The first thing the “littles” discovered when they could onto my daughter’s laptop was “How to Train Your Dragon.” The adventures of Toothless and Hiccup captivated them. So when we discovered the new Netflix original series, Dragons: Race to the Edge debuted on June 26th, we decided to plan a How to Train Your Dragon Family Night. These ideas are sure to be appreciated by any dragon lover!
We started by planning a picnic with our very own dragon food. We used Doritos as dragon scales, Bugles as dragon wings and Twizzlers as dragon tails. We spread out a blanket and added some cool drinks to wash down our dragon goodies- this works great as a treat on a rainy day.
We also had a “dragon drawing contest.” We used sidewalk chalk to see who could draw Hiccup and Toothless. Everyone was a winner and we celebrated by watching an episode of Dragons: Race to the Edge. Too bad the rain came and washed away our dragons!
And, who could forget a dragon treasure hunt? We used a Dragons: Race to the Edge map and hid clues around the house to discover new lands, with the map leading us to Dragon’s Edge; the dragon shaped island where Toothless and Hiccup have set up a base camp. (Because we do not have a dragon shaped island anywhere around our house, the kids had to pretend we found it.) Be sure to include dragon treats, like food we used in our picnic, at the final destination for a treat.
We needed our day making dragon selfies with fun photo props from Photo Booth Party props. Don’t the kids look cute?
The kids had a great time and we had fun family time on a rainy day. If you haven’t seen Dragons: Race to the Edge, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond the island of Berk in search of new dragons. They meet plenty and have lots of adventures along the way.
What are some of your favorite summer ideas for family nights?
Photo booth props are my new go-to fun addition, we just used some for my son’s first birthday party!
Super cute ideas! I love that everyone got involved. 🙂
How fun! We love family movie night in our house. We actually put up a screen in our backyard and watch them “drive-in” style. My son loves Toothless and is loving this series!
We have already watched all the episodes available. I am so glad they made this series.
Sounds like so much of fun. I really love these ideas. My girls loves these kind of themed family night activities. I like the dragon drawing contest idea as well. Thanks for sharing these ideas.
My son likes to role play. I’m enjoying it while he’s little, I know the phase isn’t going to last long.
I love the props! So cute. On summer afternoons, we go to the park when it’s not too hot.
These are the kinds of movies you can sit down and watch with your kids without having to explain each and every scene. I would not give any second thoughts if my child wants to watch it again (and again).
My son would love this type of family date night. He loves anything to do with dragons and swords – loves the movie as well! Maybe we will make some dragon snacks too.
I love the dragon movies. I havent seen the shows yet though.
We have been loving the new series. Hiccup is a great lead character.
We love this movie, what fun toys and activities!
I love the idea of a dragon drawing contest. I liked the movie alot, didn’t think I would but did.
I actually really love that movie myself and even watched the TV show as well
My family totally loves these movies! I love the ideas you share here for a family night!
This looks like a fun dragon themed family night. My kids would have enjoyed all of these activities.
We love the series. My twins love to act like dragons and chase us.
We like to play games for our family nights. Just the other night we tried a couple of new ones. We also have movie nights and will be watching this soon.
This looks like a super fun family night. We like How to Train Your Dragon!
This is so much fun! I like the idea of a dragon drawing contest!
This is such a great show. I watched it the other day with my son and even I loved it.
My kids love the HTTYD movies and the new series on Netflix. It is always a joy to watch them play with one another, so a family night would be a great way to get my husband and I in on the action too!
So much fun! It looks like you all had a great family night.
My kids love the HTTYD series, so I am sure they would get a kick out of this Netflix show. I need to look into getting it to stream on their account.
This sounds like a fun time. Will have to see this.
Great ideas! We love how to train your dragon. My boys especially love watching it a few times a week. We should have a day and do some crafts, etc!
What a fun little family night! I really like the How to Train your Dragon series.
These are great ideas. We loved that movie!
This sounds really cute. I need to sign up for Netflix so I can watch it.
I complete admit to being a how you train your dragon fan – I would love a night full of it. x
How did I miss the new series on Netflix? I am adding it to the queue now to watch with my 5 year old. Sounds exciting. I think the food ideas are great too!
We love the new How to Train Your Dragon series. It’s just as cute and fun as the movies!
How to Train Your Dragon 1 and 2 were both great. I can’t wait to give the new series a try.
They are 2 of my boys favorite movies. This series is awesome so far.
We actually just sat down and watched this the other night. My boys loved it.