How To Have an Indoor Movie Party
Are you looking to escape the bad weather and have an indoor movie party? Thankfully, we not only have the best movie equipment available to rent, but we also have great ideas for themes, food, drinks, and movies to watch at your indoor party. Don’t let the weather bring you down, cheer up and have an indoor movie event with FunFlicks®.
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How to Throw a Rainstorm Party
Don’t let a storm rain on your parade, have an indoor movie party. Before your rainy day party, it is wise to plan ahead and consider how many guests you’d like to invite. Be sure there are enough trash cans, sufficient power sources, food, drinks, seating, and available restrooms for your party-goers to have a good time. Most importantly, be sure there is enough space for everyone and the activities you have planned. If you are having a watch party, be sure there is an area where all guests can comfortably gather. Both the screen and guests should fit in this dedicated area. Measuring gathering spaces in your home before the event is a great idea to ensure a fun indoor movie party.
Planning Ahead
For an indoor movie event, have the film available on Blu-ray, DVD, or streamable from a laptop. If you plan on using physical media, be sure it is in good condition with no signs of scratches so the movie can play smoothly. Otherwise, be sure you have sufficient internet connection so that your movie can stream without loss of quality or buffers on your laptop. Don’t let bad internet connection ruin your plans, you can always download your movie beforehand to eliminate the possibility of such issues from occurring.
Picking the Right Movie
Centering your party around watching a film indoors is a great choice when the weather outside is rough. Another exciting option is to watch a live sporting event with guests. Whatever you choose, be sure to clearly advertise your plans to your guests beforehand to build the anticipation. To keep everyone engaged, pick a game or movie that everyone can enjoy. Be aware of the age groups attending and shared interests of your guests to watch something appropriate for the party.
Rainy Day Party Theme
You’re throwing a party, don’t forget to decorate! If it’s going to be rainy out, consider a rainstorm themed party. To play into this concept, decorate your home with blue streamers on your walls or doorways. When placed in a ‘waterfall’ manner, such a decoration mimics rainfall and looks great for a storm party. If you’re feeling crafty, complement your rainfall streamers with rain cloud table mats. To make rain cloud table mats, simply cut cloud shapes out of gray construction paper. These cutouts can be used not only as table mats, but can be decorated along the walls along with the rainfall streamers. If you aren’t up to getting crafty, no worries. Simply buy rubber ducks and place them around the house to play into the rainstorm theme. Rubber ducks should be easy to find at your local dollar store and are easy to place around your home.
Rainy Day Activities
If you are throwing a rainstorm party for children, arts and crafts are a fun activity to do before watching a movie. If you plan on using rain clouds as decorations, consider making them as part of a crafting activity at the party. Simply have safety scissors, crayons, and gray construction paper available for your guests to make their own personalized rain clouds.
For adults, bring on the party games! Play some cup pong to make a splash at your rainstorm party. All you need are red solo cups set up in pyramid fashion on both sides of a table and a pingpong ball. For those under 21, fill the cups with water instead of alcoholic beverages.
Rainy Day Party Snacks
What is a movie without popcorn? Luckily, popcorn is easy to make, cheap, and a classic movie snack enjoyed by many. Pop kernels on the stove or microwave and easily serve to your guests to enjoy. Don’t forget the butter! If you want to serve your popcorn in the spirit of a rainstorm party, use cleaned/new rainboots as popcorn holders.
Rainy Day Party Drinks
Warm green tea is not only very easy to make, but is a soothing drink to have on a rainy day. There are many variations of tea that taste good, but green tea is both comforting and healthy. All you need is hot water and a sufficient amount of green tea bags to enrich your drink. Keep your tea in a heat resistant glass pitcher to maintain the warm temperature. Avoid using a plastic pitcher due to possible melting.
How to Throw a Snow Party
Stay warm inside and have an indoor movie party! A little snow outside shouldn’t ruin a fun time with friends or family. Before you invite your guests, plan a date and time for everyone to arrive. Once you’ve chosen what day would be best for your event, there are several preparations to take care of before your Winter party. Be sure your home is able to accommodate the amount of guests you plan on having. Most importantly, there should be proper seating and a designated watch area for your guests to relax and for the screen to be set-up at. Having available bathrooms and trash cans are also very important. Be sure your bathrooms are clean and have enough toilet paper and hand wash soap for guests to use. Trash cans placed around your home will minimize clean-up after your party.
Choosing a Movie for a Snow Party
Once you have made certain that both guests and a screen can be accommodated within your home, choose a movie appropriate for the audience attending. Be sure to account for shared interests between guests and age groups that will be attending. If a movie is not your style. turning your party into a live sporting event is another fun option. Be sure your internet connection is able to freely stream without mishaps occurring such as buffering or substantial loss in quality. If you have chosen to watch a film, you can always download the movie on your laptop beforehand to eliminate such a risk from occurring. Playing a physical copy of your film on DVD or Blu-ray is another way to watch on the big screen. Consider having a back-up option in case your primary method of watching does not work properly before watching.
I Got the Power
In order for your movie event to work, there needs to be a substantial source of power within your home. If you decide to rent a FunFlicks® set-up, be sure to check how much required power you will need to supply in order for your indoor movie party to run smoothly.
Snow Day Party Theme
Christmas Party
Embrace the Winter festivities at your indoor movie party! If you’re planning on having guests over for the holidays, throwing a party in celebration is a great opportunity. Lights, mistletoe, fir trees, wreaths, ornaments, and candy canes are all iconic Christmas decor that will enhance your home for a memorable indoor movie party. Encourage guests to wear ugly Christmas sweaters or Santa hats to get even more in the holiday spirit.
Winter Party
If your party is after the holidays, having a snow day party with a Winter theme is a nice choice. To follow a Winter theme, snowmen and snowflake decor can be placed around your home. Whites and blues would be great colors to stick to as you dress up your home. Don’t be shy, feel free to hang streamers or cover your tables with festive mats. If you are aiming to theme your party around the film of choice, go all out and find movie decorations online or at your local party store. Simply print out characters or designs from your movie and place them around your party area to build the watch party excitement. Any effort you make at decorating your home for your party will be greatly appreciated, do not feel overwhelmed focusing on decor.
Snow Day Activities
Before your watch party begins, having planned activities or games to participate in will make your event even more enjoyable.
Snow Day Activities for Kids
For children, making paper snowflakes is fun and easy to do. All you need are safety scissors and construction paper. To begin, fold your paper into a right triangle and cut off the excess. Next, fold the paper in half so that the pointed corners meet. After that, fold your triangle into thirds and meet with the other corner end. Once your triangle is folded into thirds, overlap the right hand pointed corner over the triangle and trim the two pointed ends at the bottom. Lastly, cut the sides of your triangle with variations of cuts and unfold your paper when done. Now, you have a uniquely designed snowflake perfect for your Winter indoor movie party.
Snow Day Activities for Adults
The oven mitt unwrapping game is exhilarating to play and easy to understand. Simply wrap a present in several layers of wrapping paper. Once ready, gather everyone to sit in a circle. One player should be wearing oven mitts while the player on the left has two dice. The goal of the game is for the oven mitt player to unwrap the gift before the dice player rolls doubles. If doubles are rolled, pass the gift to the right and the dice to the left. The player who successfully fully unwraps the gift with oven mitts on wins the prize.
Snow Party Drinks
Keep warm with hot cocoa! Adding whipped cream or a candy cane to your drink can enhance it if desired. If you are wanting a beverage with a little more pep, simply serve coffee to your guests. Both hot cocoa and coffee are easy to make and even easier to order from a nearby cafe.
For those wanting an alcoholic beverage, spiked eggnog is a holiday classic. For a single drink, pour 3 cups of lactose free eggnog, ½ a cup of amaretto liquor, ¼ cup of white rum, and sprinkle a dash of ground nutmeg or cinnamon on top. Enjoy your holiday drink!
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