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Let’s Make a Galentine’s Gift Basket

By: Dana Michele

Galentine’s Day, is the perfect occasion to celebrate girlfriends. This month is a great time to plan a Galentine’s girls’ night out or night in. Add to the fun with gift baskets to spoil your girls – sweets and a few self-care items are perfect to fill a basket. Sweet Shoppe Mom is reader-supported. We […]

Give Your Kids a (Paper) Heart Attack

By: Dana Michele

Teen Birthdays Heart Attack

Valentine’s Day Birthdays Any big day where your kids could use some extra love One fun and easy (cheap too!) thing I love to do to show a little extra love is to Heart Attack my son’s door. I’ve done it for Valentine’s Day and Birthdays but you can do it for any occasion when […]

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

By: Dana Michele

Our Valentine’s Day with Tweens and Teens was originally written in 2018 and continues to be ones of our most popular posts. We have most recently updated in 01/2023. We hope you find some festive inspiration  Valentine’s Day is more than just a holiday to celebrate with your significant other and your kids may have […]

14 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For Teens

By: Dana Michele

Valentine's Day ideas for teen boys

Valentine’s Day is a perfect reminder to do something for our friends and family to show that we love them. I love to do something special for the holidays for my son. I always do something for Valentine’s Day – I prefer to keep it simple and not go overboard. I usually get a bunch of […]

Valentine’s Day Decor Home Tour

By: Dana Michele

Valentine’s Day The next holiday that I decorate for following Christmas. One that I don’t go all out for but when I’m missing the Christmas decorations it’s fun to add a few touches. Reds, Pinks, Whites. Gold. Soft Textures. Usually, I keep a few red Christmas decorations out too – no Santas or anything like […]

14 Things I Love About You Valentine’s Day Countdown For Kids

By: Dana Michele

I like to do something for my son for many of the holidays. Something simple, inexpensive and if it’s easy, that’s a win too.  When he was in First Grade, I started doing a Valentine’s Day I do a ‘14 Things I Love About You‘ countdown. It’s good for kids to hear about all the […]

Easy Burlap Valentine’s Day Wreath Tutorial {I made it}

By: Dana Michele

   On blogs and sites like etsy.com I’ve seen a lot of burlap wreaths I liked – I was going to order one but couldn’t find one for sale that was exactly what I wanted so I thought, how hard can this be? Headed to the craft store and bought a foam wreath, burlap ribbon, […]

Valentine’s Day school bento lunches

By: Dana Michele

Valentine's Day bento lunch

I’ve always loved to make school lunches for my son fun while he’s still young enough to enjoy it (I’m sure in the teen years he will NOT want bento lunches anymore). I’m always looking for ways to make them themed for a holiday or something going on at school. You can simple or elaborate […]

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