How To Plan A Movie Themed Party

As all parents when it comes to planning a party, the thought usually puts us off from having/hosting an event.

Recently I planned / helped host a 16th Movie night themed party, it was so much fun.

We hired a movie screen and speakers (Teens choose the movies) which we set up with rugs, blankets, pillows and heaters on the night.

During the planning I decided there should be a food/lollie/drink stand just like the movies where the kids could pick and choose what they liked. We decided to have popcorn, different flavoured chips, little lollie bag, and a variety of chocolate bars, all of which was brought on sale the couple of weeks leading up to the party.

We couldn’t just have movie food, so we bulk ordered pizza for the 20 teens.

We also had a drink stand with different flavoured fizzy drinks and water.

The birthday girl requested something different as thank you gifts, she chose handmade biscuits decorated to her party theme, they looked and tasted amazing.

I also made the cake, I choose to do a Coles hack, and used 3 chocolate mud cakes and decorated them to look like a popcorn box.

Party’s don’t need to be stressful, they can be fun, with lots of planning ahead of time, everything came together easily.

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25 Comments

- - Frankiielot said
  - 28 Aug 2022
    10:56 pm
Wow, so simple! But it looks great in the pic.
I think the only thing missing is the choc tops!!! Can’t have a movie themed party without them as they’re definitely a staple thing.

- - mom323673 said
  - 22 Oct 2019
    7:53 pm
I like that idea for a 16th! Not too crazy but alot of fun!

- - celebrity said
  - 06 Oct 2019
    6:13 pm
This is a wonderful idea! Any teenager would love this! Very creative. Thank you.

- - Kimeeja said
  - 02 Oct 2019
    11:29 am
Sounds like a brilliant idea for my daughter who is turning 13 this year. Just have to investigate how much it would cost to hire the movie screen and speakers now.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 30 Sep 2019
    10:35 pm
Love the idea sounds like a great fun

- - mom371543 said
  - 28 Sep 2019
    7:11 am
What a fantastic idea i love it

- - nealsq said
  - 27 Sep 2019
    10:24 pm
I wouldn’t have thought a movie theme party would be that hard to sort out

- - DaffyD said
  - 18 Sep 2019
    9:06 am
Thanks so much, my daughter wants a movie afternoon for her birthday next month this has got me started

- - mom90758 said
  - 14 Sep 2019
    9:30 am
Very nice. I love the cake and the idea of letting the guests bring the decorated cookies is amazing!

- - cherz said
  - 07 Sep 2019
    11:11 am
Would not say your party was easy …like many others have said. Actually you have done a lot of work and the results are awesome. Well done indeed rnash02 and happy belated birthday to your sweet sixteen.

- - cherz said
  - 07 Sep 2019
    11:07 am
Wow not sure I would call this party easy like many others have ….actually you have done a lot of hard work and the result is simply stunning and amazing. Well done indeed rnash02 and happy belated birthday to your sweet sixteen.

- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 05 Sep 2019
    4:39 am
CAnt beat a movie theme party. Great ideas and you’re right, stress less

- - mom93821 said
  - 04 Sep 2019
    5:11 pm
Themed parties are always fun and a movie theme is a crowd pleaser.
- mom93821 replied
  
  08 Sep 2019 , 8:14 am
  It looks like a well planned and organised party.
- - Mum2archer said
  - 03 Sep 2019
    3:22 pm
I had a Hollywood theme 30th and it was the best theme ever! Everyone dressed up glamorous, we had a red carpet, popcorn on all tables, a candy bar buffet lolly bar, the speeches were set up like an award night with a drum roll and the person I was thanking got an award statue etc. It was the best and so easy to do!
- cherz replied
  
  07 Sep 2019 , 11:15 am
  Thanks for your interesting comment Mum2archer. Sooo love you pic, thanks for sharing with us…looks like a real fun celebration.
- - mom111059 said
  - 02 Sep 2019
    9:35 am
What a great idea. The cake is amazing. Something to think about for a future birthday party.

- - mom101628 said
  - 15 Aug 2019
    10:09 pm
Bet all the kids will remember this party for many years to come – often its the simplest things that are remembered as the best. Thanks for sharing your idea.

- - mom376182 said
  - 09 Aug 2019
    11:11 am
Super fun and great idea. I would just make sure that I watched all of the selected movies ahead of time to ensure that they are all age appropriate and that their are no parts that may be inappropriate.

- - nadine_hill said
  - 09 Aug 2019
    11:00 am
Very creative – great ideas!

- - Ellen said
  - 09 Aug 2019
    7:45 am
Easy parties are good !

- - mom343701 said
  - 09 Aug 2019
    7:41 am
looks like fun