Disney’s Soul Movie Night Party
Have you seen Disney’s Soul? If not go watch it! (Use these ideas to make an excuse to go have a Soul Movie Night!) The kids and I watched it just recently and really enjoyed it. They’ve already asked to watch it again.
Without giving anything away, the movie has a pretty in-depth meaning. If you can’t tell by the title, it has to with your Soul and the meaning of life what you think you are meant to do on earth. It’s a very sweet movie!
As I sat here watching the movie the first time around, I was looking for signs that I can make food from. The only thing I really found was NY-style pizza in the movie. While that was a FANTASTIC option, I decided to dig a little deeper.
The soul is about a middle school band teacher who wants to be a Jazz musician. Soul Music. His soul separates from his body. The theme of the food for this movie smacked me right in the face!
Soul food.
When I went on my journey to research making soul food for my movie night, I came across this amazing website that provided me with some great background on true soul food. If you want to know more about its history, read The Humble History of Soul Food
Taken directly from this website “This food genre, now associated with comfort and decadence, was born out of struggle and survival.”
I wanted to make sure I was doing this genre right in my meal. So here we go!
Soul Movie Night Menu
Pork is one of the main ingredients that has a big place with soul food.
So for our menu, I made pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, peach cobbler, and sweet tea. All very comfort-friendly foods associated with soul food. (And bonus, that my kids will eat!)
I would have made Mac and cheese, but I already made it recently with my Little Mermaid Movie Night.
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
This amazing recipe I found on google a while back and have been using it ever since. The recipe is a rub you put on the pork shoulder roast before letting roast in the crockpot for 8 hours on low.
OMG.
This pork is TASTY even without any BBQ sauce on it. We did, of course, but either way, it is fall-apart delicious!
For the original recipe, check out Kim’s Cravings
I used her rub suggestions which consist of:
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
Then I seared all sides in a pan on the stovetop, before putting it in the slow cooker for 8 hours on low.
As you can see from the video, it came out falling apart!
“Soul” Slaw (Cole Slaw)
I’m going to go ahead and say it. Coleslaw is SO easy to make homemade. Buying the pre-shredded bag of cabbage mix is a huge money saver so you are not buying a whole head of 2 different cabbages, carrots, and in this instance broccoli.
Use the mix of mayonnaise, white vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, and salt and pepper. And you have yourself an easy homemade coleslaw mix!
More recipe information is listed below. Go down to print it or follow my recipe!
Soul Movie Night Peach Cobbler
Soul movie night wouldn’t be complete without a comfort-worthy dessert recipe.
This peach cobbler was super simple to make and will take you no time to whip up for dessert for your soul movie night.
Slice up some peaches and bring that and 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes.
While that is simmering, melt a stick of butter in the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. And start mixing your other cup of sugar with your flour and milk.
Pour the flour mixture on top of the butter and DO NOT mix it. It will rise as it is cooking.
Spoon the peach mixture on top of the flour mixture and slowly pour in the syrup. Also, DO NOT mix here.
Let it cook for about 30-45 minutes.
We LOVE ice cream so we served ours with vanilla ice cream, and it was SO delicious for a mid-movie snack.
More about the peach cobbler recipe is listed below.
Soul Movie Night Craft Ideas
When looking for craft ideas, I thought it would be cute to try to make musical instruments for our Jazzy Soul music movie. Soul Movie night will start with a bang with these cute little instrument crafts!
Cardboard Trumpet Craft
What’s better than making a toy instrument? This trumpet looks easy to make with your kids and they’ll have so much fun keeping busy while you prepare dinner.
Check out Tea Time Monkey’s Toy Trumpet craft
Paper Piano Craft
This paper piano craft from 10 minutes of Quality Time is super easy and you and your family will be playing right along with Joe!
Draw a Grand Piano
Looking for something different? This video shows you how to draw a Grand Piano. You’ll be ready to play along with Joe Gardner in the movie in no time! Check out the great video from Art for Kids Hub on Youtube below.
Are you ready to feed your Soul?
Go feed your soul with these soul themed recipes for your Soul movie night.
You will feel like your soul got exactly what it needed by the time you are done with my food and craft suggestions.
Did you change something and make it your own? Or did you use my recipe suggestions?
Let me know in the comments below what you did, or reach out directly through Instagram and let me know how it went!
Don’t forget to save my recipes on Pinterest so you don’t forget where to find this page again!
I can’t wait to hear how you made your movie night magical and fun for your loved ones!
Cole Slaw
Ingredients
- 12 - 14oz bag coleslaw mix
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 TBL white sugar
- 1 1/2 TBL lemon juice
- 1 TBL white vinegar
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Add the mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice, white vinegar, salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl and mix together until fully combined.
- Add the coleslaw mix and stir well to combine.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
- 4 cups peeled, sliced peaches
- 2 cups sugar divided
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 stick butter
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Combine the peaches, 1 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Put the butter in a 9x13 baking dish and place in oven to melt.
- Mix remaining 1 cup sugar, flour, and milk slowly to prevent clumping. Pour mixture over melted butter. Do not stir. Spoon fruit on top, gently pouring in syrup. Sprinkle top with ground cinnamon, if using. Batter will rise to top during baking. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.
- To serve, scoop onto a plate and serve with your choice of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
