family movie night gift basket idea
i am so excited to share with you a fun gift idea i put together for our dear friends with a little family of three!
we wanted to surprise our friends with a fun basket including ingredients for a meaningful evening together as a family during the holidays. i quickly thought of a holiday movie night basket!
here’s how i created this fun holiday movie night basket for just under $15!
to make your holiday movie basket, gather the following:
– popping corn (we buy ours in bulk so i just grabbed some from our pantry)
– special popcorn toppings
– fun bowls for popcorn
– cash ($3) for a redbox holiday movie
i wanted to personalize the cash instead of just randomly placing it in the basket so i printed off this fun redbox graphic. here’s the graphic you can easily print off for your basket. i wrapped the cash in festive paper & glued the redbox graphic to the front.
the cash is a fun way for the family to pick out a new holiday movie or a favorite that’s watched year after year!
i found the fun bowls at big lots for $6 & tied the stack with candy cane ribbon.
the kernel season’s toppings are from walmart for just under $3 each. there are a ton of toppings to choose from, but i went with the kettle corn flavor – my favorite!
optional: you could even include m&m’s or another chocolate treat in your basket for all of those chocolate lovers.
for the popcorn, i filled a clear bag with popcorn kernels & tied it with twine. this is the most economical option, but you could include microwaveable bags if you think it would be easier for the family.
i placed all of the goodies in a basket i already had on hand with happy polka dot tissue paper.
a tag & baker twine tassel made this little basket happy & festive just in time to surprise our dear friends for the holidays!
total cost:
$0 popcorn already from our pantry
$3 redbox movie
$6 toppings
$6 bowls
total: $15
i’d love to read your ideas for gifts for families! what gifts do you put together for the entire family to enjoy?
love,
natalie
p.s. last year i made a fun basket for a family with ingredients for making these clay ornaments! this is such a fun activity to do with the entire family!
Kimberlee Powell | 17th Dec 14
Super cute idea! Have you done the drawing from blossoms and billows? Her stuff is so adorable – hoping I win!!
Anonymous | 17th Dec 14
This is so great! I love getting ideas from your posts.
Jen | 17th Dec 14
Love this gift basket! I really wish we had Big Lots nearby because those bowls are adorable!! Thanks for sharing this idea!
Casa Colibri | 17th Dec 14
Love this idea! Last year my sister commented that she thought her kids were old enough to enjoy hiking. We got them a local hiking with kids guide book, a small star gazing and local bird/animal identifying charts, and backpacking ice cream to eat when they made it to the top. I wish I would have thought to put it in a basket instead of wrapping them individually. You weren't in my life then. 🙂 Now I know better and it's baskets, baskets, baskets. 🙂
Natalie @ Being. Mrs. Olson | 17th Dec 14
This year for Christmas, I sent both of my brothers WhirleyPop popcorn makers with popping corn. It's such a fun treat on weeknights for a snack or for a movie night on the weekends. Love this idea!
Bevy @ Treasured Up and Pondered | 17th Dec 14
love this idea!!
Heather | 17th Dec 14
So cute! I love your posts about decorating gifts. 🙂
tess | 17th Dec 14
I put together a "garage sale" kit for a single lady.I know she enjoys thrifting. I purchased a wire basket from Dollar Tree and filled it with hand sanitizer, tissues, re-usable snack bags (purchased earlier this year on clearance), and a water bottle mug.. You could also include a roll of quarters and a re-usable grocery bag, but I had a $10 limit. I added some homemade cookies and a sign saying, "Happy Thrifting". Perhaps more than anything, people want to know that they are understood.
-Candlewick Mama
Katie | 18th Dec 14
Love that idea! That tissue and basket are super sweet, too.
This year, I put together a sundae basket for my brother. In it, I included fun disposable bowls, wooden spoons, paper straws, fancy chocolate and butterscotch sauce, sprinkles, and a small gift certificate for a local grocery store to use to purchase the ice cream. I picked up the bowls, spoons and straws on major clearance after the summer, and I'm hoping to do it again next year!
Unknown | 22nd Dec 14
What a cute gift! Those bowls were a steal!