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9 Ways to Make Valentine’s Day Special for Your Tweens and Teens

By: dmvollmer

9 Ways to Make Valentine’s Day Special for Your Tweens and Teens

Valentine’s Day is more than just a holiday to celebrate with your significant other and your kids may have outgrown the classroom valentines. Your teens may be focused on picking a Valentine’s Day gift for their girlfriend/boyfriend and planning their special date especially if this is their first Valentine. It’s a day to show your […]

Don’t Miss the Tarte Cosmetics Holiday Custom Kits Sale

By: dmvollmer

Don’t Miss the Tarte Cosmetics Holiday Custom Kits Sale

This post contains affiliate links It’s time again for Tarte’s biggest most anticipated sale of the year! It’s the Mix and Match Holiday Custom Kit. Don’t miss out because the sale only lasts a few days and ends Thursday, November 4th. During the sale, you can build your very own, custom full-face makeup kit. That’s […]

Patriotic July 4th Chocolate Banana Pops

By: dmvollmer

Patriotic July 4th Chocolate Banana Pops

Fourth of July Festive Chocolate Dipped Banana Pops Chocolate-dipped frozen bananas made festive for the Fourth of July. If you want to try something that takes a little bit more work but is super fun, these make a great kid snack.   Banana Pop Ingredients peeled bananas cut into two to three pieces (crossways) dipping […]

Tips for Making Road Trips Fun for Teens

By: dmvollmer

Tips for Making Road Trips Fun for Teens

Summer break is finally here! Are you planning a road trip? It’s a great way to explore our country, especially smaller towns. Take your time and explore as you go instead of rushing to your end destination. Airplane or travel by car for your upcoming vacation? There a few advantages of a road trip. Can […]

9 Ways to Prepare Your Teenager for High School

By: dmvollmer

9 Ways to Prepare Your Teenager for High School

Summer break is here but before you know it, it will be time for back to school. If your kid will be going into 9th grade this is a huge milestone. High school is so different from middle school. Are they ready? Are you ready? Consider how you can teach your kids to make smart […]

Gift Guide for TikTok Loving Tweens and Teens

By: dmvollmer

Gift Guide for TikTok Loving Tweens and Teens

If you have teens or tweens then I’m sure you’ve heard of TikTok. You may even have your own account as the app is becoming popular with all ages. We even have a Sweet Shoppe Mom TikTok  account – head over and follow us! TikTok is a social media app is a video sharing platform […]

8 Best Books to Prepare Kids For High School Success

By: dmvollmer

8 Best Books to Prepare Kids For High School Success

 Looking for ways to help your child to feel confident as they enter high school and get ready for their adult life. Give them tools to feel empowered. We’ve put together a list of our top picks of the BEST inspiration books for teens. The high school years are a time where study skills, communication […]

Host a Family Fun Paper Airplane Competition

By: dmvollmer

Host a Family Fun Paper Airplane Competition

May 26th is National Paper Airplane Day so it’s the perfect time to have an impromptu family paper airplane competition. Yes, the holiday sounds a little silly. But I love using the holidays as an excuse to find ways to bring fun into our daily lives. Make it a competition and everyone will want to […]

Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend with Teens

By: dmvollmer

Celebrating Memorial Day Weekend with Teens

Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer but most importantly, the day to honor those who died while serving in the United States military. Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971 and is celebrated on the last Monday of May. In 1865, a group of black people who had […]

5 Reasons Why We Love Chewy for Pet Supplies + Favorites for Cats

By: dmvollmer

5 Reasons Why We Love Chewy for Pet Supplies + Favorites for Cats

Does your family include pets? Sara (or as we call her Sara-cat) is our 18-year-old calico cat. Her sister (technically not her sister but we adopted both of them at the same time) passed away a few years ago. They were both rescue cats that we adopted for an organization in San Diego. Sammy had […]

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Hi there and welcome to Sweet Shoppe Mom. My name is Dana and my son is Brendan, also known as B. Welcome to our blog where we chat about every day life with tweens and teens.

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Never to old for some St Patrick’s Day fun ☘️

No lephrecan traps anymore but some leprechan shanigans with green toilet water 🤣 and a basket of green snacks. @luckycharms for breakfast and Thirsty Lion for a yummy dinner of Corned Beef & Cabbage and bread pudding.

We celebrated yesterday because with #coparenting B is at his dads for the rest of the week. If your kids aren’t with you for a holiday, pick your own day to celebrate. The fun and memories are more important than being upset about missing out. 

#lifewithteens #stpatricksday #luckycharms #teenagersareawesome #boymom #thisis16 #arizonamom
I am strong, I am creative ❤️ It’s Girl Scou I am strong, I am creative ❤️ It’s Girl Scout cookie time which also means its time for the Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge and once again the @eatatzuzu have created a masterpiece as this month’s Show Stopper Shake.

Lady Lemon 🍋 blueberry milkshake with a lemon curd drip topped with Girl Scouts Lemon-Ups, a blueberry muffin, lemon ice cream bar, fresh blueberries, lemon chips, white chocolate milk crumb, a Lemon-Ups whipped cream sandwich + lemon candy

$1 of each shake sold will go to Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine

➡️ vote now in the 2022 Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Challenge. Voting ends February 28 at 11:59 p.m., and you can vote once per day. Voting link: https://www.girlscoutsaz.org/en/cookies/cookie-dessert-challenge.html

#hotelvalleyhomediapartner #hotelvalleyho #zuzu #scottsdale #arizona #girlscoutcookie #lemon
Fabulous performance by @tanzanite_africanacro at Fabulous performance by @tanzanite_africanacro at @themadisoncfa this weekend. Such a fun and entertaining mix of dance, music and amazing acrobatic skills.

We’re excited about the upcoming shows at The Madison - some great ones for families with teens

* 3/10 - @memphisjookin 
* 3/31-4/3 - 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of @rentonstage 

For more details and tickets 👉 themadison.org

#themadisonmediapartner #themadison #phoenix #phoenixarts #phoenixtheatre #arizona #arizonamoms #momofteens #boymom
Happy Birthday Arizona! 110 years today, Arizona b Happy Birthday Arizona! 110 years today, Arizona became the 48th state.

This still blows my mind how young this state is. Growing up in PA, we focused most of our American history lessons on the 13 original colonies and covered the rest of the country in about 2 weeks so it was all a blur. When AZ was celebrating its 100, I was like what? Really? Only 100 years 

#arizona #phoenix #sedona #flagstaff #grandcanyon #state48
Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!

Who else grew up watching Laverne & Shirley? The show ran 1976-1983 and I watched the last few years and reruns of course. 

Last weekend Cindy Williams’ show @memyselfandshirley was at the @herbergertheater in downtown Phoenix and it was fabulous! A mix of personal stories and the Laverne & Shirley’s most iconic clips. Me, Myself & Shirley is continuing to tour the rest of the year through the US so if you grew up with the show, you must check it out.

#evolveprpartner #herbergertheater #phoenix #dtwnphx #arizona #laverneandshirley #cindywilliams
That’s a wrap! Final day of 50th Anniversary @ba That’s a wrap! Final day of 50th Anniversary @barrett_jackson Scottsdale Car Auction and the unoffical kickoff to event season with @wmphoenixopen, @thecactusleague spring training, food festivals and so much more as we enjoy the best weather of the year while the rest of the country is covering in ❄️❄️❄️

So many amazing cars from brand new seen before models to old classics. B loved the @chevrolet thrill ride but I hope it didn’t give this new driver any ideas.

More than $8.8 Million was raised in the charity auctions…I’m jealous of the winners of the 2022 @toyotausa Tundra hybrid early production model but it was a little out of my budget. 

⬅️ swip for #flashback to the first Barrett-Jackson car auction we attended in 2017. 

#barrettjackson #scottsdale #momofteens #boymom #carshow #thisis16 #arizona #arizonamom
This kid turned 16th recently 🎂 So proud of the This kid turned 16th recently 🎂 So proud of the young man he is becoming, definitely not a kid anymore. At 5’11 1/2” (not quite 6 ft) he now towers over me and since I’m 5’9” it feels so strange to look up to him now. Parenting in the teen years is so different with my focus guiding him towards independence, maturity and life skills. Preparing him for what’s beyond graduation. 

I’m late to sharing. But we also have spread out his birthday celebrating due to coparenting schedules and his busy teen social liffe. Also we had originally planned his ‘cake’ to follow when we went out to dinner on his birthday eve but we both ate too much and there was no way we could have eaten anymore 🤣 But nothing wrong with keeping the celebration going for a few weeks. 

I offered to make him a fancy cake…I did own a custom cake shop after all, but he requested a chocolate chip cookie skillet instead. Much simpler and less dishes so I’m good with that. 

#thisis16 #momofteens #boymom #arizonamom #arizonateen #birthday #skilletcookie #coparenting #divorcedmom
Celebrating National Popcorn Day with @kethero, lo Celebrating National Popcorn Day with @kethero, locally owned right here in Tempe, AZ #eatlocal. Sooooo kany tasty flavors - which would you choose? Right now I’m quite happy here munching on the Hatch Green Chile Cheddar 

*Hatch Green Chile Cheddar
*Prickly Pear
*Popcorn Zen
*Original Sweet and Salty 
*Aged White Cheddar
*Porcini Truffle Cheddar
*Sea Salted Caramel
*Cinnamon Sugar Churros

#nationalpopcornday #gifted #popcorn #kettlecorn #hatchgreenchile #arizona #tempeaz #azeats #phxeats
Tip - have a few holiday crafts set out on a table Tip - have a few holiday crafts set out on a table. Great when you just need a break. If you can get your teens to join in its a great way to spend some time catching up.

Diamond painting ornament kits from Amazon (link in bio). Inexpensive and super easy, yet fun!, project.

Puzzles and gingerbread houses (get the pre-assembled ones) are great too

#holidaycrafts #diamondpainting #christmas@#christmascrafts #lifewithteens #momofteens #boymom #arizonamom #familycrafts
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