My goal is to provide you with the best movie theater birthday party ideas for kids. Planning your decorations, food, and activities just became easier. I hope you leave inspired to host your own movie-themed party.
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Movie Theater Birthday Party Ideas
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My niece just turned 12, and as always, my sister-in-law nailed it with this fabulous movie theater birthday party. The kids had so much fun celebrating, and I was so impressed by the decorations.
Movie Theater Party Decorating Ideas and Materials List
- Letter Board
- Large, Black Foam Board
- Strand of Bulb Lights
- Popcorn Garland – Learn how to Make a Popcorn Garland Here
- Star Decorations
- Diamond Theater Sign – Made on Cricut
- Happy Birthday Sign – Made on Cricut
- Cricut
Both the Diamond Theater sign and the Happy Birthday, Ainsley, sign were made using a Cricut. If you don’t own a Cricut, making these signs using black stickers is a great option. You can decide on the exact size, but to make life easier, here are some 5″ stickers, 4″ stickers, 3″ stickers, and 2″ stickers. Here’s a link for a more personalized Art Deco font sticker.
- Concession Booth – My Brother-in-Law made this concession booth. They have used it for several parties. I thought I would link to a DIY lemonade stand tutorial for one option on how to build a stand.
- Popcorn Garland
- Decorations from a Movie Theater Party Pack – I believe she bought her pack at Party City.
- Black Light-Up Marquee Numbers to Celebrate the Child’s Age
- Popcorn Containers
- Popcorn
- Filmstrip Movie Ribbon
- Movie Clap Board
- Concessions Sign – Made Using Cricut
- Black Cake Stand
- The Two Tier Cupcake Stand was From Ikea, but Here’s an Option on Amazon
- 3-Tier Black Rolling Cart
- Variety of Chips
- Variety of Sodas
Food for Movie Theatre Birthday Party
Movie theatres serve a lot of different kinds of food these days. I am going to suggest some classic ideas as well as some more modern movie theater ideas.
- Hot Dogs
- Soda
- Popcorn
- Pizza
- Candy – Whoppers, Air Heads, Sour Patch Kids, Reese’s, M&M’s, Mike & Ikes, Junior Mints, Hot Tamales, Dots
- Wings
- Nachos
- Pretzels
- Sliders
- Mac & Cheese Bites
- Mozzarella Sticks
- Donut Holes
- Cupcakes – Featured above you find some adorable popcorn cupcakes. These were made using my white velvet cupcake recipe and fabulous buttercream. The top looks like popcorn, but they were made using mini marshmallows and yellow food coloring. Follow the instructions here. Find the adorable popcorn cupcake holders here.
Movie Theater Party Activity Ideas
- Watching a Movie of Course – Here’s a great list of character-building movies if that is something you’d like to include in your movie night.
- Concession Stand Raffle – My niece’s party had the cutest idea for distributing concessions. She was the server behind the booth. They had raffle tickets that they passed out to all the kids. The other end of the ticket was put in a jar. They called ticket winners one by one. Whoever was called first received the first pick of candy, soda, and chips.
- Movie Charades – There’s a movie charades list here.
- Movie on the Ceiling
- Outdoor Movie
- Soundtrack Trivia – 8+
- Disney Trivia
- Movie Trivia – 13+
I hope you enjoyed this collection of movie theater-themed decorations, activities, and food ideas. Enjoy your own celebrations.
Want More Fun Party Ideas?
I’m all about themed parties. It fills my creative spirit. While this isn’t for everyone, maybe you are a person who loves to embrace party themes. Maybe you are working on stretching this skill and want more inspiration. My parties tab offers many party ideas, but I will highlight a few fun ideas here.
I love how creative the concession booth was, my kids would have loved having that at their party. I’m definitely bookmarking this post for future reference when planning movie-themed parties for my little ones!
Aw thanks! I love that you will do this theme. It’s such a fun one!