The Santa Clause Movie Night Marathon, Recipes and Crafts

We love Christmastime. Whether we’re baking cookies, watching all of the Christmas movies, decorating or looking at Christmas lights, we love the merriment of the season. Since this year we are looking for more to do at home this holiday season, we decided to create a few Christmas movie marathons to add a little excitement to those home for the holidays moments.  We created a fun menu and a craft for a Santa Clause Movie Night!

The Santa Clause trilogy is one of our all time favorites and one of the Best Christmas Movies on Disney Plus. We grew up watching the first one and waited with the rest of the world for the second to release. And of course we were hooked. Now if we could just petition Disney for The Santa Clause 4 where Charlie takes over for his dad. We’ll be ready for it! We tried to match a few food items along with one little craft activity to help you make the most of our Santa Clause Movie Night Marathon. 

Judy’s Shaken Hot Cocoa from The Santa Clause

Can you really have a Santa Clause movie night without hot chocolate? We think Judy’s version, not too hot, extra chocolate, shaken-not-stirred, sounds just divine. Of course, we’ve never had the opportunity to venture to the North Pole to try it, but we think our favorite hot cocoa recipe is pretty fantastic. To really give it that special touch, use a frother to make it and you’ll be rewarded with creamy, velvety, smooth, and delicious hot cocoa. Basically, it gives you that shaken, not stirred, texture without actually having to shake it. Because, well, that sounds a little dangerous and something that maybe should be reserved for actual elves. 

Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe

• 3 c. Organic Pure Cane Sugar- Granulated
• 2 c. Organic Pure Light Brown Sugar
• 3 c. Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1 tbsp. Sea Salt

Hot Cocoa Mix Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients
2. Whisk together until smooth
3. Store in an airtight Mason Jar
4. Keep up to 2 months in a cool, dry place.

To Make Hot Cocoa

1. Add 3-4 Tbsp of Hot Cocoa Mix to your mason jar or frother. 
2. Add 1-2 c. Milk of Choice and Shake, or Froth. 
3. Add whipped cream and toppings. Voila!

If you don’t have a frother and don’t want to invest in one(although we use ours all the time and highly recommend it!), you can always use a blender that’s able to take hot drinks to get it creamy, cloud-like texture. Feel free to go all out with your cocoa too! Add whipped cream, cinnamon, a pump of Ghirardelli chocolate sauce or whatever makes your cocoa extra special. 

Scott’s Noodles and Pie from The Santa Clause 2

If you’re going to do a Santa Clause Movie marathon, we think this makes the perfect main course. The second Santa Clause movie is all about Santa finding a wife and what better way than through food? Noodles and pie can be a lot of things, but we chose to do a red and green theme with our noodles, including roasted tomatoes, basil and mozzarella pearls.  And for the “pie”, we chose to do a pizza pie! Since our third movie includes a dessert, we thought it would be a little indulgent to have both pie and cookies for a movie night, but if that’s your style, then go for it! It is the holidays after all, and you deserve whatever makes you joyful 🙂 

“Is that your idea of a night on the town? Noodles and pie?” 

We made individual pizzas , thin crust if you’re channeling your inner Carol; and also topped them with red and green toppings to keep it festive.  Of course you can prepare your noodles and pie however you like, but we loved this as a festive entree for this Santa Clause movie night. 

Pasta Ingredients

• 1 box. Rotini
• 1 jar Tomato Sauce
• 1 package Mozzarella Pearls
• Container of Tomatoes
• 10- 12 leaves Fresh Basil

Pasta Instructions

1. Prepare Rotini as instructed on the box, cook and drain. 
2. Meanwhile, place tomatoes on an oiled baking sheet, and place in oven at 350 until roasted, about 15 minutes. 
3. Using the same pan as the pasta, add 1 jar tomato sauce to the pot and heat, abut 10 minutes. Add the drained pasta back in and stir. 
4. Remove from heat and top with mozzarella, roasted tomatoes and basil

Pizza Ingredients

• 1 package Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix
• 1 jar tomato sauce
• 1 package fresh mozzarella
• 10- 12 leaves fresh basil

Pizza Instructions

1. Prepare Pizza Crust as noted on the package. form into 2 rounds, or 1 sheet pan. 
2. Place on an oiled baking sheet
3. Add a thin layer of sauce over pizza
4. Top with sliced mozzarella. You can also use shredded mozzarella. 
5. Cook as directed ( generally 350 degrees, at 20 minutes)
6. Remove from heat, top with basil and serve. 

Jack Frost’s Cocoacchino Cookies from The Santa Clause 3

Minty. Doesn’t it make you feel fresh? Well, we can’t say for sure what a cocoa-chino is when Jack Frost serves it up in The Santa Clause 3, but it sounds like some chocolately, minty goodness. At least we think so? Since we already created a hot cocoa drink for this movie marathon, we decided we could make this in cookie form. We’ve made hot cocoa cookies before, which are delicious, so why not make a peppermint hot cocoa cookie? 

These are super easy and if you’re not a peppermint chocolate fan, these are still very good without the chocolate and peppermint topping. You can find the recipe below and here. And then we dipped them in melted chocolate chips and crushed peppermint to add the minty freshness of Jack Frost.  

Hot Cocoa Cookie Recipe

• 1 c. butter softened
• 1 c. sugar
• 2/3 c. brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 1/4 c. all purpose flour
• 4 packages hot cocoa mix ( about 3/4 cups hot cocoa mix)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 c. chocolate chips
• 1 c. little dehydrated marshmallows
• 2 c. chocolate ships, melted
• 2 candy canes, crushed

Hot Cocoa Cookie Instructions

1. Beat butter and sugars in large bowl with standing mixer until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
3. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients. Gradually beat dry ingredients into butter mixture until blended.
4. Stir in chocolate chips and marshmallows.
5. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Drop 2 tablespoons dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets lined with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
8. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
9. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes; remove to wire racks and cool.
10. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler, or for a few seconds in the microwave. 
11. Once cookies are cooled completely, drizzle the melted chocolate over half the cookie
12. Cover with crushed peppermint pieces
13. Enjoy! 

Charlie’s Snowglobe DIY Christmas Craft

The Santa Clause movie takes snow globes very seriously. In the first Santa Clause, Bernard gives Charlie the snowglobe to help him find his dad whenever he needs him. Santa Clause 2 shows Charlie using that same snowglobe to help Carol see the magic of Christmas and believe in Santa. In Santa Clause 3, we find out that there is an entire hall of snowglobes! Who saw that coming? Well definitely not us, that’s for sure. Ultimately the snow globe is what saves Santa and Christmas; so we think that a faux snowglobe is the perfect little craft for any Santa Clause movie marathon night. 

These are super easy to make and are a fun, inexpensive little piece of decor that even little ones can help with.  Here’s what you’ll need: 

• mason jar
• hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• miniature trees, reindeer, snowmen, etc
• cotton balls, snow cover or faux snow
• glitter, if you like glitter 🙂

You can make this as simple or as elaborate as you like, but personally, we think simple is the way to go here. Just arrange your miniature items on the lid of the mason jar and glue them down. Spread your “snow” along the bottom of the figures and screw the lid back on. That’s it! Super easy and makes a cute little piece of decor. 

Santa Clause Christmas Movie Bingo

If you’re looking to really go all out for your Santa Clause Movie Night, you can grab our Santa Clause Party Kit in the shop. And to add a little more fun, we’ve made 6 Santa Clause Movie Bingo Cards you can print out at home, to play while you’re watching! If you’re like us, you have this movie on repeat throughout the season, so lots of chances to play. Just grab some peppermints, or m&m’s and have fun.

A Disney Christmas Movie Marathon

Whether you’re in the mood for some cozy recipes or just needed to know how to make that shaken cocoa for your next Santa Clause movie marathon, we hope this post has helped! We plan to watch lots of movies this season, so be sure to check out all our Disney Christmas Movie Nights so that you can watch along too! With recipes, and drink ideas, and even some decor, we’ll be finding loads of ways to ring in the holiday season. Hopefully, this post inspires you to have many more holiday movie nights of your own!