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11.12.21

29+ Easy Christmas Movie Night Snacks & Party Food Ideas

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We’ve found the best Christmas Movie Night Snacks to help you host an epic party or start a family tradition!

Below, you’ll find all of our favorite finger foods, sweet treats, and appetizers for your holiday get together! 

So grab a cozy blanket, your favorite Christmas movies, and a cup of hot chocolate for a fun night at home with your kids or friends to celebrate the holiday season!

collage of the best Christmas movie snacks

If we’re being honest, one of our favorite things is to put on our Christmas pajamas and watch Hallmark movies to get into the holiday spirit!

Below we’ve found fun ideas to go along with your favorite movies to create the best Christmas movie marathons your family and friends have ever experienced!

What should I bring to a Christmas Party?

We love to bring finger foods, candy, themed snacks, and drinks to a Christmas party!

Since several people may be coming, ask your guest what type of item you should bring.

You may even want to bring something non-edible plates, cups, or decorations!

Another fun idea would be to have everyone bring their favorite cookie recipes!

What are good snacks for a Christmas movie night?

Below are our favorite snacks for a Christmas movie night! We think you’ll love them, and if you’re planning a How the Grinch Stole Christmas family movie night check out these ideas!

Christmas Movie Night Treats

Christmas Movie Night Snacks Paired with Movies

An epic Christmas Movie Night tradition is so much fun! Your family and friends are going to love these these delicious treats for your holiday movie night!

Elf's Candy Cane Forest Sugar Cookie Trees

Try out these Candy Cane Forest Sugar Cookie Trees for your next Elf movie night! Your family is going to love these frosted Christmas trees, and they fit into one of the of the main food food groups - candy canes!!

Elf Inspired Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board

A Buddy the Elf Inspired Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board is an easy and fun way to up your hot chocolate game! We filled ours with peppermint sticks, candy, chocolate, candy corn, and more!! It's sure to create some magical Christmas memories together!

Photo Credit: crumbscorkscrews.com

Buddy the Elf Breakfast Spaghetti Cupcakes

These Buddy the Elf Breakfast Spaghetti cupcakes are a perfect Christmas Eve treat. They're packed full of Elf food group essentials M&Ms, marshmallows, sprinkles and maple syrup frosting!

Photo Credit: lovelyindeed.com

Elf Movie Cookies for Christmas

Son of a nutcracker! These ELF quotes Christmas cookies are inspired by everyone's favorite elf, Buddy. The recipe is easy and a total crowd pleaser at a festive Christmas event!

Kevin Mccallister's Sundae

Home Alone is a Christmas classic! We always love to get a cheese pizza and then recreate Kevin's massive sundae each year!

Ralphie's Oh, Fudge! Peppermint Fudge

Take your viewing of the holiday classic, A Christmas Story, to a whole new level with our Ralphie’s Oh, Fudge! We combined the iconic movie line with peppermint and chocolate to create the ultimate movie night dessert!

3 Ingredient Strawberry Santa Claus Hats (No Bake!)

These no-bake 3 Ingredient Strawberry Santa Claus Hats are super quick and easy to throw together for a Christmas movie night party! We love them with Tim Allen's Santa Clause movies!

Easy Santa Hat Cinnamon Rolls

These 3 ingredient cinnamon roll Santa hats are super easy to make and perfect for Tim Allen's Santa Claus movies!

Cousin Eddie's Eggnog 

Plan a National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Movie Night and serve Cousin Eddie's eggnog! We love this recipe because it's creamy, delicious, and boozy!

Make Aunt Bethany's Jello Mold

Serve Aunt Bethany's infamous jello mold to go along with your Cousin Eddie's eggnog!

The Grinch Christmas Cookies with M&Ms (Easy to Make!)

The Grinch Christmas Cookies are easy to make and super cute for parties!! These green cake cookies will make your heart grow 3 sizes bigger with M&Ms and white chocolate in each bite! 

13+ Best Grinch Movie Night Snacks 

When we were looking for Christmas movie snacks, we found so many great Grinch movie night snacks that we just compiled a full list of ideas in one place! Grab all of the ideas now!

Easy Mickey Christmas Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies

Easy Mickey Christmas Funfetti Cake Mix Cookie bars are delicious and perfect for a Christmas movie with your family!! We love these Disney inspired cookies while watching Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas or Mickey's Christmas Carol! 

Photo Credit: kimandkalee.com

Frosty the Snowman Cinnamon Rolls

These snowman cinnamon rolls are perfect for a Jack Frost or Frosty movie night or snow day!

The Polar Express Hot Chocolate Recipe

This Polar Express Hot Chocolate Recipe is creamy, sweet, and served Hot! Hot! just like on the magical train ride! It's also super thick like an Italian hot chocolate -- which is going to be your new favorite!!

Photo Credit: thetiptoefairy.com

Jack Frost Christmas Chocolate Bark

Sparkly sweet chocolate bark made easily for the family friendly Christmas movie Jack Frost.

Easy Rudolph Red Nose Treats 

These easy no bake Rudolph Red Nose Treats are the perfect way to kickoff your Christmas party, breakfast, or movie night! These Christmas donut holes are also so much fun to decorate together with your kids!

Photo Credit: swirlsofflavor.com

Reindeer Brownies

Reindeer Brownies is an easy recipe that will quickly become a holiday tradition that’s so much fun for kids! Fudgy homemade brownies topped with a silky-smooth cocoa buttercream frosting come to life as Rudolph, with sugar eyes, candy cane antlers and a bright red candy nose, of course!

Photo Credit: thetiptoefairy.com

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Milkshake

Make a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Milkshake to enjoy during this sweet nostalgic kid’s movie.

Photo Credit: www.sugarandsoul.co

A Christmas Story Holiday Recipes and Party

Love the Christmas Story movie? You'll love this guide with multiple recipes ideas including "Oh Fudge" Brownies!

Photo Credit: kimandkalee.com

Christmas Hot Chocolate Bombs

These red and green Christmas hot chocolate bombs are packed with peppermint and marshmallows! They’re so much fun and absolutely delicious during the holidays!! 

Photo Credit: breadboozebacon.com

Charlie Brown Marshmallow Pops

Charlie Brown Marshmallow Pops are a fun treat that’ll your kids will love during the Charlie Brown's Christmas special!

Photo Credit: cutefetti.com

Minion Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Calling all Minion fans, are you ready to make your movie marathon more fun? These adorable Minion Christmas Tree cupcakes will take your festivities to the next-level.

Photo Credit: www.itisakeeper.com

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

These Christmas Tree Cupcakes are the perfect festive dessert for any event. They are super easy to make!

Photo Credit: www.messylittlemonster.com

Santa Pancakes 

Enjoy breakfast for dinner while you and your family watch Tim Allen's Santa Claus(e) movies!

Crockpot Candy Crack | Peanuts & Chocolate

This Christmas crack recipe is such a simple way to add to your holiday fun! All you have to do is throw the ingredients into the crockpot, and the busy little elves cook up something magical!

Photo Credit: www.momsandmunchkins.ca

Elf Cookie Tutorial

Nothing makes me smile more than around Christmas time than the movie ELF! That's why I decided to make these delicious Elf Cookies!

Photo Credit: vegandollhouse.com

Nightmare Before Christmas Cookies

If Nightmare Before Christmas is one of your favorite holiday movies, you might recognize these cookies as the reindeer that pulled Jack's sleigh. And they’re as delicious as they are cute.

Bad Santa Christmas Cocktail

This sugar cookie cocktail is perfect for a boozy Bad Santa movie night!

Wondering what to watch? Check out our list of best Christmas movies of all time for ideas!

You’ll also love these A Christmas Story party ideas!

Also check out: Best Christmas Movies on Netflix Printable Checklist

We also love to elevate a movie night at home by sending invitations!

Even if it’s just you and your significant other or you and your kids – having a movie ticket or invitation makes the night more special!

You can grab either of our Christmas Movie Night invitations below for free!

Just click the invite you like the most, and then save it to your phone. You can then add in your address, date, and/or number using the “Markup” option on the iPhone.

You can also print them!

We’ve found it to be really cheap and easy to print at Walgreens, Staples, or Office Max.

Christmas Movie Night Invitation

How to Use the Invitations

Just click for the full-size, high-quality invite that is printable!

You can also save it on your iPhone, click Edit, then Markup to add your date and address!

Ugly Christmas Sweater Invitation

Click for the PDF File Printable

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  1. Frances Milillo says

    December 26, 2022 at 4:59 pm

    I’m just looking for that reindeer pancake & banana & strawberry candy cane recipe but I can’t find it now

  2. Kim and Kalee says

    December 29, 2022 at 10:59 am

    Hi Frances! You can find the Santa and Reindeer pancake here: https://www.movienightsathome.com/easy-santa-pancakes-christmas-breakfast-idea/

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