Movie Night Treats

I'm back!  I finally got that HUGE pile of laundry under control. 

Today I put together some super cute treats for an upcoming family movie night. I love curling up for a really good movie.  I like it even more when I can share a good, wholesome movie with my family.  We like to plan one day a week that we can bring out the blankets and pillows and park ourselves in front of the tv. We don't have cable, so this is an event.  Even my 2 year old loves it.  Our night is usually on Friday.  It's just nice to have an evening that is relaxing after a busy week.  The whole family really looks forward to it.

Even though our movie night is fun in itself, I like to jazz it up once and a while.  Sometimes I make a treat that matches the movie (example: Onion rings for The Lord of the Rings movies).  And sometimes I just like to make a treat that is fun and different.

This is what I came up this week...

 

That is yummy chocolate popcorn inside those treat holders (mmmm...).  These cute little treats are perfect for little hands.  And the portion is just right. Kids like to have there very own treat that they don't have to share.  Add in a refreshment of some kind and a movie and you are set.

If you would like to make these little treats, here are the directions:

1)  Cut a 4x8 piece of cardstock or designer paper.  Then measure in 3 1/2 inches lengthwise and score.  Then turn the paper and score 1/2 inch in on both the long sides of your paper.

2)  Cut along the 1/2 inch scored edge on the longer end of the paper. (see picture below)

3)  Use a die cut circle cutter and your die cutting machine to round the edges. 

4)  Fold in the scored edges and put a strong adhesive on the folds. 

5)   Fold it into a pocket.

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You can add your favorite little candy or treat inside.  If you would like to try this chocolate popcorn here is the recipe:

Ingredients

2 quarts popped popcorn

1 cup peanuts (optional)

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup corn syrup

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Oil a 10x15 inch baking pan with sides.
2. Place popcorn and peanuts into a large, metal bowl, and set aside. Stir together the sugar, corn syrup, cocoa powder, and butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in the vanilla, then pour over the popcorn. Stir until the popcorn is well coated. Spread the popcorn into the prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, stirring several times.
4. Remove from the oven, and allow to cool to room temperature. Break into small clumps, and store in an airtight container.

Footnote:  1 cup of uncooked popcorn kernels yields about 2 quarts of cooked popcorn.

*Recipe taken from allrecipes.com

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Thanks for stopping by today!

The details: treat holders (all materials from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted)

Paper:  Bitty Baby Blessings designer paper, White cardstock

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: StazOn black

Accessories: Plum Pudding ribbon

Tools: Circle die cut from Spelbinders