Military Family Night #2

THEMED MOVIE NIGHT!

A family favorite of ours is to have a themed movie night. Turn the typical dinner and tv night into a night to remember without spending alot of money! Get creative and let the kids make all the decisions!

1. Choose a movie and a theme.
- Disney Movies
- Western Movies
- Action Hero Movies
- Scary Movie
- Oldies Movie

2. Decorate your theater...turn your TV room into a theater room!
- Print Themed Pictures on-line and let the kids cut them out and color them
- Hang sheets up on the sides of the couch on some lamps or something creating walls, closing you into your own theater room!

3. Prepare Treats!
- Themed Rice Crispy Treats: Make rice crispy sheets, buy cookie cutters in the shape of your theme(fish, ghosts, cowboy hats, ect.)
- Make a milkshake!
- Make brownies served with ice-cream
- Dont just buy M&M's make something with the family!
- Get great Military Discounts for these items HERE

- If you really want to get them interested in a movie...play movie bingo! Feel out a bingo card with words from the movie. When they here the words they put a marsh mellow on that word. Once they have 4 in a row they get bingo, and they get a movie treat!

MILITARY FAMILY NIGHT

Here are some fun ideas for a Military Family Night!

Its always important to spend time with your family. Why not set 1 night a week and plan a family night!! Each week I will list ideas and military discounts I found to make it an affordable night!






Week 1

CAMP FIRE DINNER NIGHT:
1. Tinfoil dinners: Take hamburger meet, hotdogs or chicken mixed with your choice of chopped potatoes, corn, carrots, onions, peppers, ect. (If using chicken its best to slightly pre cook before placing in tin foil) Add butter or a small amount of soup to add flavor and moisture.

Wrap all of your meets and sides in layers of tin foil 1-2 layers about 12 inches by 18 inches long.

Heat up hot coals in a fire, get them hot and red!
Dig a small hole about 6 inches deep and place hot coals on the bottom of the hole. Place tinfoil on the hot coals(meat at the bottom to cook faster) and put dirt back on top of the tin foil wrap. This will create an oven for your tinfoil dinner.



Or if preferred you can place tinfoil on the coals near your fire and surround with coals. Flip and turn it often if you choose this route.

Let it cook for about 20-40 minutes until meat is cooked and potatoes are soft.

Pull out of ground or off coals to check meat and potatoes. If cooked, add salt, pepper, cheeses, salsa or ketchup for extra flavor.

BON APPETIT!


WHERE TO BUY ITEMS:
On Tuesdays you can save 15% off of your Walgreens purchase. Here you can get all of your ingredients and drinks.
You can buy your wood, coals and campfire needs at Home Depot that offers a 10% discount to military families with valid ID.