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25 Television Series From the 80s and 90s to Binge Watch Now

By: Dana Michele

Hulu 80s tv shows

I love the shows from the 80s and 90s…they just don’t make them like they used too. And it’s soooo fun to go back and watch them. The big hair. The fashion. Life before cell phones. Thanks to Hulu and Netflix it’s even easier to binge watch the series. I love that I can just pick […]

8 Ways to Make Birthdays Extra Special for Tweens and Teens

By: Dana Michele

Birthdays Special for Teens Cake

When your kids are small is easy to make them feel special on their birthdays – presents, birthday party, balloons, and cake. But as they get older things change. Especially in the teen years…. it’s more how to avoid the eye roll and really do something that makes them smile. This page contains affiliate links, meaning […]

15 Things to do to Prepare for the New Year

By: Dana Michele

Things to do to prepare for the new year

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024!! I’m not much of a New Year’s Resolutions fan. I prefer to use the new year as a time to reflect on the past year and plan and make goals for the new year. New Year’s resolutions are often broken or forgotten within weeks of the new year. Plans […]

Over 20 Gift Ideas for Tween Boys – Holiday Gift Guide 2017

By: Dana Michele

Nerf Gun Tween Holiday Gift Guide

Have a tween boy to shop for this holiday season? My son is 11, turning 12 right after Christmas, and this is one of the hardest years yet. That 10, 11, 12-year-old boy is a challenge. Not quite teenagers but have outgrown most toys. Note: this post contains affiliate links. 1 – Nerf Guns. My son […]

5 Boymom Essentials

By: Dana Michele

boymom essentials sharpies

There’s nothing I love more than being a mom to my son. Being a #boymom brings with it unique adventures, challenges, and experiences. Baseball player. Science and nature lover. Collector of rocks, sticks, bones, and old rusty ‘treasures’ found in the desert. Lego creator and Nerf gun carrying kid. Sharpies  I send my kid off […]

14 Dollar Store Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Teen Boys

By: Dana Michele

  By now I think most of us have made a decent dent in the holiday gift shopping but have you thought about stocking stuffers yet?? Tween and Teen boys aren’t the easiest to shop for. If yours are like mine, everything on their list is $$$$. So what to fill their stocking with? And […]

16 Gift Ideas for the Youth Baseball Player in Your Life + Giveaway

By: Dana Michele

Baseball is huge in our family. My son has been playing since he was 4. I’m a #baseballmom. What does this mean? This means cheering him on at games, driving him to practices, washing his uniform, taking photos of the games, planning the team parties and more. We live baseball. And because my son loves […]

Study Routines For Tweens + Portable Homework Station DIY

By: Dana Michele

homework station for tweens

My son is in 5th grade this year. Big changes at school – they no longer have the same teacher all year, more independent thinking and reasoning, and the level of homework and studying have increased. There’s a lot more need to start studying subjects every day and not just the day before the test […]

Proud Baseball Mom – A Letter To My Tween Son

By: Dana Michele

Yoplit® has launched a new yogurt call Yoplait® Go Big™ perfect for tweens and tweens. Is your teen growing fast? Even more active every day? The larger size is perfect for their needs. Yoplait recently challenged me to participate in their Go Big Challenge and to write a letter to my son. I often describe […]

Never Have a Boring Summer – Summer Bucket List 2016

By: Dana Michele

Summer Bucket List Gift Basket

Never have a boring summer! This will be out 4th year creating Summer Bucket Lists. We love it. I think it helps us to fill up our summer with fun things and not just get into a routine hanging out at home in front of the TV. We don’t always check off everything on the […]

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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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