https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:55:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2413321 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 19:28:22 +0000 SweetCaroline 2413321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DD is old enough, I'd like to start doing a regular movie night. Maybe try to theme dinner after the movie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2413214 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:02:35 +0000 jhd 2413214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did our first family movie night over Christmas break. LO got Cars for Christmas. I got him a little Lightning McQueen hot wheels car and some snacks. He's only 20 months so he didn't watch the whole movie, but it was so much fun to see him get excited about the racing scenes! ;) </p> <p>I love the idea of a regular family movie night. We used to do this growing up and had a picnic on the floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2413205 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:57:44 +0000 daniellemybelle 2413205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@woodentulip: What about Cinderella? I don't think it is very scary - the scariest part is the cat with the mice but we just laughed and said, "Silly cat!" and that seemed to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2413202 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:55:40 +0000 HLK208 2413202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Every Friday is movie/pizza night </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2413196 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:49:08 +0000 woodentulip 2413196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kids are scared of every movie. Every single one. Do you know of any that aren't scary? Send them my way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2413195 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:47:21 +0000 daniellemybelle 2413195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We watched Cinderella over Christmas too :) Love family movie nights! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412993 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:40:03 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2412993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: haha! That's really funny. Definitely choose a DVD next time! ;)</p> <p>I put out all the DVDs we had last time and she picked Wall-E, but then changed her mind to Cinderella (2nd time watching it) and said "watch dis one next time" Lol. </p> <p>@yoursilverlining: LOVE that response! ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412985 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:35:50 +0000 HappyBaker 2412985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Haha I LOVE that response! I actually had a movie picked out but we had to go through Netflix to get to it so she saw Caillou's little face before I got there. Next time I definitely will pick a DVD so we can avoid him at all costs :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412981 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:34:38 +0000 yoursilverlining 2412981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HappyBaker: Could you not give her the option of picking the movie? Sometimes we give LO the option, but usually we pick out a movie ahead of time and just put it on. I’ve also been known to tell LO that the “TV will only give us this movie, it’s what the TV picked” and shrug my shoulders :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412977 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:30:53 +0000 HappyBaker 2412977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've tried this twice with DD (3) and was super excited about it, we got in PJ's, made popcorn, got some blankets on the floor....and then when it came time to choose the movie she threw a fit about wanting to watch the SAME episode of Caillou that she always watches. I was so bummed! Hoping to try it again and actually watch a movie! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412940 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:11:11 +0000 rattles 2412940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do once a week (with exceptions every now and then).<br /> @yoursilverlining: this is exactly our routine too! It's awesome.<br /> @mediagirl: that's our schedule too, and it works fine. We make the pizza to be ready at 6. We watch the movie and eat picnic style. We usually watch a Disney classic that comes in at about 1 hr 20 mins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412816 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 14:01:37 +0000 autumnlove 2412816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, 1-2 times a month. Sometimes we watch a movie or a few episodes of Peppa or Daniel Tiger. We bathe them early, eat dinner then watch a movie. Bedtime is usually 7-7:30 but they go to bed later on those Fri or Sat nights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412812 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:59:40 +0000 honeybear 2412812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, nearly every Saturday with family friends. </p> <p>@mediagirl: LO's bedtime is later, but we usually do dinner and then just half of a movie. The following week we do the second half. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412792 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 13:46:19 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2412792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: That's so fun! I think we need to start making homemade pizza. DD would LOVE that. Right now, we just do frozen. We have a pizza stone too. I need to get on that. </p> <p>@MamaBehr: I love this picnic idea. How cute! </p> <p>@mediagirl: We usually have dinner at 6, movie starts at 630ish, bed right after it ends. Usually around 8pm. So it works for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412412 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:58:19 +0000 MamaBehr 2412412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do! Every Saturday. We call it an indoor picnic and have dinner on the ground during the movie. My kids love it, but never ever agree on the movie hahahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412411 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:57:49 +0000 yoursilverlining 2412411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, every Friday!! It's pizza and movie night in our house - we make homemade pizza (LO loves to help make the pizza too), and we bring down a bunch of quilts and lay them out on the living room rug and watch the movie picnic-style on the floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412408 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:55:35 +0000 mediagirl 2412408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I can't figure out the logistics of movie night. When do you have them? What time do they start? Do you eat before or after? Do you have snacks during? </p> <p>We eat dinner at 6 and bedtime is at 7:30. We have no time for movies right now... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412401 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:52:59 +0000 Greentea 2412401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't imagine DD would sit with interest in a movie, so no! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412394 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:49:05 +0000 yin 2412394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't do it often because LO doesn't love watching movies. He prefers shows, unless it's a Thomas movie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412383 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:46:50 +0000 Bao 2412383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! We love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412378 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:43:48 +0000 looch 2412378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every Friday, but we don't always watch a full movie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412371 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:40:12 +0000 LuLu Mom 2412371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, we do movie night 1-2x a week. Usually weekends when we are little more relaxed with screen time. We watch Inside Out pretty much every time, with a bit of Toy Story mixed in :) I just ordered her Alvin and the Chipmunks Shipwrecked because we went and saw the other one in the theater and she loved it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-movie-nights-with-your-family#post-2412353 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:30:15 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2412353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While DH was home for almost 2 weeks over Christmas break, we had a few movie nights where DD got to pick what movie she wanted to watch. It was fun! She was super excited because we haven't watched movies much before. We watched Frozen (skipped the scary parts) and she picked Cinderella twice, lol. </p>