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Family Movie Night Popcorn Bar – The Boxtrolls

Published: February 9, 2015 | Updated: November 12, 2019 | By Ashlee

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This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Universal Pictures, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #BoxtrollsFamilyNite https://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV

We have a LOT of kids, and they all have different interests, so often times we use the “divide and conquer” approach to family time (I take half the kids to an activity and my Husband takes the other kids to another activity).  ANYWAY… one of the few things we can ALL agree on is Family Movie Night!  We ESPECIALLY love it when a new release comes out so it’s one we haven’t seen before.  It’s always more fun when we don’t know what’s coming next!  I love bringing a new release home and try to make those movie nights more special.

we love family movie night, dress it up with an easy popcorn bar

So when I saw that The Boxtrolls just came out in blu-ray and DVD at Walmart last month I grabbed it right away (it was actually hard to find, it’s selling out fast, so get it while supplies last)!  The movie was ADORABLE and had an amazing message that was perfect for my kiddo’s.

Computer boy has been asking why the bad guy would keep eating cheese even though he was allergic and it’s been a great lesson about trying too hard to fit in.  The Aspergers tends to make my kids more gullible and since they don’t always understand society’s rules they sometimes try to fit in the wrong way… So this has lead to a few great talks about not changing who you are simply to fit in.

Family movie night and treats with popsecret and The Boxtrolls

And to make a special move night more fun I decided to add a fun popcorn bar to the mix! In the movie The Boxtrolls eat bugs while the White Hat’s eat cheese.  SOOOO  I decided we needed bugs and cheese in our popcorn bar! I found the most adorable bug candy sprinkles and sugar ladybugs online and they were perfect!  The most popular popcorn I make is candy popcorn, it’s seriously SO easy and SOOOOO addictive!  It’s the perfect base for the candy bugs!

candy popcorn is so easy to make and is totally addictive

Start out with plain popcorn, I bought the Pop Secret 10ct Home-Style Popcorn so it’s not super buttery or greasy.  It’s perfect!

Candy popcorn

white chocoalate candy popcorn recipe - perfect for movie night
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
set time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 18 servings
Calories: 438kcal
Author: Ashlee Marie
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Ingredients

  • 12 C popcorn popped
  • 8 oz candy wafers
  • candy or sprinkles for topping
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Instructions

  • Spread the popped popcorn out in a baking sheet
  • melt the candy in the microwave
  • pour the candy over the popcorn and stir it together
  • spread it out again and let it cool (this is the time to add any candy or sprinkles to the popcorn)
  • break the popcorn into pieces and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 438kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 300mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 3mg
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I used candy bugs over candy popcorn for our family viewing of The Boxtrolls

Princess was pretty grossed out by Egg’s (the boy) eating bugs in the movie so the candy bugs put her at ease.  It made it less gross and more funny, she loved the candy bugs (what am I saying, they are pure sugar of COURSE she loved them).

One of the main foods in The Boxtrolls is Cheese, so we made cheese popcorn

I left the homestyle popcorn plain for the Cheese popcorn.  For this side of the bar I got out salt, cheddar powder and freshly grated parmesean!  Cheese cheese and more cheese!  And for the non cheese lovers (Is that even a thing???) I also got out my vanilla sugar for a sweet touch.

I love candied bacon on pretty much everything, and it's great on caramel popcorn

And just for fun (nothing to do with the movie) I added my candied bacon (Mmmmmm) to some Caramel popcorn.  I just HAPPEN to have both of those (yeah I make both pretty much all the time – SERIOUSLY I love candied bacon SOOOOO much).

Popcorn bars can get messy so we make individual containers out of lunch sacks

Now popcorn bar’s can get messy, really messy but we can’t watch a movie in the kitchen… so we needed to find a way for everyone to eat their own popcorn without using every bowl in the house.  But I wanted them to also match the box party we were having.  Super simple, we cut the bags in half, then folded down the edge twice!  PERFECT little bowls for each person!

We enjoyed our candy bug and cheese popcorn bar for our family movie night viewing of The Boxtrolls

To complete our fun party we actually stacked a bunch of our moving boxes in place of a table (yes they are all still full, unpacking is taking a back seat to the kitchen remodel and other home projects).  ANYWAY the boxes were perfect for out table, and we backed it with a large, open box and my FAVORITE part… the big globe bulb light strand!  In the movie the sweet boxtrolls underground cavern is full of these round lightbulbs and they were the perfect touch!

The kids loved The Boxtrolls so much that afterwards they insisted on making their own boxes

The kids LOVED the movie.  Baby Boy and Princess grabbed this empty box and have enjoyed playing Boxtrolls all weekend.  The movie was adorable, the message was great and it will def be a family movie night repeat!

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Family movie night at our house means lots and lots of popcorn! come see our family popcorn bar with toppings and mix ins

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  1. Amanda @ Serenity Now

    February 10, 2015 at 11:49 am

    What a fun movie night!! You’ve inspired me to be more creative when we do ours. 🙂

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      April 7, 2015 at 8:53 pm

      We have boring movie nights too of course, but we all enjoy it so much more when we have some fun with it!

  2. Emily

    February 12, 2015 at 6:04 am

    how fun!! that popcorn all looks so tasty and I love how you used all those boxes, so creative!!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      April 7, 2015 at 8:58 pm

      the good thing about having a ton of boxes left (or still packed) from moving! it worked out great! thanks so much

  3. Kelly

    February 12, 2015 at 9:10 am

    So cute and what a fun way to incorporate all the boxes! It looks like the kiddos had a blast too. #score

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    • Ashlee

      April 7, 2015 at 8:59 pm

      always better when the kids have a ball! thanks so much!

  4. The Ranch Kitchen

    February 21, 2015 at 6:10 am

    Love these popcorn recipes! Passing this on to my twenty aged daughters for their parties!

    Reply
    • Ashlee

      April 7, 2015 at 9:36 pm

      thx! I love popcorn recipes, they are always so fun! and so many possibilities!

  5. Karen

    March 30, 2017 at 1:42 am

    My 5 years old daughter love this. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Roger Smith

    July 20, 2019 at 12:55 am

    My brother like this recipe. Thanks for sharing

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    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 4:40 pm

      you are so welcome!

  7. Roger Smith

    July 20, 2019 at 12:56 am

    Great idea. Awesome

    Reply
    • Ashlee Marie

      January 6, 2020 at 4:40 pm

      thank you so much

    • Mywifiext

      March 16, 2021 at 1:39 am

      great thinking

    • Ashlee Marie

      April 26, 2021 at 8:11 pm

      Thank you so much!

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    May 27, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    This is an amazing post Keep posting!

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    • Ashlee Marie

      June 15, 2021 at 11:23 am

      Thank you, I really appreciate it!

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    May 27, 2021 at 3:48 pm

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    • Ashlee Marie

      June 15, 2021 at 11:22 am

      Thank you so much!

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