Make the Perfect Movie Night Popcorn

This post is sponsored by Pop Secret, but all opinions are 100% my own.

One of the easiest things we can do as a family as of late is sit down for a movie night.  Granted, our one year old is either toddling around playing with random toys scattered on the floor or already asleep, but our three year old is beginning to become a movie night pro!  He’s a huge fan of animated kids movies {as I’m sure most of your little ones are}, but we are also starting to introduce him to some classic favorites of our own.  It’s so nice to curl up together on the couch with him at the end of a long day and just relax.  And of course, if we’re watching a movie, the perfect pairing to go along with it is always Pop Secret Popcorn.

As I mentioned…we’ve got kids.  Two right now, three in just a few short weeks.  With kids comes distraction.  With distraction comes burned popcorn if I’m not keeping an eye {and an ear} on the microwave.  I’m a notorious popcorn burner.  We’ve all done it.  And it stinks…literally.  You know that smell can stay in your house for days.  Well, Pop Secret has taken the guesswork out of using the “popcorn” button on our microwaves and entering in an exact time for popping.  They’ve created a new app that does the listening for you.

Perfect Pop App

Everyone can relate to the frustration {and awful smell} of burning popcorn, so Pop Secret decided to solve the problem once and for all, so you can spend more time enjoying movies and less time worrying about burned popcorn!

With your iPhone 5+ on iOS 7+, download Perfect Pop (“Perfect Popcorn”) for FREE on the App Store.

How does it work?!

1. Put a bag of Pop Secret in the microwave and enter suggested cooking time from the packaging.

Note: Perfect Pop is optimized for the deliciousness of Pop Secret popcorn only.

2. Turn up the volume on your iPhone. Point the phone’s speaker towards the microwave and keep within 3 feet.

3. Start the microwave, and then start the app.

The app even shows fun movie and tv trivia while your bag is popping AND as your popcorn pops in the microwave, the kernels on the app also pop and begin to fill the screen.  When it’s done, there is a signal and your screen literally tells you that the perfect popcorn is waiting!

I love that you can select the bag size too before you begin popping.  Sometimes I buy the little snack sizes because they are the perfect amount if it’s just my son and I watching a movie.  If it’s a whole family event than we are definitely using the regular size bags.

No more relying on the popcorn button or guessing how many seconds in between pops. Pop Secret is serious about perfect popcorn, so the less you have to worry about, the more time you can spend enjoying movie night with your family.  Perfect Pop listens to the pops, waiting for the precise moment to let you know when your popcorn is perfect.

What movies do you enjoy on family movie night?!

You can also take this super quick, one question survey from Pop Secret!