We have a special tradition around here that happens on Fridays. We generally either make a pizza using my favorite whole wheat honey crust recipe or order one (along with cheesy bread sticks)! Another item we have to have on hand is popcorn. Not just any popcorn. It must have butter and lots of it. Hey, it’s a special night so it is ok to indulge a little, right?
The boys, Matthew and I will kick back and watch their pick of a movie. We will usually rent something from the Internet or just watch one from our library collection. Well, we have had a real treat the past month! We are now part of the Netflix Stream Team which means the boys are watching so many more things from the comfort of mom and dad’s bed via the Roku device.
Our family had Netflix several years ago when we got rid of cable. It was an excellent solution to getting the kids shows since Matthew and I rarely watch television. I loved having instant access to many shows that Graham knew and loved as well as a few new ones. When Davis came along we had to make a few more cut backs and we are THRILLED to have Netflix here with us again!
Last week the boys picked out a classic from Netflix. We watched the newer version of Charlotte’s Web and they were glued to the TV. I as surprised that Davis (age 3) even really enjoyed it. He actually enjoyed it so much that he wanted to watch it again the next day.
The boys have definitely found a few Netflix favorites that I will be sharing with you along the way this year. I’m so excited to be a part of this and to share all that is to come!
How about you… do you do family movie nights?
Anonymous says
We have had Netflix for years and love it. We have lots of Netflix movie nights & sometimes my hubby and I have movie date nights when the kids aren’t home, too!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
We have had Netflix for years and love it. We have lots of Netflix movie nights & sometimes my hubby and I have movie date nights when the kids aren’t home, too!
Melissa says
All of our family movie nights involve Netflix! My husband has been wanting to show my son Charlotte’s Web!
Isabella Grey says
I freaking LOVE Netflix. I too often sit down to watch one episode of something, and end up watching the whole season….
Janel C. says
Felicia – I think you have started an awesome family tradition with Netflix movie night on Fridays! By the way, I clicked on your link to the whole wheat honey pizza crust and I am definitely going to try it!
Terin Garrett says
We love NetFlix! The kids were super excited to see Turbo is on there now! 🙂
Chelsea says
Can I come over for movie night!?! Cheesy bread sticks AND popcorn!!! Heck yes! This sounds like my kind of night, haha 🙂
Shell says
We haven’t tried Netflix in forever. Like before the instant streaming was a thing. But I have been thinking about looking back into it.
brett says
Friday nights are family movie nights here too!! my favorite night of the week
Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says
My kids LOVE the Netflix streaming on our Roku. In fact, I think they think we got it for them!
Jenni says
We LOVE Netflix in our family. It’s how we keep up with our favorite shows on our own schedule.
Karen says
I love my Netflix! We don’t really do movie nights with our daughter yet because she is still kind of young. She can’t sit through a long movie yet. Maybe soon though!
Virginia @thatbaldchick says
We love watching movies together. The kids love it when it’s their turn to pick.
Kim Delatorre (@shopwithmemama) says
we do family movie nights A LOT. I love them! We all do! I just wish that Netflix would work for us. It is ALWAYS buffering as our internet service sucks around here!
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
We have some fancy movie channels that we are constantly DVRing things off of. Makes choosing a movie easy!
Amy Desrosiers says
We love our Netflix subscription and depend on it daily! I love the price and show options!
Rosey says
We do not, but we do go rent one to watch from time to time, or pick one up to surprise the kids. Those do make for fun family nights in!
April @ My Real Food Family says
We don’t watch movies or TV often anymore, especially since my girls are older. Family nights were always tons of fun.
Jaime says
My boy is only 2.5 and we just recently started to try a movie with him. I think as he gets older, we’ll make a family movie night a regular thing. We’ve bought several Disney movies to show him and we love our Netflix account!
Janeane Davis says
Family movie night is a big bit at our house.
Lisa says
Family Movie Night is a weekly must for us. 99% of the time it involves Netflix as well! So many great options and so easy to access from the comfort of my couch.
Jenny says
I’d die w/out NETFLIX. I was so happy when they finally started streaming American Horror Story S:2. Now I’m waiting for Walking Dead S:4 xD
Tracey says
Netflix is the best thing I ever purchased!
Toni says
I love movie nights. We usually have one at least once a week, using Netflix 🙂
Krystal says
I’m so jealous of everyone on the Stream Team! What a great blog initiative!
Jennifer Bullock {MommyBKnowsBest} says
We don’t do too many movie nights but we do enjoy time together, usually we’ll watch old family videos or play board games.
Christina S says
We love family movie nights! When we didn’t have cable, it was all about netflix. Now that we have an awesome cable deal (for cheaper than if we just had internet), we don’t have Netflix. We’ll pick up a redbox movie occasionally.
Dina says
We love movies. Movie night is often Friday nights with our netflix streamed from our PS. 🙂
Krissy says
We do family movie nights -or afternoons on Sundays – and its one of my favorite parts of the weekend. We have Netflix, and what I love is watching movies while I work out -at least while I’m on the treadmill – it helps my work out go by so much faster!
Desiree M. says
I love family movie night. When we didn’t have cable we used Netflix.
Catherine L. says
We have Netflix and love it. It’s great for movie night, and also a great way to catch up on tv shows we missed when they originally aired.
Kenda Smith says
We’ve had Netflix for 5 years now and we wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s perfect for the kids when they just don’t know what they want to watch.
Melinda@LookWhatMomFound...andDadtoo says
i’m rediscovering movies that I love that I forgot all about lately on Netflix. Today were watching the original Footloose
Stefani says
We LOVE Netflix. I have been a happy customer for a few years now.
Cassie @ Southeast by Midwest says
We love doing Friday night movies in our house. Sometimes we go out to the theaters but more often than not we’re streaming off of Netflix.