There’s something so right about curling up on the couch with my 3 favorite people, a bowl of hot popcorn and a couple of great movies; so when I was given the opportunity to sample Orville Redenbacher’s new Flavors line of Popcorn – my family and I got out the popcorn bowls, blankets and movies.
Our family movie night included Transformers: Dark of the Moon 
The cool thing about this popcorn – YOU control the flavor! Each bag comes with a packet of flavor so you can choose how much or how little flavor your popcorn will have. In my family, we go big or go home. My kids shook the entire White Cheddar seasoning packet over the popcorn and I have to tell y’all – that was the right decision. Monkey was licking his fingers and swirling them around the empty bowl to get every single bit of White Cheddar flavor left – to say this popcorn was a hit with my family is a bit of an understatement.
I think I’m torn as to whether my favorite part of this *assignment* was getting to eat the popcorn with my family, or shopping to create a Family Movie Night Gift Basket inspired by the White Cheddar flavor. My gift basket is getting donated to my daughter’s elementary school to make one hard working teacher’s day, but stick around, because after I tell y’all what’s in my gift basket I have some news for y’all 
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First things first:
The Popcorn
3 packages of delicious White Cheddar popcorn, you get to determine the level of White Cheddar Power that your popcorn will pack – from plain to oh-my-holy-white-cheddar-cheesy-awesome (our preferred level).
In our house, 4 people = 8 hands and 8 hands digging in a single bowl for popcorn can make for some finger fighting, so the first thing I did was go out and find the most adorable popcorn bowls possible. I got one large one and 4 individual. What I loved most about these bowls is that when you get to the bottom of the bowl, it reads your mind…
SEE! So cute!
Savory, somewhat salty, cheesy popcorn pairs beautifully with sliced apples so my basket comes chock full of Granny Smith and HoneyCrisp apples and my favorite apple corer/slicer. Red, of course!
The more I shopped and the more I thought about Family, Movies, Popcorn and Togetherness – the more I knew this basket needed more comfort and cozy, so I found 4 delicious rich hot chocolate mixes (dark, sea salt, white chocolate and milk) – have you ever paired hot chocolate with movie night, a roaring fire and hot popcorn? {swoon}
I don’t know about y’all, but to me, movies, popcorn and candy are just a natural fit – so I also added two of my favorite traditional movie candies – Whoppers and Milk Duds.
To finish off this White Cheddar Family Movie Night Goodie Basket – I found the most decadent blanket that I could, because there’s just something wonderful about cuddling together on the couch, under a rich, soft, cozy blanket that brings a sense of happiness and rightness to your heart. Finally, to ensure that whoever wins this basket has everything they need for their best and most delicious family movie night – I’ve included a $25 gift card so they can rent or buy their family’s must see movie.
Now, I have some delicious news for y’all.
- The wonderful people at Orville Redenbacher’s are going to give 25 of y’all samples of the new Orville Redenbacher’s Flavors!!
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- ONE of you is going to win your very own Family Movie Night Basket from them, inspired by my own!
CONTEST CLOSED – WINNERS EMAILED
Want to win? It’s super easy:
Mandatory Entry: In a comment, answer this question – Do you think you’ll snack on Orville Redenbacher’s now that it comes in these new flavors? Which flavors are you most excited to try? ” You can learn all about the 3 new flavors on the Orville Redenbacher’s Facebook Page
Bonus Entry: In a separate comment, answer this question: How does your family celebrate family movie night (or couples movie night, if you don’t have kids)
Bonus Entry: Subscribe to me via email or feed reader, and let me know in a separate comment
That’s a total of 3 entries per person and a total of 26 winners! Good luck, y’all!
My time and participation in this program is being compensated, however the opinions, reviews and ideas expressed are 100% my own
*** This giveaway ends Friday, October 14th at 10:oo PM CST. Winners will be chosen via Comment Contest Plug-in
I would love to try the white cheddar or extra cheese…I LOVE cheese popcorn!
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Since I already eat an awful lot of Orville Redenbacher I’m a little scared of the new flavors, the extra cheesy looks so good. My husband would love to try the salt & vinegar.
Out movie nights always include popcorn, usually home made with butter and cheese. And slushies to balance it out.
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Yum! We would definitely snack on those! My kids love popcorn, both as an after school snack and watching movies. I’m most excited to try the sea salt and malt vinegar, but I know my kids would go for the cheesy ones!
We celebrate family movie night usually with pizza(so it’s dinner), because my kids are little and need to go to bed early. But my husband and I frequently rent Redbox movies on Saturday nights, and will eat popcorn then.
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I would love to get my hands on the white cheddar popcorn!
Our favorite movie night tradition is curling up as a couple (now family!) to watch White Christmas after Thanksgiving dinner.
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We love popcorn at our house and will check out the new stuff!
My mom does movie nights/days with all of her grandkids. She will put a “now featuring” sign on the door with admission price (can be hugs, good manners, items to donate to local shelters, etc.) and the menu. She uses Red Box or the library, so it’s a good inexpensive and fun treat!
I think we will try the white cheddar. Orville Redenbacher’s is the only brand I buy. Love them forever.
We love to watch movies together. My husband doesn’t usually eat popcorn, but my boys and I love it. If we are at home we douse it with Parmesan cheese and end up eating 2 bags between the 3 of us. We usually end up with a capive audience watching us eat popcorn, our dogs love it too so they sit and watch each piece as it goes into our mouths.
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Hubby and I snuggle up in our recliner, made for 2. I’m eating popcorn and Red Vines, he’s eating chocolate covered peanuts.
I have a son in college, a daughter in high school, a son in kindergarten, and a son in preschool. (Hello, can you say, EXHAUSTION). On the few occasions we do all get it together, all 4 kids, my husband and I, all end up on one sofa, all cuddled up in a big ball of love and watch a movie. It’s FANTASTIC and I absolutely love it!!
The favorite snack of choice is popcorn for most of us. However, my 4 year old prefers Cheerios and raisins.
I think my entire family, including the dog, would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the white cheddar flavor. I do love my cheese!
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I would love to try the new white cheddar variety!
I would definitely snack on the white cheddar – yum!
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My husband and I love to rent a romantic comedy – we sit together on the couch and eat popcorn and theater box candies just like at the movies!
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White Cheddar is now on my shopping list and my boys and I will really enjoy it.
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The white cheddar sounds awesome! I think I might have to buy some and cross my fingers I win this too! Those bowls are too cute!
We do have kids and my husband and I watch a lot of kids’ movies at home! But when we’re alone we like to make pocorn and sit on the couch and our favorite movie to watch is Lord of the Rings!
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I already love Orville Redenbacher’s but I have to say I’m super excited to try out these new flavors! I think I’m most excited to try the white cheddar although extra cheese also sounds delicious.
To celebrate “family” movie night we break out the popcorn and candy and cuddle on the couch.
I would love to eat the new orville redenbacher’s popcorn!!!
My hubby and I celebrate movie night in our pajamas in the bed with a big bowl of popcorn with chocolate candies mixed in. Yum!
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We love our cheese here so I see both the white cheddar and extra cheesy popcorns in our future.
I love snuggling up with the family on the couch for movie night. We have to have individual bowls of popcorn for each of the kiddos.
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We eat a lot a bag just about everyday for lunch but can’t wait to try the salt & vinegar! It makes me mouth curl just thinking about it!
My husband and I love get very few movie nights together due to his hectic work schedule. We like to blow up the air mattress, pile on blankets, grab our popcorn, candy, beverages of choice and make a whole night of it! I usually end of falling asleep after a few movies but can resist??
I’m a big fan of flavored popcorn!!
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I love white cheddar popcorn so I am likely to pick that up and try it.
We are a family of five and try to do family movie night once a week, to cut down on discussions over movies we each take turns picking and everyone else has to not complain about what movie we are watching. We usually have pizza or popcorn with our movie.
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I love white cheddar popcorn, so that is definitely the one to try.
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the white cheddar sounds delicious. I think I’ll be trying it. the salt and vinegar also sounds interesting.
we eat popcorn on sunday nights. And popcorn with apples is a great combo.
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