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 (my kids are huge Transformers fans), Lemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events, a bowl of Orville Redenbacher’s new White Cheddar popcorn and sliced apples.

 

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 .

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!!

AND

• 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