Our annual Christmas Eve movie night is one of my FAVORITE family traditions, and our Home Alone 2: Lost In New York Christmas Movie Night may have taken the top spot.
We love a theme around here, so naturally, just watching the movie wasn’t going to cut it. We set up a cozy little Christmas movie night in front of the TV and recreated some of Kevin’s most iconic scenes in real time.
Little Nero’s pizza, Coca-Cola in champagne flutes, and an over-the-top Plaza Hotel ice cream sundae bar. All served right as the scenes played on the screen.
The kids were obsessed. Honestly, same. And the best part? It was easy to pull off!
Setting Up Our Home Alone 2 Movie Night
First things first, we transformed our living room into a cozy little Christmas movie theater. We covered the coffee table with a red plaid tablecloth, and set everything up so the kids could eat and watch the movie together.
You can find everything we used for our setup HERE:
- Red plaid tablecloth: The perfect festive backdrop for everything.
- Mini cordless table lamp: A little extra lighting for our movie night setup.
- Popcorn: The kids snacked on this until the pizza scene.
- Coca-Cola cans: Ready for Kevin’s iconic limo scene, where he enjoys a cheese pizza and Coke while cruising around New York City.
- Champagne flutes: Kevin drinks his Coke from a champagne flute in the limo, so naturally, the kids needed their own! We used unbreakable flutes (just in case)!
- Little Nero’s pizza box: We printed the logo and attached it to a regular pizza box for the full movie experience.
- Silver divided plates: We filled these with toppings from our Plaza Hotel-inspired ice cream sundae bar.
- Silver footed ice cream bowls: For the ice cream, because Kevin’s over-the-top room service sundae deserved an equally fancy setup.
Once everything was set, we hit play and let Kevin take it from there!
Little Nero’s Pizza
First up, Little Nero’s Pizza! If you remember Kevin ordering his very own cheese pizza in the original Home Alone, Little Nero’s is the fictional pizza place behind the iconic delivery. Fun fact: it’s actually a nod to Little Caesars!
We ordered our favorite cheese pizza from The Crust and gave the box a little makeover with a Home Alone pizza box label I found on Etsy.
In Home Alone 2, Kevin gets another cheese pizza, this time compliments of the Plaza Hotel before heading off in his limo. When Kevin’s pizza scene came on, the kids opened their own Little Nero’s pizza box and dug in. Such a simple detail, but the anticipation of this scene made the whole experience so much more fun!
Movie timestamp: Approximately 41:00 (when Kevin is getting ready to leave the Plaza Hotel in his limo).
Coca-Cola in Champagne Flutes
Apparently, the only correct way to drink a Coke in New York City is from a champagne flute.
While Kevin is cruising around Manhattan in his limo, eating cheese pizza and sipping Coca-Cola from a champagne flute, we had the kids pour their own Coke into their glasses.
We used unbreakable champagne flutes.
Movie timestamp: Approximately 41:00. Same limo scene as pizza.
The Plaza Hotel Ice Cream Sundae
If there’s one thing Kevin McCallister knows how to do, it’s order room service.
In Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Kevin orders an absolutely enormous ice cream sundae delivered straight to his hotel room. Of course, we had to recreate it.
We went all out with a DIY sundae, complete with silver divided serving plates loaded with maraschino cherries, sprinkles, and mini M&Ms, and a silver footed dessert bowl filled with ice cream. We also had whipped cream and chocolate syrup for the kids to pile on.
We saved our sundaes for after pizza, but here’s a fun twist: Kevin’s ice cream scene actually happens BEFORE his limo ride! If you want to follow the movie scene by scene, let the kids eat dessert before dinner. Because why not?
Movie timestamp: Approximately 33:30. Have your sundae toppings ready to go so the kids can build their creations as Kevin gets his room service.
Make It Your Own!
The best part about this Home Alone 2 Christmas movie night is how easy it is to recreate. A pizza from your favorite spot, a few fun serving pieces, and some well-time movie scenes are all you really need.
And if you’re looking for another Christmas movie night them, we also had so much fun hosting Grinchmas movie night.
