You could set up a booth and string a cord across an entrance where the ticket is punched. They must enter the theater through this path. I suggest a mom for little kids; a best friend for older children might be the ticket taker. The birthday child could be an usher. Costumes are simple. Ticket holders and ushers can wear jackets with braid or buttons and police, cab, type caps. The usher gets to have a flashlight since all "house lights" will be down at the start of the show. Your usher will guide the guest to pre-arranged seats.
Your folding chairs will be arranged in short rows like a theater facing the TV and VCR, or Home movie screen. The movie should be shown with an intermission and a preview or cartoon section first.
At intermission man (or woman) a stand with striped awning made from towels arranged and stapled to cardboard or a wood door to represent a booth. Here you will serve popcorn, candy and pop at intermission. Make this part extra fun by providing the movie-goers with play money with which to buy the popcorn, candy, and pop. Use large paper cups or waxed bags to put popcorn in, and juice or pop in bottles or cans might save some spills. Sell candy in small portions, like those mini boxes you get at Halloween or in little Baggies, filled with a variety of stuff. Be careful how much you serve at intermission if your party is to still include a time of cake and ice cream. They will probably bring the treats back to the theater, which might mean spills. The floor of your theater might be covered with a plastic dropcloth beneath the chairs to catch most accidents.
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