Polar Express Party

We had been doing a lot of work with the story "The Polar Express" right before Christmas. We had discussions, did writings, and wrote out the plot of the story. I told the students that since they had been working so hard that we could have a Polar Express Party.
 The kids were allowed to change into their PJ's in the afternoon. I gave them all a "train ticket."  I had them line up outside the door of the classroom and punched their ticket to come into the room. I gave them hot chocolate and ginger snap cookies to snack on while watching the movie. I also gave them bells that said "I believe." I think the kids really enjoyed it and I loved seeing how excited they were about the whole thing :)