{Movie Night} The Lion King

I'm addicted to Pinterest. Actually, addicted would be an understatement. I wonder how I survived before I discovered it almost 2 years ago! I pinned something and later went back and clicked on the link. It led me to a wonderful mommy blog about her family who did family movie night every night for a few weeks leading up to their vacation in Disney World. I LOVED reading about it! So I decided to do a spin off of that and we decided to have family movie night once a week- forever! Hopefully we'll be starting a new family tradition that will last throughout the years. That's the goal anyway. 

To make it even more fun I decided I would make a fun dinner to go along with whatever movie we're watching. I printed out a cute menu and posted it on our fridge and Alexis was ecstatic! I love being creative and I hope this will be fun. If you're a mom who has stumbled upon this blog and would like to  copy, please do! I'll post what I do for each movie. =)

For our first night we went with The Lion King. Cory and I had seen the movie in years and honestly I forgot what it was even about. I think we were just as excited as the kids. I wasn't sure if it would hold Alexis' attention or not since it's kind of older and the message is geared towards a little older kids. But she surprised us and sat and watched the whole thing! She was laughing at Timone and dancing along to the music. It even held Paxton's attention for a good 30 minutes! Wahoo! It was a success and I'm excited for the next one. 

Here's the menu:

Simba's King Sandwich

(Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich)

Bugs on a Log

(celery with peanut butter and chocolate chips)

Hakuna Matata Trail Mix

(bought a bag at the store)

Bug Sludge Smoothie

(vanilla yogurt, strawberries, banana, blueberries mixed in a blender - I loved how the blueberries looked like little bugs stuck in the smoothie, Alexis got a kick out of it!)