So it's summer, my kids are stuck in the house because of the summer heat. My hubby is home for the weekend which sometimes is good, and sometimes we are at each other's throats. There's the way of marriage sometimes. So we had a movie gift card and decided to use it to take them to see Cars 3.
My youngest is only 18 months; we waited til our oldest was 3 before attempting to take him to the movies. We were worried about the youngest screaming, running around, getting scared from the loud movie or crying the whole time.
So we decided to go regardless of our worries because as parents you got it keep on going. In preparation for the movies I went shopping for snacks (I mean, who doesn't save money by buying their snacks at the store versus actually at the Movies!).
I had already purchased these Nuby brand Snack N Sip cups (2 pack from Wal-Mart) for my boys when we go to the zoo and walking with the youngest because it's a cup & snack bowl in one! 9 ounces of drink go in the bottom, and it's leak proof! And then 4 ounces of snack goes in the top & it clicks close. These cups are amazing for my two boys!
Next I took a Pinterest hack with buying a caddy for the kids in the car so they can eat Drive Thru Kids Meals in the caddy versus putting all the food on their laps. So I went to the Dollar store to find some, they had these tiny ones which was perfect for my boys! I brought snacks too.
So when the big day came we got the diaper bag all packed with the snacks (shh!) Put the youngest in his stroller & found the perfect spot to sit. We decided to sit the the front section, next to the wheelchair seats; at our Movies there was a tiny row next to the wheelchair seats that was a step down but only had 6 seats in the row. We put the stroller with the youngest in the step down part next to me, left a seat open for the youngest just in case he wanted out of the stroller, then our oldest, and then my hubby. We left enough room in case the youngest wanted to walk or one of us needed to take a kid out for potty breaks or crying fits.
The youngest did awesome! He stayed in his stroller the majority of the time. As soon as we sat down, my hubby & oldest went to get popcorn (I mean you have to have popcorn at the movies!) And I got to work dividing the snacks into my kids food caddies. Then the next step was pouring the juice into their cups. I brought my youngest Wuby with a pacifier attached (he loves a little dinosaur; although we don't take a pacifier out with us anymore. Breaking him of it except for naps) his blanket (because movie theaters get cold) and his favorite toy stuffed animal a tiny, TY baby fox.
So with both kids having their snacks ready, we were good to go!
About 90 minutes in the youngest tried pulling his cup up out of the stroller cup holder & hit himself in the nose (poor baby!) So I got him out of the stroller, put my purse in the stroller (so it didn't tip backward for the diaper bag) and put my youngest in his seat. He loved moving the seat up and down (although I was worried he'd fall through the opening!) And then when he wanted daddy, he walked over to daddy. He did get a little loud but it was nothing some candy & mommy couldn't cure 😊
The oldest was glued to the movie til his snacks & daddy's popcorn ran out but thank goodness the movie was 10 minutes from being over & once again candy came to the rescue so the oldest didn't start crying!
All in all, it was a great family outing!
