Enjoy the cinema experience at home with your kids

• Choose a movie from a streaming service or from your own collection of DVDs that everyone will enjoy watching.
• If you can’t agree, write down a few movie titles on pieces of scrap paper and have a lucky dip – whichever movie is drawn is the final decision!
• To make it a bit more fun, design movie tickets for everyone – this could be a job for the kids.
• Make some popcorn – just put a handful of popping corn into a paper bag and put it in the microwave. Much healthier than the pre-packaged variety.
• Get out the beanbags, cushions, and blankets and make sure everyone is comfortable.
• Close the curtains or blinds to make the room dark.
• Sit back, relax, and enjoy the movie.
• Have a short break in the film to get your choc tops out of the freezer!

Make your own choc tops!

To make it a true cinema experience, you can even make your own choc tops.

Ingredients (makes 12)

• 12 flat-bottomed ice-cream cones
• 1 litre ice-cream (you choose)
• 200g chocolate
• 2tbsp vegetable oil

Stand the ice cream cones on a tray and add a scoop of ice cream to each one (push it down firmly into the cone to it won’t fall out when you dip it in the chocolate).

Freeze for 20-30 mins.

Melt the chocolate in the microwave (20-30 seconds at a time, stirring in between) until melted and smooth.

Add the vegetable oil, stir & allow to cool for a couple of minutes.

Dip the ice cream into the melted chocolate, shake off the excess and return to the freezer to set.

Try not to eat them all at once!

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