Make your own movie night tickets

Printable templates

Search online for printable movie ticket templates, such as these free printable movie party ticket invitations, to invite friends and family over for movie night.

Print them on colored paper and customize them according to the movie. For instance, for a Twilight movie night, you could print them on red paper and sprinkle with glitter so they look like Edward's "sparkling" face. A Polar Express movie night could have small bells or snowflakes glued on. Get your kids involved by taking them with you to the craft store to help you pick out items for the movie tickets.

Movie ticket paper options

Look for plain perforated business cards to use for your tickets. They are the perfect size and the perforation makes them easy to detach and use. Customize them by printing out characters from the movie to glue to the card. On the ticket, include the name of the movie, time, date and address of your house or location where you will be showing the movie.

Flash cards also work well for movie tickets, plus they are usually available in a variety of fun colors. Another option is to buy construction paper and cut out the tickets using serrated scissors for a fun edge. When guests or family members arrive, they must redeem their ticket by getting it punched with a hole punch or colorful stamp. Kids will love taking part in this fun activity!

Personalized movie tickets

Take pictures of each member of your family and print them out using a colored printer onto card stock paper. Cut their picture out and glue to flash cards, business cards or construction paper. Decorate it with craft supplies (stickers, gems, ribbons) and write the name, date and location of the movie.

Movie tickets in fun shapes

Another fun idea is to customize your movie tickets by cutting them into fun shapes that go along with the movie. For instance, if you are watching How to Train Your Dragon, cut the tickets into a dragon on green construction paper, and use gems for the eyes and along the back of the dragon. For Karate Kid, cut the tickets into the shape of karate belt – and you can make them all black belts, orange belts or green belts. Other ticket shape ideas include cars, trains, animals, food or even a magic wand for Harry Potter fans.

You can also turn your movie tickets into a fun learning game. Write one word on the back of the ticket that you know will be used frequently in the movie (for instance, the word Hogworts for Harry Potter), and have your kids count how many times that word is used in the movie. You can also write a question about the movie that they will answer at the end.

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More tips for family movie night

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• Tips for choosing movies for family movie night
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