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The 10 Best 80s Movies to Watch with your Teens

By: Dana Michele

80s movie night with teenagers

We love family movie nights. It’s fun now that my son is a teen, we can rewatch some of my favorites from growing up (that I saw in the movie theater!).  We both get a laugh at how styles have changed but many of the teen storylines are still the same. 80s Family Movie Night […]

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 […]

Barrett-Jackson Car Auction With Tweens and Teens

By: Dana Michele

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale with kids

Arizona Car Week is a huge time of the year for car collectors and enthusiasts but also fun for families. Car Week is the collection of car auctions take place in Scottsdale during January with the largest being Barrett-Jackson. Saturday and Sunday are preview days before the auction begins Saturday is Family Day which means […]

Baby Yoda Steamed Bao Buns at Hot Bamboo, Chandler AZ

By: Dana Michele

Baby Yoda Bao Buns

Hot Bamboo’s Baby Yoda Bao Buns Love The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda? How about these Baby Yoda Bao Buns, oh my gosh aren’t they just adorable? And they tasted good too. Everyone has gone so crazy for everything Baby Yoda (I mean how can you not??) and now you can get Baby Yoda steamed buns […]

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Movie Screening Pass Giveaway

By: Dana Michele

a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood

Who watched Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a kid. Are you as excited as I am to see A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood? As a child of the 70s we watched Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street for years…was there anything else? I asked my son if he’d heard of Mister Rogers Neighborhood and he […]

Salsa Chicken Pinwheels with Dipping Sauce Perfect for Easy Lunches

By: Dana Michele

Salsa Chicken pinwheels easy lunch

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Shamrock Farms. The opinions and text are all mine. Back to school means school lunches, after school snacks and easy dinners. This year my son is in 8th grade and made the school’s volleyball team which means practices and games most nights of the […]

Dora and the Lost City of Gold Interview with Eugenio Derbez

By: Dana Michele

Dora movie Eugenio Derbez

When I heard there was a live-action Dora movie, I was excited as Dora is a bit nostalgic to me with memories of watching both Diego and Dora the Explorer with my son when he was a toddler. I was intrigued to see how they were going to translate the cartoon to a live-action movie […]

50+ Easter Basket Ideas for Teenagers

By: Dana Michele

Easter Basket for my teen

Easter and teens, it’s not as easy as when they were little. Since we first wrote this post along with our Easter Egg fillers for teens post, they’ve become some of our most popular posts which show you’re not alone. We’ve updated this post for 2023 with the latest things teens are into now. Now […]

12 Essentials to Pack in Your Purse for Music Festivals

By: Dana Michele

Music Festival Bag Essentials

It’s Festival season. Sunny days, warm temperatures with the occasional cool breeze is the perfect weather for an outdoor musical festival. Some festivals are multi-day. Days are long. Tickets are expensive and you want to maximize your time at the festival. Backpacks are often banned. Bag size is limited. I’m not always the most organized person, […]

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Tweens and Teens

By: Dana Michele

St. Patrick's Day fun for teens

When my son was younger, St. Patrick’s Day meant setting up a leprechaun trap. In some households, the Leprechaun causes trouble like knocking over chairs. I also always left a trail of shamrocks and gold coins that led to a pot filled with a few green-colored gifts (usually candy and a swimsuit since it’s almost […]

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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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