Drive-In Movie

I saw an idea on http://www.alittletipsy.com/ to do a drive-in movie night at home. So tonight that's what we did. The kids spent over an hour making their "cars" out of boxes while I made dinner. The only thing I helped with was drawing 4 circles for EmmaRay's wheels-- she cut them out and then did everything else by herself. I was impressed with the outcomes really. It's all about the details.

For example, notice all of the brown papers sticking into Brennan's car? What are those you might ask? Why, they are the air vents of course.

I didn't take a picture of it, but Brennan also drew an engine and made a paper gas tank on the underside of his car.

Cade had a speedometer (he is going 40mph), steering wheel, gear shift, gas and brake pedals, and even rear view mirrors. Notice the blue line across the top of his windshield. Oh yes, he definitely knows cars.

Here's EmmaRay-- she said that she made a train car because she put more wheels on it.

This is our "Concessions" stand. I put prices by everything and cut up paper money for us to use to buy our dinners and our treats. For example, a hamburger, fries and a drink was $5, licorice was $1 each, Dots were 3/$1, and a bowl of popcorn was $2.

I made Red Robin style burgers complete with a fried egg (weird, but delicious!) and their signature BBQ sauce. Mmmmmmmm. We ate at the table, then we let the kids spend the rest of their money on whatever treats they wanted.

When they had their bowls of popcorn and treats they "drove" their cars to the living room and parked. We watched VeggieTales "The Wizard of Ha" from the $5 movie rack. The kids had a great time buying their dinners, ate amazingly well, and then had a blast choosing what to buy. They're already asking when we can do this again!

Even little Adelynn got in on the fun... she has been discovering the use of her hands yesterday and today (already!?!?!?!) and she held on to a dollar!

She really wanted to buy a treat :)I highly recommend this inexpensive and fun family night in.