While we don’t regularly have family movie nights, we sure do love them when we do. For one, it’s special because we gather as a family and two, the kids love getting screen time, especially when it’s encouraged by either John or I. During the winter months we have them more frequently because nothing is more fun than cuddling together on the pull-out couch with a blanket and munching on popcorn. Halfway through pretty much any movie (or sooner if I’m honest), the younger kids may decide to play with their toys. It doesn’t matter because we’re all together and everyone is enjoying themselves. This past winter the kids have taken a liking to creating forts which is also another fun way to watch movies. The kids are in their forts and John and I get to lay out on the couch. It’s a win-win for everyone!
In the summer, when we spend most of our days outdoor, movie nights are extra special because they’re so rare. However, after a long day of running around in the sun, I find that nothing calms my kids more than some quiet time indoors and sometimes that involves putting a movie on. Just this past weekend we did just that up at the cottage. After an eventful day of swimming in the lake, jumping on the water trampoline, kayaking and golfing, a movie was the perfect break we all needed. I downloaded The Boss Baby, made the kids dinner (followed by treats) and we headed to our deck to watch the movie together under the open sky! It was a perfect end to a busy, but fun-filled day.
The Boss Baby
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that The Boss Baby movie is loosely based (or at least the introductory scene) on one of our favourite kid books – The Boss Baby. We received a signed copy as a gift when Kyle was born – almost 7 years ago. I’ve always loved that book because it was true. When a baby arrives to your home, they are the boss – not you! Following the witty and hilarious reality of having a newborn, the movie plot changes to follow the (Boss) Baby and his brother Tim on a secret mission to rid of the one thing that is in direct competition with babies. The movie is so cute and funny and sends a great message about the importance of family, team work and the special bond between siblings.
It reminds me of my life with my own boys – watching them play, fight, plot and love one another. It also has a sweet soundtrack! The movie is a hit with the kids and John and I.
The Boss Baby Blu-ray DVD is being released on July 25th. It features the voices of Alec Baldwin (Boss Baby), Toby McGuire (Adult Tim/narrator), Lisa Kudrow (Mom), Jimmy Kimmel (Dad). The Boss Baby Special Edition Blu-ray includes many bonus features including:
- New Mini Adventure, a 3-minute action-packed journey through time featuring Boss Baby and Tim
- Featurettes
- Deleted Scenes and
- More
How do you celebrate Family Movie Night? Do you host it frequently?
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We are like you in that we tend to have family movie nights more in the winter. When we are at the cottage we do like to watch a movie together… it really is the best ending to a busy day.
In summer we do not normally have movie nights, but in the other seasons we normally enjoy a family movie night once a month (We also have a family game night once a month). It is so fun making family memories.
We usually have a movie night once a month or at least we try. We pick a movie each, put it in a hat and then draw. Bella loves Boss Baby, I feel like it has been on repeat for days!
We always have movie nights here. Cant wait to see boss baby!
Looking forward to seeing the boss baby on movie night!
Like you we tend to have more movie nights in the winter when the days are shorter and we spend more time indoors. The hardest part is always choosing the movie!
I want to see this movie, but have also heard mixed feelings, some hate it and said it wasn’t good and others love it!
I saw part of the movie while babysitting one night. would love to see the end. going to plan another night just for that
We really enjoyed this movie in the theater. I am thinking it is a must for our trip to NFLD!
oh my gosh you guys are the cutest! and what a great atmosphere to watch a movie in. outdoors with nature. Makes it even better than watching indoors. With my girls it isn’t always easy to have a movie night. My youngest is 3 and can usually sit through most or all of a movie but my oldest is autistic and she always has to get up and do something, play somewhere else, then she will come back to it and watch whatever place we are at in the movie
We like to watch movies or have a game night. Sometimes we have a to have a vote on which games to play or movies to watch and sometimes we pick to prevent any unfairness.
My kids and I do a lot of movie nights together. Usually a night after dinner and just the 5 of them and me.
We love movie night , i so wanna see Boss baby , looks so cute 🙂
still haven’t seen this movie, but looking forward to making a movie night out of it with my girl!
We haven seen this movie yet. My parents had a beautiful cottage it was on a private lake with 10 cottage. The electricity was with a power plan. We didn’t have TV or internet.
I loved movie nights as a child – so fun to have special treats with the movie, too. We haven’t started them yet with our child, but I look forward to it!
We usually don’t do family movie nights. My boys would love Boss Baby, it looks funny and cute.
I loved movie nights when my kids were young, the baby boss sounds like a great movie
We love having movie nights, great way to spend time together. Will definitely have to check out this movie looks fun for both kids & adults.
Movie nights are always fun, unless you have to sit and watch Star Wars movies one after the other – my oldest, an adult, is a huge fan and though it was fun at first I got very tired by movie 3. We continued the next day!
I love family movie nights!
we don’t really do movie nights in Summer… however with our long cold Manitoba winters, we’ll do movie nights on a Sunday afternoon. love grabbing some good snacks and cuddling up.
We saw this when it was in the theatres and all really enjoyed it. Alec Baldwin was great!
We thought Boss Baby was pretty good. We love our weekly family movie nights! A great time to cuddle up together with some snacks & chill out after a long week.
Our daughter is just turning two, so we are just starting Family Movie Nights. Boss Baby looks like a movie she would like!
We haven’t seen Bossy Baby yet!! I think Alec Baldwin is hilarious!
We’ve never really had a family movie night. I will often watch a movie with the kids, but rarely is it a planned event with everyone watching. My twins aren’t quite 3 so they don’t very often sit through an entire movie.
Movie night for us is at home usually – this way we can all just sit around, enjoy the movie, get to the biffy, pause & get something to eat, just works better for our family.