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Gift Guide for Fans of The Office

By: Dana Michele

Gift Guide for The Office Fans

This page may contain affiliate links, meaning I receive commissions for purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. Please read my Disclosure for more info.    Looking for ideas for a Superfan of The Office television series? We’ve got you with a list of awesome ideas that will feed their obsession.  My son is […]

12 Things Teenagers Should Do Everyday for a Successful Day of Learning

By: Dana Michele

It’s back to school time As parents of high school kids, we’re looking for ways to help set them up for a successful day of learning. The 4 years of high school is a significant time in a child’s educational experience. During these years, they will make plans for their future. It may be working […]

5 Ways to Make Back To School Special for Teens

By: Dana Michele

Back to School for High Schoolers

It’s back to school time, are your kids ready? Are you ready? While during the elementary years, the kids were excited to go back to school, once they hit the teen years the excitement level has usually dropped as they prefer their lazy summer days sleeping in late and hanging out with friends. 5 Ways […]

The BEST Outdoor Toys for Tweens & Teens

By: Dana Michele

backyard for teens

Backyard Summer of Fun!!  We’ve put together the ultimate list of outdoor toys for backyard fun. Now we’re not suggesting purchasing everything for your backyard. But adding a few things will help make this a SUMMER OF BACKYARD FUN.  Honestly, its kind of nice to be spending more time in our backyard. We bought a […]

The Best Pool Toys for Tweens & Teens

By: Dana Michele

Summer is here which means it’s pool season! On the hunt for the best pool toys for tweens and teens? These are a few of our top picks! Adding to your backyard or looking for a gift idea for teenagers, we’ve got a great list of the best toys for the pool. Time at the […]

50+ Things for Teens To Do This Summer

By: Dana Michele

things for teens to do this summer

Schools out, now what? Our teens probably would be perfectly happy sleeping in and playing video games all summer, but we’d like them to do more than that. And I think with unlimited play and sleeping in, even teens will get bored. So to get them out of their rooms and off electronics, what could […]

Our #Coronakit, Living Life During a Pandemic

By: Dana Michele

B masked up

2020 has really not gone as expected with the Covid-19 world-wide pandemic and we wonder if things will ever be the same again. In February I was at Disneyland for a blogger conference and Disney’s Food and Wine Festival media day. Until this time the virus was spreading through China, just starting to hit a […]

9 Ways to Spread Joy Around Your Neighborhood

By: Dana Michele

bring joy to your neighborhood during quarantine

Right now during the Coronavirus pandemic, we’re all faced with uncertainty and fears. We’re staying in our homes and we all miss the face to face interactions of our friends and neighbors. So what can we do to help spread some joy in our communities? While we have stay-at-home orders, we are allowed to leave […]

Family Game Night – The BEST Board Games for Families with Teens

By: Dana Michele

Board Games for Families with Teens

Family game nights are perfect for a fun night together taking a break from electronics. Family game night or teens hanging out. We always like to bring a few with us for camping trips and send along a few when my son goes to summer camp. The biggest hit with teens has been Not Parent […]

7 Ways for Teens to Keep In Touch During Social Distancing

By: Dana Michele

virtual hangouts for teens

Teens need their friends. My son has been asking to go hang out with his friends but right now I’m not allowing it but this is so hard on the kids. Social interaction with their peers is normally an important part of their day. With social distancing due to the Corovid-19 pandemic, many teens are […]

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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, midlife and perimenopause, and preparing for empty nest

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