Movie night in a jar
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Microwave popcorn and bags of movie theater candy packed in a wide-mouth jar for a night in.
What You’ll Need
- Wide-mouth quart jar
- Microwave popcorn
- Chocolate candies
- Peanut butter cups
- Chocolate mint candies
- Gummy candies
- Clear favor bags
- String
- Striped cardstock
- Printable tag
- Ribbon (red)
- Tools: hole punch, scissors
Equipment
- mason jars
- scissors
Directions
Make the mix
- Put each kind of candy in its own clear favor bag and tie the top closed with string.
- Drop each bag of candy into the jar.
- Cut a piece of striped cardstock to match the jar top and set it on the inner lid. Screw the ring onto the jar.
- Print the tag and use a hole punch to make a hole in one corner.
- Thread a piece of red ribbon through the hole in the corner of the tag.
- Tie the tag around the top of the jar, finishing with the ribbon tied in a bow.
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Notes
Tag wording: movie night admit 2.
– Movie night version: a few DVDs or Blu-Rays or a streaming platform gift card, microwave popcorn, classic movie theater candy, a cozy candle.
– Night at the movies version: a popcorn-style jar, a movie theater gift card, a box of M&Ms, a packet of gourmet popcorn kernels, and a list of must-watch films.
Allergy note: peanut butter cups contain peanuts; label the jar.

