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5 Tips for a Home Alone Christmas Movie Party

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My kids watched Home Alone for the first time this year and it was a joy to watch them laugh out loud and jump in their seats. I regret never watching this Christmas movie with them sooner.  I think hosting a Home Alone movie night is a fun idea and perfect for the older kids too, You know the ones who think they are too cool for Christmas movies yet too young to watch all those soppy romance movies about people falling in love in the snow, near the fireplace, the department store, under the Christmas tree…. etc etc..

5 tips for a Home Alone movie party to help you throw the most memorable Christmas movie night!

Check out our Printable Christmas party planners, Meal planners, and Christmas Gift lists in our online Printable Store.

You can check out more ideas on our very own dedicated movie night Pinterest board  and this DIY recipe for making your own Popcorn Movie Night Cupcakes.  

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

  • Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
  • NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
  • Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
  • The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]