We are big Monsters Inc fans and we are really excited that the new Monsters University movie is now available on DVD. I mean what’s not to like about those fun Monsters characters?
We have a weekly movie night at home so last week we headed to Walmart to buy the Monsters University 2-Disc Blu-ray + DVD + Infinity Figure Combo Pack, while we where there my daughter just fell in love with the Interactive Scare Sully. We also bought some things to make a little Monsters U themed party at home.
For our little movie night celebration we did a fun craft and we made lots of delicious Mosters Inc themed snacks. For the craft we started off with a pumpkin we had left over from Halloween which my husband spray painted green so it was ready for us to work on. I bought a blue hard hat and we printed a Monsters Univesity logo and glued it on. Then we cut Mike Wasowski’s hands and legs from green paper and made the eye, mouth and ears using different colored foamy. When our pumpkin Mike Wasowski was done it made for a great decoration for our party treat table.
For snacks the kids helped me out making some Mike quesadillas and a spinach Mike pizza. I had made some Sully tie-dye cupcakes and Mike cake pops the day before. The Mike Spinach pizza was a real hit so I will share the recipe with you. It had a bit of a Latino twist as we used green tomatillo sauce instead of the usual red tomato sauce.
Monsters University Mike Spinach Pizza
Ingredients
- 3 ready made personal pizza crusts
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup green tomatillo sauce
- 1/4 cup frozen spinach thawed and drained
- 3 slices of mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 black olives
Instructions
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Spread a couple of spoonfuls of tomatillo sauce on each pizza crust.
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In a food processor combine shredded mozzarella and spinach and pulse once or twice until combined.
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Spread the spinach mozzarella mixture evenly on pizzas.
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Cut on thin slice off the center of a black olive and use this for the mouth.
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Put the rest of the olives in the food processor and pulse until you get an olive paste.
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Put a slice of mozzarella on the center of the pizza to make the eye.
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Put a teaspoon of olive paste in the center of the mozzarella slice to make the eye.
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Bake according to the pizza crust package instructions and serve.
I don’t want to spoil the movie in case you have not watched it yet but Monsters University is a great movie and we are glad we bought it as I know the kids will not get tired of it anytime soon. My little guy would not stop laughing with all jokes and the physical humor in this movie and this was entertaining and fun not only for the the kids but also for the adults. Monsters University has so many great messages from the importance of teamwork and friendship to the negative effects of cheating and procrastination and it provided material for so many discussions and sparked conversations about these subjects.
We watched the movie in Spanish and it really motivated the kids to initiate conversations in Spanish and they learned some new vocabulary as well. Like most Disney movies the Spanish translation was awesome and the they did a great job with the humor and jokes which for the most part did not get lost in translation.
I have to say that our Monsters University movie night has been one of the most fun movie nights we’ve had with cute crafts, lots of spooky monster snacks and treats and lots of teachable moments for the kids.
Paula studied architecture and now makes a living as a freelance writer,traveler and amateur photographer.She started her writing & publishing career as the editor of Bebé y Mamá, the first parenting magazine in Guatemala.She is the founder of www.GrowingUpBilingual.com and www.365thingsswfl.com and writes articles in Spanish and English for both magazines and the web on travel,food and bicultural and bilingual parenting .
When she is not on a plane or road trip she likes to create recipes inspired in the flavors of her native Guatemala.
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love the monster pumpkin.you are so creative and everything is too cute!you should be a party planner for kids
How cute. We are definitely Monster fans here. I’m so glad my kids did not see this, this past summer when we went to see this at the drive in.. I can only imagine their expectations. Love it!
I don’t think my boys would eat the spinach pizza, but they would definitely eat the cupcakes and other treats!!
I cannot wait to see MU I’m so tempted to do some of these ideas myself I have to say 🙂 x
This is great, my son will love this snack. and the monster is what he loves to watch recently too.
You are very creative. Your house must be a fun house.
I would love the spinach pizza, we watched this movie this weekend, it is so cute. I love the pops that you made.
You never ran out of ideas! I love the green pumpkin.
This is so fun! WE have never really seen the movie, but sounds like a good one to watch with kids. 🙂 Love your creation. I love the spinach pizza. Have you tried making the Spinach Muffins? They are good. 🙂
I have never tried making spinach muffins, they sound delicious and a great way to sneak in veggies for the kids!
Monsters University is going to be a stocking stuffer for one of my kiddos – is it wrong that I’ll probably watch it before it goes in the stocking?
LOL! I would totally do that too!
What a great idea! Gonna put this on “honeys fun list” for the holidays
Oh my goodness I love your party ideas and food! They turned out great! I might have to have a little party like this for my grandchildren I am sure they would love it. I also love Monsters Inc and can’t wait to see this movie.
I absolutely LOVE everything about your Monsters University Party/Movie Night! SO stinking adorable and spinach pizza is the best! Thanks for sharing!
We are huge Monster University fans!! We watched it this past weekend as a way to kill the extra hour due to the time change! I wish I had read this post earlier because I could have turned it into a whole party! I love the pizza and cake pop ideas!
I love the pumpkin and the cake pops! So creative. I will have to attempt at something for my girls! I’m sure they would love it. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, you did an incredible job–so creative! I love the cake pops. These ideas would be great for a MU-themed birthday party too.
Oooh! These are really cool! We just bought the movie and have now watched it 35 times! So I’m sure my little guy would love foodie characters of Monsters! Good way to see if it will work towards having him eat more!
Wow, you’re really creative! This looks amazing!
I am into meaty pizzas but would love to try the spinach one.
I never thought about making a party out of a family night. Some very inspiring ideas here.
Looks like a fun little party. We really enjoyed the movie
Ok, I totally love that pumpkin!! I will have to remember that for next year. That would be fun to put on my porch. Your little party looked like a lot of fun and that spinach pizza is such a great idea for Monsters U – love that it’s healthy too. #client
What a cute party and I love that pizza, it sounds great. Thank you for sharing with us.