Backyard Movie Night #goodnightsnack #cbias

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If there’s something I look forward to every Summer it’s having all of our family visit. My nieces and nephew live forty-five minutes North of us, and with their busy schedules we rarely see them during the school year. It’s nice during the Summer months to have them down overnight to go swimming all day, which for them literally means all.day.long! Meal time usually translates into snacking all day, an early dinner (if they eat) and then all the kids are asking me what there is to snack on before bed. I know it’s silly, but I want my nieces, nephew and even my own kids to look back on these memories with their forever friends and remember how special these warm Summer nights mean. During this overnighter I wanted to throw the kids an outdoor movie night with plenty of fun good night snacks. I found inspiration during my last shopping trip to Walmart when I noticed night time themed boxes of Kellogg’s cereal. If there’s one thing my kids will eat it’s cereal, so why not take the cereal out of the bowl and create some fun snacks for our first outdoor movie.

As I perused the aisles I quickly determined that I could make an ultimate ice cream bar, fresh Krave popcorn, cereal sugar cookies and Froot Loop cupcakes.

{If you’re looking for the night time themed boxes, you can find them on an end cap or on the regular cereal aisle}

If you want to throw an out-of-the-box outdoor movie night this Summer here’s what you’ll need:

 Cereal Sugar Cookies:

1 bag of sugar cookie mix prepared like directions state. Add in two cups of cereal. I used Froot Loops & Corn Flakes. You could easily use Corn Pops, Apple Jacks or a combination of all. Bake for 15 minutes.

Froot Loop Cupcakes:

Mini vanilla store-bought cupcakes. Dip frosting into a bowl that is filled with Froot Loops. These were my favorite in terms of colorful, kid-like fun. Plus, they were really tasty!

Krave Popcorn:

Cook 1 cup of corn kernels like the directions state on the package. Once the popcorn has popped sprinkle with salt and add melted butter. Add in 3 cups of Krave cereal, and jumbo m&m’s. Mix & enjoy!

I recommend using paper products to serve the food in outdoors. You don’t need to serve in boring white or clear. Make sure to check out the party section at Walmart. I found this 5-pack of blue bowls for .99¢

 

Ultimate Cereal Sundaes:

Vanilla Ice Cream or Yogurt, Hot Fudge, Peanut Butter Chips, Froot Loops, Special K Fruit & Yogurt, Licorice, jumbo M&M’s and Whipped Cream. The options are endless, this is just what I used based on the kids’ preferences.

I wanted the kids to be able to build their own sundaes. I had my sister scoop the ice cream into the paper bowlsand they added their toppings. I found the red & white stripe bowls at Home Goods.

{Check-out my video on Instagram to see how I put mine together!}

 

It was really fun taking the movie outside. It got the kids in their pajamas earlier than later, they got to calm down as the sun went down and then we had fun snacking on all our good night snacks I had prepared. It’s also nice watching the movie outside because if one or two kids (mainly my two-year-old) can’t sit still to watch an entire movie they can run around. Bringing along flashlights for the kids also made for some additional fun. The kids loved watching the sun sink down, creating a cotton candy colored sky. The pink and blue swirled sky was dotted with bats flying around and the joyful conversations around the outdoor living room made for one memorable Summer night. I hope you’ll take your next family night outside and enjoy some of the tasty good night treats I created with Kellogg’s.