And no I didn't bring my own food.
Step 1: Locate your cheapie theatre. Find out what day they run the discount admission. In our case it is Tuesday and it is $2 a head. The total was $10 because they charged me for my one year old. Yeah I know.... but I'll give them a pass because this is the discount theatre and they operate on razor thin margins.
Step 2: Pack plastic cups and ziplock bags for the number of children with you.
Step 3: Go to the theatre, purchase tickets, then purchase the largest size popcorn and the largest size drink. Get everyone to agree on the beverage before you get there. This is essential or there will be a war.
Step 4: Once in the theatre, divide the popcorn into baggies, and pour sodas into the cups. Remind them to make it last.
No, I don't give the toddler soda, but I give her small amounts of popcorn broken up. The large popcorn and soda is enough to supply my three older children with their own individual snacks with a little leftover for me. On discount day there is a dollar discount for getting the large popcorn and soda, making them $9 together. If I get my kids their own kid's packs, with roughly the same amount of snack, it costs about $18 and there is none left for me and no popcorn for the toddler, so this saves a ton of money.
In addition, the discount day turns out lots of kids, and there is always some child who behaves worse than my kids would ever dare behave, which allows me to truly relax and enjoy the movie without having to scrutinize every peep they make.
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