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Making Stovetop Popcorn for Family Movie Night

Stovetop popcorn with Malaysian Palm Oil

May 26, 2018

Making Stovetop Popcorn for Family Movie Night

Posted in Family, Homemaking, and Reviews

Special thanks to Moms Meet and Malaysian Palm Oil for providing a sample of the palm oil for our movie night. Around here, family movie night means gluten free pizza and popcorn. This week, we picked up Black Panther from Redbox as we haven’t seen it as a family yet. I decided that it was time for some stovetop popcorn as you can’t beat the flavor of that freshly popped popcorn. When my grandma was visiting a while back, I made stovetop popcorn, and she was really excited as she hadn’t had popcorn made like that for ages. She said…

Family Movie Night: The Adventures of Mickey Matson – Pirate’s Code

June 6, 2015

Heather L

Family Movie Night: The Adventures of Mickey Matson – Pirate’s Code

Posted in Family, and Reviews

It’s time for another Family Movie Night viewing courtesy of Flyby Promotions. As always, this review is based upon our personal opinions about the movie. Munchkin and I watched the first Mickey Matson movie, The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure, some time ago, but we realized last month that Daddy had never seen the movie. Since we were looking for a fun movie for family movie night, we decided that this time we would watch it with Daddy. It had been long enough since the last viewing that Munchkin and I had forgotten exactly how the movie played…

Family Movie Night: Moms’ Night Out

November 22, 2014

Heather L

Family Movie Night: Moms’ Night Out

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Special thanks to Family Christian Bookstore for providing a sample copy. This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small commission when you purchase through my link. It doesn’t cost you anything, but it helps keep this blog running. It’s time for some fresh popped popcorn and a family friendly movie. Today’s featured movie is Moms’ Night Out. Moms’ Night Out definitely has all of the cliches front and center, but it’s done in a way that made us laugh out loud – a lot. We were cracking up at the antics of both the moms and the dads in…

Family Movie Night: VeggieTales Robin Good Giveaway

March 14, 2012

Heather L

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Family Movie Night: VeggieTales Robin Good Giveaway

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VeggieTales Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men takes the classic tale of Robin Hood a puts a huge VeggieTale spin on it. Robin Good and his men are fundraising in the forest to raise money to purchase hams for the poor. When his men decide it would be easier to steal from the rich to give to the poor, Robin Good tells them it’s wrong to steal, so his not-so-merry men part ways with Robin. This hurts Robin deeply, but when he hears his not-so-merry men have been captured he needs to decide if he can put aside that hurt to rescue them.

While this latest VeggieTales video wasn’t exactly what we were expecting, it was a fun twist on the classic tale. It’s a wonderful reminder that God is greater than all hurts and problems in this world. Yes, it’s a little cheesy at times, but that’s what makes VeggieTales a fun way for kids to learn important lessons.

This disc features the short Lenny & The Lost Birthday starring Junior Asparagus (a fun take on birthdays and leap year) and Silly Songs with Larry starring Bubble Rap (gotta love a rap that is all about bubble wrap).

Other features include:

Leapin’ Leap Year lesson
“Fun”-Raising with Larry
“Things Will Get Better” – singalong song
“Prince of Ham” – singalong song
Robin Good’s Guide to Handling Hurt – Discussion Guide

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One reader will be adding Robin Good to their VeggieTales video collection. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents and ends 3/23.

I receive a copy of the above mentioned dvd to help facilitate the writing of a frank and honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own.

Family Movie Night: The WoodCarver Giveaway

March 14, 2012

Heather L

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Family Movie Night: The WoodCarver Giveaway

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The WoodCarver Ernest Otto (John Ratzenberger) has recently lost his wife and is having difficultly in finding hope for the future. Matthew Stevenson is hurting due to his the pending divorce of his parents which leads to some poor choices. When this unlikely pair come together, a beautiful mentoring relationship helps Otto once again find purpose in his life and Matthew find direction in his life. Together, they find that through faith they can accomplish great things. Through Otto’s mentoring Matthew learns not only the skill of woodworking but also how to live his life in a manner that would be pleasing to Jesus. Otto also finds himself mentoring Matthew’s parents and guiding them to a healthier marriage with Christ as the head.

The Woodcarver (rated PG) is a follow-up to the movie What Would Jesus Do featuring John Schneider which we haven’t watched. We’ll probably add that to our list of “to watch” family movie night movies. We found that The Woodcarver shares many similarities to another movie – The Last Brickmaker in America which we enjoyed a few months ago during one of our family movie nights.

Overall, we all enjoyed the movie. We found ourselves talking through the movie when a variety of situations arose with the teen and parents or with the interactions between the parents. It definitely lends itself to a great deal of discussion about the family. We also talked about the importance of putting Christ first in a marriage and family as this was one of the central themes in the movie.

If you’re looking for a clean movie for family movie night, you’ll want to add The Woodcarver to your list.

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One reader will be having their own family movie night with a copy of The Woodcarver on dvd. Giveaway is open to everyone and ends March 23rd.

I received a copy of the above mentioned dvd to help facilitate the writing of a frank and honest review. A positive review is not guaranteed, and all opinions are my own.