simple. I know myself well enough to realize that if I make it complicated, I’ll just quit, so it’s pretty streamlined.
We have (homemade) pizza for dinner, and then we have (not homemade) ice cream while we watch our movie.
Just before seven, we pause the movie, get both girls completely ready for bed and put Ani down. Then we finish the movie with Ella and she goes immediately to bed once the movie is finished (since she basically never stays up late, even by 7:45, she’s usually asking “how long until this movie is done?”).
Sometimes, if I’m feeling very nice (or I want to get things rolling earlier), we’ll let the girls eat on a picnic blanket and start the movie during dinner instead of waiting until after.
. . . a Poloraid camera with film, and a puzzle, a bottle, a book, a changing pad and the biggest box of styrofoam peanuts you’ve ever seen.
Pampers is giving away another identical gift basket with all those goodies to one reader. Yippee! (Also, save the box and peanuts – my girls have been playing in it daily for two weeks. We may be a little starved for toys around here).
We go to get produce and then go feed the animals
I loved reading all the other comments about weekly family traditions. Besides nightly bedtime routine and biweekly trips to the library, we don't have a lot weekly fun "traditions" but I feel like now is the perfect time to start some with Charlie.
Friday pizza nights are my favorite =)
We do pizza movie night too – so much fun!
What an amazing giveaway! And their new designs are so cute.
Bedtime, after baths, everyone gets into their pajamas. We read a story… have last minute conversations. Give hugs, kisses, and say our prayers. I love this time! The kids are so sweet and precioys!
WE LOVE WHEN SATURDAY COMES AROUND. IT'S MOVIE AND PIZZA NIGHT.
Friday night Shabbat dinner
Stories before bed
Sunday dinner with the family
We do weekly movie nights on Sunday with popcorn and soda. My kids love it so much!
Making pancakes or french toast every weekend!
Bath and read a book every night.
I love family time fridays
marie
Our family goes camping every summer in W. Va. for a week and it's all the Aunts, uncles, cousins and all the new members of our big family including my own grandkids and the one on the way all this would come in handy.
My favorite is pajama days, when I don't work me and the kids spend all day in pjs and just bum and relax around the house.
Have any favorite movie recommendations? We love doing movie nights and have dinner on a blanket.
Morning stories!
Our much anticipated summer vacation where we're together all the time and just enjoying each other with no schedule.
We are foster parents so the ages of our kids varies. Currently we have a 10 month old and a 13 month old and so we don't get to do a lot of family activities. So currently our family tradition is on Sunday evening we put the kids to bed a bit early and the hubby and I have movie or binge tv show watching.