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Updating Our Home Theatre

October 30, 2014 By Cheryl
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

We’re in the process of renovating our basement and turning it into our Little Man Cave for my 3 year old son. One of our favourite activities to do together is snuggling on the couch and watching family movies. He’s really into all things Disney right now and I’m pretty sure that I have Cars, Cars 2, Monsters Inc., Monsters University and Planes memorized. When updating our basement, I knew our home theatre area could use an update so I started gathering home theatre ideas.

Home Theatre Ideas

Home Theatre Ideas:

As much as I’d love a projector, large screen and theatre style seating, that’s not practical for our Little Man Cave. We want a cozy area to sit together with plenty of options for watching movies. We started by ordering a bracket to hang the TV on the wall, a speaker bar for better sound and a Google Chromecast for casting movies from the iPad to the TV.

 

Home Theatre Ideas

I will admit that before this, I really didn’t know anything about streaming media devices. Before now, we had a little DVD collection but the DVDs would often get worn out. With the Chromecast, we can use Netflix from the laptop and cast movies to the TV. This saves on the expense of buying and replacing our DVDs. We’re enjoying searching through Netflix and selecting movies and TV programs that we want to watch together. I love that we each can have our own profile so my husband and I can both separately flag movies that we want to watch later – we have totally different tastes in movies!

The Google Chromecast is so easy to use. Trust me, I’m not a technical person at all so if I can set this up then you can too! It easily plugs right into your TV and then you can cast programs from your iPad or laptop right onto your TV. So simple & convenient!

Home Theatre Ideas

Some other ideas we have for our Little Man Cave home theatre include:

  • a new couch complete with cup holders & storage to hold our movie night snacks
  • a mini fridge downstairs in the storage room filled with cold drinks
  • a storage bench for blankets and pillows
  • I know my husband would love this – a theatre style popcorn maker!

With the weather getting colder and the holiday season just around the corner, we’ve started to make a list of the holiday movies we want to watch together. Our home theatre area includes a fireplace so it’s the perfect place to relax on cold winter days.

One of my favourite holiday movies that is also family-friendly is Elf with Will Ferrel. I’ve watched this movie so many times already and I still laugh every time. I know my son will love it too!

Home Theatre Ideas

Family Holiday Movies:

Looking for a few family-friendly movies to enjoy this holiday season? Here are a few of my favourites that I look forward to watching with my son this year:

  • Elf
  • Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins (not a Christmas movie but there’s snow in it so it still counts, right?)

Girls Night Holiday Movies:

Looking for a night of holiday movies with your best girlfriends and platters of holiday baking? Here are a few of my favourites:

  • The Holiday
  • Four Christmases
  • Love Actually
  • The Family Man

What movies would you add to these lists? My husband wanted to add National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to the list. I know my parents would vote for that too because they’re always quoting lines from the movie. I’m sure I’m watched it before but I can’t really remember it. My husband has already made me promise to watch it with him before Christmas.

Favorite Holiday Movies

Favorite Holiday Movies

I know I’m missing a few classics here but I haven’t watched them yet. We have some catching up to do on our holiday movies!

I’m excited to be a part of the #StreamInto2015 with campaign with Staples Canada. As promised last month, I’d be announcing my favourite holiday movie here and then giving you a chance to win your own Google Chromecast so you can enjoy movie night with your family.

Ready for my favorite: Elf! Probably no surprise but it’s going to take a pretty great movie to top this one for me!

Now here’s your chance to win 1 of 3 Google Chromecast streaming media devices for yourself!

Giveaway Rules & Restrictions:

  • This giveaway is open to Canadian (excluding Quebec) residents only who are at least 18 years of age. Giveaways are void where prohibited by law.
  • Winner will be chosen randomly. Winning entries will be verified prior to contacting the winner.
  • Odds of winning depend on number of entrants.
  • The giveaway ends on December 4th, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. EST .  A winner will be drawn randomly on December 5, 2014. The winner will be notified, by email, and will have 48 hours to claim the prize. If I do not receive a response from the winner within 48 hours, a prize forfeit will be assumed and a new winner will be chosen randomly.
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THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Congratulations to Dayna C., Cathy C., and Tracey F.!

Join us on Twitter using the hashtag #StreamInto2015 and tell us your favourite holiday movies.

*Disclosure: I was compensated for this post; however, all opinions expressed here are my own.

Filed Under: Family Fun Ideas Tagged With: little man cave, staples

Comments

  1. Layne says

    October 31, 2014 at 11:17 am

    Awesome! And PS – we are watching ELF this weekend. Can’t wait 🙂

    Reply
  2. elaing8 says

    November 2, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    A Christmas Story is my favorite. I also like A Christmas Carol with AListair Sims. Its an oldie but a goodie. 🙂

    Reply
    • Cheryl says

      November 3, 2014 at 10:58 pm

      Great suggestions!

      Reply
  3. Toni Thomason says

    November 3, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    We always watch A Christmas Story and Christmas Vacation. We love Elf too!

    Reply
    • Cheryl says

      November 3, 2014 at 10:57 pm

      Oh yes, A Christmas Story is such an adorable movie!

      Reply
  4. Susan Noble says

    November 3, 2014 at 6:06 pm

    Miracle on 34th Street with Natalie Wood, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Christmas Box, If you believe, Scrooge are a few of my favorites

    Reply
    • Cheryl says

      November 3, 2014 at 10:57 pm

      Great suggestions, Susan! I haven’t watched any of those yet but they are now on my list!

      Reply
  5. Tonya C says

    November 5, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    We too will be working on our Movie Room soon. We had one in our old house and miss it terribly!

    Reply
  6. Jenn says

    November 27, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    We love Elf too!!! Another one of my favorites is Frosty the Snowman!

    Reply
  7. Andrea Amy says

    November 27, 2014 at 11:40 pm

    The Santa Clause 🙂

    Reply
  8. Donna Desforges says

    November 28, 2014 at 10:01 am

    My favourite holiday movie is White Christmas.

    Reply
  9. Valerie Mallette says

    November 28, 2014 at 10:22 am

    My favourite holiday movie is The Polar Express 🙂

    Reply
  10. Lori Jackson says

    November 28, 2014 at 11:44 am

    How the Grinch stole Christmas with jim carrey

    Reply
  11. Kiersten says

    November 28, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    my favourite holiday movie is elf

    Reply
  12. melissa Resnick says

    November 28, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    christmas sotry

    Reply
  13. Carly says

    November 28, 2014 at 10:24 pm

    Definitely elf! “Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite color?”

    Reply
  14. Cathy C says

    November 28, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    I love Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

    Reply
  15. aarone mawdsley says

    November 29, 2014 at 1:52 am

    My favorite is A Chrismtas Story

    Reply
  16. melanie borhi says

    November 29, 2014 at 2:40 am

    Elf with will Ferrell in it

    Reply
  17. heidi c. says

    November 29, 2014 at 2:47 am

    I love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!

    Reply
  18. Robert Haynes says

    November 29, 2014 at 8:10 am

    Christmas Vacation

    Reply
  19. Sarah N. says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:40 am

    Love Actually.

    Reply
  20. Lisa says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:58 am

    The Grinch.

    Reply
  21. Anne Derkat says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:31 am

    It’s a very funny, very old movie done about the song, “On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…..”

    Reply
  22. Tracy says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:51 am

    The Christmas Story is by far my families favorite movie to watch, but over the season we will watch a lot 🙂

    Reply
  23. Ms Elaine Boychuk says

    November 29, 2014 at 11:20 am

    The Christmas Carol in original black and white.

    Reply
  24. Edith Rennes says

    November 29, 2014 at 11:25 am

    Definitely A Christmas Story…it always makes me laugh

    Reply
  25. Huguette E. says

    November 29, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    A Christmas Story is my favorite

    Reply
  26. Pd Reimer says

    November 29, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    I love the Charlie Brown Christmas movies

    Reply
  27. Marlene V. (enelram) says

    November 29, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    Elf

    Reply
  28. ivy pluchinsky says

    November 29, 2014 at 3:01 pm

    Elf!

    Reply
  29. lorna says

    November 29, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    I would love to try this. What a great prize.

    Reply
  30. Tiffany Rotulo says

    November 29, 2014 at 3:49 pm

    I watch A Christmas Story every year.

    Reply
  31. Karla+Sceviour says

    November 29, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    ELF is my fav Holiday movie!

    Reply
  32. Eva Mitton-Urban says

    November 29, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    My brother Ralph coaxed me into watching – “One Magic Christmas” – tear jerker – but Christmas message well received – love those we are blessed with – they are on loan. Performances by Mary Steenburgen as Ginny Grainger and Harry Dean Stanton as Gideon – best acting that I’ve ever seen. Beautiful movie – well worth watching this holiday season – Viewer Approved.
    Eva Mitton-Urban

    Reply
  33. Caroline Wampler says

    November 29, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    The Santa Claus with Tim Allen in it 🙂

    Reply
  34. Maggie K. says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    My favourite holiday movie is White Christmas.

    Reply
  35. Leanne Cobbledick says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    “A Christmas Story” is my favorite. It reminds me so much of my family lol

    Reply
  36. Ann says

    November 29, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    I love Christmas vacation and Home Alone!

    Reply
  37. lori b says

    November 29, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    we just watched elf last night, still makes me laugh.

    Reply
  38. Edmond says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    Re: OMG, my fave: Home alone. Wow, prize is fab. & splendid. 2 fingers snap. It is tight, fly & off the chain. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity.

    Reply
  39. Christine Nunes says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    Jingle all the way is the best!

    Reply
  40. Florence C says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:23 pm

    My favourite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story.

    Reply
  41. Carole Dube says

    November 29, 2014 at 10:56 pm

    My favourite holiday movie is The Polar Express

    Reply
  42. Mercedes C says

    November 30, 2014 at 1:03 am

    It has got to be the original Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

    Reply
  43. Lori Bazan says

    November 30, 2014 at 8:38 am

    The Christmas Box and Miracle on 34th Street!

    Reply
  44. Stephanie LaPlante says

    November 30, 2014 at 9:51 am

    My favorite is Elf or The Santa Clause

    Reply
  45. michelle tremblett says

    November 30, 2014 at 9:59 am

    I love home alone ! Closely followed by Elf 🙂

    Reply
  46. shtrqueen says

    November 30, 2014 at 11:51 am

    A Christmas Story is my favourite.

    Reply
  47. Billy Truong says

    November 30, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    I like it most since it can connect it to an audio device/receiver and stream Spotify or Pandora continuously without turning on the TV- this is a very good feature!

    Reply
  48. Holly Wright says

    November 30, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    My fav holiday movie is Elf

    Reply
  49. Jenny says

    November 30, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    elf

    Reply
  50. Nicholas Balandiat says

    November 30, 2014 at 2:58 pm

    A Christmas Story..when the kid gets stuck to the sign post

    Reply
  51. Liberty says

    November 30, 2014 at 4:04 pm

    Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer is a movie I enjoy at Christmas.

    Reply
  52. R.Mueller says

    November 30, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    Rudolph…the original one…the one with all the bad graphics that I remember watching in the 70’s as a kid!

    Reply
  53. Jonathan livers says

    November 30, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    My favorite holiday movie is free birds! I know it’s not Christmas and it’s a thanksgiving movie but hey, it’s the holiday!

    Reply
  54. Allie f says

    November 30, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    ELF!!!

    Reply
  55. michelle says

    November 30, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    I love Garfield’s Christmas, I watch it over and over every year.

    Reply
  56. Tricia Hope says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:36 am

    Every year I watched It’s a Wonderful Life with my Dad.Started when I was 3.Wonderful memory now he is gone.

    Reply
  57. Nicole B says

    December 1, 2014 at 7:41 am

    My favorite is Frosty the snowman! It’s a classic but a great one!

    Reply
  58. Idalis Mendoza says

    December 1, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    My favorite Holiday movie has to be Elf. My whole family loves and we crack up everytime that we see it. It’s soo funny!

    Reply
  59. Nathan Lapointe says

    December 1, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    Elf is my favourite holiday movie.

    Reply
  60. Darci says

    December 1, 2014 at 3:26 pm

    Elf is our favorite!

    Reply
  61. mongupp says

    December 1, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    A Charlie Brown Christmas

    Reply
  62. Tracey Flattes says

    December 1, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    Polar Express!

    Reply
  63. Angela SC says

    December 1, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    You can’t go wrong with Lampoon’s Christmas 🙂 Aand the original Grinch,and Charlie Brown Christmas! lol!

    Reply
  64. Suzie M says

    December 1, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    we like The Grinch who stole Christmas

    Reply
  65. Judy Cowan says

    December 1, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    In terms of a classic I love White Christmas! Santa Paws is always really cute!

    Reply
  66. Victoria Ess says

    December 1, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    Elf is a favourite!

    Reply
  67. Danielle says

    December 1, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    I love Miracle on 34th Street.

    Reply
  68. Bailey Dexter says

    December 2, 2014 at 11:23 am

    Our family loves the movie It’s a Wonderful life! We watch it every year.

    Reply
  69. SueSueper says

    December 2, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    I like Frosty the Snowman.

    Reply
  70. glinda says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:40 pm

    “Miracle on 34th Street” to me is a timeless and poignant Xmas film.

    Reply
  71. Jenny says

    December 2, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    I love Elf the most.

    Reply
  72. Rick Roussel says

    December 2, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    Bad Santa

    Reply
  73. Maritess says

    December 2, 2014 at 8:55 pm

    Our traditional christmas movie – its a wonderful life.

    Reply
  74. Maegan Morin says

    December 2, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    My favorite holiday movie is The Flinstones Christmas

    Reply
  75. Anna Engdahl says

    December 3, 2014 at 5:55 am

    I have 2 favorite holiday movies. A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim and Miracle on 34th Street with Maureen O’Hara .

    Reply
  76. Kamla says

    December 3, 2014 at 10:06 am

    Hands down. Elf!

    Reply
  77. Melanie P. says

    December 3, 2014 at 10:18 am

    I love Polar Express!

    Reply
  78. SB says

    December 3, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    Favourite holiday movie … Elf

    Reply
  79. jill rivera says

    December 3, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    The Christmas Story is the holiday movie I see every year.

    Reply
  80. Carolyn Daley says

    December 3, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    My favorite holiday movie is The Santa Clause with Tim Allen.

    Reply
  81. Gina Marie Benway says

    December 3, 2014 at 10:20 pm

    We love the Polar express

    Reply
  82. Leanne says

    December 3, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    the one and only GRINCH

    Reply
  83. Jenn Erin says

    December 4, 2014 at 12:48 am

    My favourite holiday movie is Elf.

    Reply
  84. ruksana m says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:51 am

    Home Alone

    Reply
  85. Laura J says

    December 4, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Our fav is Frosty the snowman!

    Reply
  86. Richard Hicks says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:14 pm

    White Christmas is my favorite movie.

    Reply
  87. Aimee says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    I love Annie

    Reply
  88. angela m says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    My favorite is A Christmas Story
    thanks

    Reply
  89. greg says

    December 4, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    Christmas Vacation!

    Reply
  90. MARTINA says

    December 4, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    I LOve Home Alone

    Reply
  91. Chris W says

    December 4, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    ELF is the best!

    Reply
  92. Melanie B says

    December 4, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.. the best ever!!

    Reply
  93. Opal Baker says

    December 4, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    Its a Wonderful Life is still my favorite.

    Reply
  94. Dawn Reid says

    December 4, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    I like Home Alone

    Reply

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