Wednesday 8 July 2015

Christmas in July 2015 day 8 / Noël en juillet 2015 jour 8


CIJ day 8 / jour 8

Movie-night in jar… could use the bigger jars than the Mason jars.

These jars can hold alot! These can be found at Walmart. (These are $9.99 and $7.99 respectively).  You can always mention to the person you are giving them too that if they want a refill next year, you need the container back ;)


 

Include a dvd, M&M’s, liquorice sticks, chips, chocolate bars, small bottle of soda pop, popcorn, popcorn seasoning, gift card to movie rental place, …

Or it could be a theme movie big gift jar. 

  • Polar Express : dvd, Christmas ornament, Believe bell, hot cocoa
  • New Year’s Eve dvd, Party horns and noisemakers, serpentines, confettis, and a half-liter of wine with plastic wine glasses.
  • Chocolat (2000) or Charlie and the Chocolate factory:  lots of chocolate!  Hot cocoa mix with mini marshmallows, chocolate liqueur, gift-card for a chocolate massage, And why not include some chocolate bark?


Ingredients

Vegetable oil cooking spray

Bittersweet, milk, or white chocolate, chopped, according to variation

Toppings, according to variation


Directions

Coat a 9-by-12 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray, and line with parchment, leaving an overhang on ends.

Melt chocolate in a double boiler or a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring. Pour into baking sheet, and spread in an even layer.

Immediately sprinkle toppings over chocolate. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Peel off parchment, and break bark into pieces.

Some variations :







  • Chitty-chitty Bang-bang :  I love to watch that old movie!  So magical.  Fill your jar with the dvd, lollipops and candies, lots of candies!!  And a rag doll  or a music box.

You can see how you can adapt that idea to any film you like.  I’d love to hear your ideas for films and gifts to go with them.

5 comments:

  1. The movie night jar is a great idea!

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    1. I would just love to receive something like that... hint, hint if someone in the family is reading my blog ;)

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  2. I have one of these big jars in my sewing room with thread in it!
    For a gift you could fill it with whatever the persons hobby is. Kitchen items (timer, cookie scoop, if a griller items for it), gardening (seeds, gloves, book Gift card etc.), sewing items, fishing, hunting, camper (off, flashlight etc), or several other things.

    I like the movie ideal.

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  3. I love the movie night in a jar!!

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  4. Movie night in a jar would be a hit in our household. I love bark - especially the one with cranberries and pistachios.

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