These holiday family dinner themes are fun for family movie or game night! A holiday idea for every month of the year.
Themed parties are so much fun! You can do the same thing on a small scale for family dinner too. My family dinner night ideas have been super-popular, so I thought I’d come up with 12 family dinner themes – one for every month of the year, based on seasons and holidays.
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The premise is simple. Basically, I’ve come up with a meal, a movie, and an activity for each theme to plan a fun family dinner night. I think eating together as a family and making it fun is a great way to spend time together!
You can go back and read my family dinner themes to see where I started. My first post was random themes that my family has done, but this post is all about the holidays.
Seasonal dinner and a movie
January – New Years
Eat: Try something new to you!
Watch: Happy New Year, Charlie Brown! (1986, Not rated, but comparable to any other Peanuts)
Play: Memory/Concentration
February – Valentine’s Day
Watch: Lady and the Tramp (1955, Rated G)
Play: make a paper heart chain
March – Saint Patrick’s Day
Eat: a big green salad with a rainbow of vegetables
Watch: The Secret of Kells (2009, Not rated but I would estimate G-PG)
Play: Farkle
April – Easter
Eat: breakfast casserole
Watch: Hop (2011, Rated PG) or Rise of the Guardians (2012, Rated PG)
Play: Candy Land
May – Star Wars Day
Eat: BB-8 cupcakes
Watch: Star Wars; I’ll leave it to you to decide which one.
Play: Roll and move with Star Wars activity dice
June – Summer Solstice
Eat: veggie wraps, rainbow fruit kebabs, s’mores
Watch: The Sandlot (1993, Rated PG) or Lilo and Stitch (2002, Rated PG)
Play: Plant sunflower seeds in the backyard or a container. There are dozens of species, so pick one that grows quickly and fits your space.
July – July 4th
Eat: hamburgers, watermelon
Watch: Independence Day (1993, Rated PG-13) or Captain America: The First Avenger (2011, Rated PG-13)
Play: Play a classic backyard game
August – Back to School
Eat: spinach lasagna, apple pie
Watch: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010, Rated PG) or The Karate Kid (1984, Rated PG)
Play: Boggle
September – Talk Like a Pirate Day
Eat: pasta salad with “sea” shells, orange slices
Watch: Muppet Treasure Island (1996, Rated G) or Hook (1991, Rated PG)
Play: Make a map of the house or your neighborhood and hide some “treasure” for everyone to find.
October – Halloween
Eat: pigs in a blanket “mummies”
Watch: The Addams Family (1991, Rated PG-13) or The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Rated PG)
Play: Ghost in the graveyard
November – Thanksgiving
Eat: turkey sandwiches, sweet potato fries
Watch: Free Birds (2013, Rated PG)
Play: Make “hand turkeys” by tracing hands onto paper and decorating them.
December – Christmas
Eat: BLT sandwiches (bacon, green lettuce, red tomato)
Watch: A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965, Rated G) or The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992, Rated G)
Play: Spot It! Holidays
Of course, you’ll notice I threw in a few of the nontraditional holidays. To me, these are a little silly and maybe even more fun because you can do them however you like. That makes them perfect for an easy family dinner theme.
What’s next? Try these other fun and creative ideas on One Mama’s Daily Drama:
These are amazing, creative family theme dinners for all ages! Just exactly what I’d been looking all over Pinterst for. Thank you!!
Thanks! It’s easy to get stuck in a dinnertime rut, so I try to get creative every now and then.