You all know that we love “Family Game Night” at my house from my last post that I wrote here. We continue to play even more so since the economy has taken it’s toll on our pocket books. I wanted to give you guys a comparison on how much you would spend for a night at the movies for a family of 4 versus a family game night for family of 4.
Night at the movies for 4:
Movie Tickets for 2 adults $18
Movie Tickets for 2 kids $12
Combo #2 Lg Popcorn & 2 lg drinks $16.25
Total: $46.25
Family Game Night (using Walmarts prices):
$8 board games- Candyland,Chutes and Ladders, Yahtzee
$10 board games- Jenga, Monopoly,Trouble
$15 board games-Life, Operation and Twister
$18-Bop It, Monopoly Championship,Pictureka,Sorry Sliders
There are also tons of Family Movies for under $10 for example :
Little Rascals
A Goofy Movie
o Air Buddies
o Camp Rock
o The Chronicle of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
o College Road Trip
o Dinosaur
o Enchanted
o Escape to Witch Mountain
o Hercules
o High School Musical
o High School Musical 2
o Homeward Bound 1
o Homeward Bound 2
o The Game Plan
o National Treasure 1
o National Treasure 2
o Pollyanna
o Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
o Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man’s Chest
o Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
o The Rescuers
o Return to Witch Mountain
o Snow Buddies
o Treasure Planet
o The Wild
o Underdog
Snacks:
They have movie theater candy for only $1 each and Popcorn 3pks for around $3
So you could do a movie,a game and all the snacks for under $40. You could even do a theme. Here are some examples of some theme nights:
Example 1: Rock n’Roll Night
Turn your living room into a 50’s diner for Rock n’ Roll Night. The
family could play include Twister, watch one of the two High School
Musical movies, pull out those old tunes and serve diner themed foods
like milk shakes and classic hot dogs.
Example 2: Double Trouble Night
Turn family night into trouble fun by playing the infamous Trouble
game and bending the rules such as eating with your fingers. Then
relax around the TV to watch your favorite Pirates of the Caribbean
movie and see how everyone’s favorite pirates get in and out of
trouble
Example 3: Special Mission Night
This night is about solving puzzle and using your smarts to uncover a
mystery. Create or solve puzzles, play Pictureka and consider adding
in a movie like National Treasure. Secret receipts of creative snacks
might also be revealed!
Example 4: Day of the Week Family Night Kit
For a Sweet Tooth Sunday. Walmart would provide the board game
Candyland as well as the sugary sweet movie Pollyanna along soda and
makings for a homemade ice cream sundaes.
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