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Spirit Day and Field Day Color-themed Dress Ideas

By: Dana Michele

custom t-shirt for field day

Themed school days. So many but one of the ones we think that is so fun is Color themed Days. Spirit Week Sometimes it’s for Spirit Week which means dressing in the school colors. For us that means Green and Purple. Field Day Once a year our school had a field day the last day […]

Over 75 Easter Egg Ideas for Tweens and Teens

By: Dana Michele

Easter Egg ideas for Teen boys

(updated for 2023) As kids reach their tween and teen years, we still want to make holidays fun but things that interest them change. For Easter, they may not be as interested in the jelly beans, stickers, and temporary tattoos. Originally this post was written as Easter Egg fillers for teen boys but there shouldn’t be separate […]

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 […]

10 Best Pie Recipes for Pi Day

By: Dana Michele

Southern Kissed Mini SMores Pies

Celebrate Pi Day with Pie! Pizza Pie Mincemeat Pie (ok I’ve never had this one…) Cheeseburger Pie Pumpkin Pie Key Lime Pie Apple Pie 10 Best Pie Recipes Simple Sweet Recipes – Easy Pecan Cheesecake Southern Kissed – Mini S’Mores Pies Simply Stacie – Peanut Butter Pie Smart Little Cookie – Apple Cranberry Pie Mom Endeavor’s – […]

20+ Things to Do in Phoenix for Spring Break with Teens

By: Dana Michele

Phoenix with teens kayaking lake pleasant

updated for 2021 Spring Break. This week varies anytime between February and April. For some schools, it’s even 2 weeks long. Whether you live in Phoenix or coming to visit, we have some great ideas for you. Spring is the perfect time to visit Arizona. If the snow is still lingering where you live, spend some […]

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 […]

Salsa Recipes for National Tortilla Chip Day

By: Dana Michele

Best Salsa Recipe Beyond the Chicken Coup Pineapple Salsa

Happy National Chip Day! Another holiday we can get behind to support as we love chips!!! Dipping in salsa, guacamole or for nachos!!! Happy National Tortilla Chip Day We eat a lot of chips. There are only two of us in our household but we go through Costco sized bags. There are traditional recipes like […]

Self-care on a Budget

By: Dana Michele

Self-care on a Budget

As a mom we’re busy. Kids to get off to school or baseball practice. House to take care of. Then there’s work. Trying to balance it all, we often forget to take care of ourselves. BUT taking care of ourselves is so important. You deserve to be happy. You deserve self-love. Not only is this […]

LEGOLAND® California Ticket Giveaway – Kids Go Free with Honest Kids®

By: Dana Michele

Legoland California ticket giveaway

We’re so excited to be partnering with LEGOLAND® California again this year to give away FOUR tickets to the LEGOLAND® California Resort (see more details on how to enter below). We’re also excited to share an awesome promotion going on right now! Kids Go Free at LEGOLAND® California Resort KIDS GO FREE to LEGOLAND® California Resort […]

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 […]

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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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