SHIFT Work + Play

SHIFT Work + Play SHIFT Work + Play is a family-friendly coworking space. Work while your kids play!

Weโ€™re so excited to share the first-ever ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž!Every toy on this list has been kid-tested (a...
11/18/2025

Weโ€™re so excited to share the first-ever ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž!

Every toy on this list has been kid-tested (and loved!) by our playroom guests and they make the perfect gifts for little ones ages 18 months to 6 years old.

From bubbles and blocks to โ€œBig Brown Bear,โ€ these are the toys we keep coming back to for creativity, imagination, and play that feels joyful and easy.

๐ŸŽ Check out the ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž here: https://shiftworkandplay.com/shift-playroom-holiday-gift-guide-2025/

๐˜œ๐˜—๐˜‹๐˜ˆ๐˜›๐˜Œ: ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ 21! ๐˜๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ...
11/11/2025

๐˜œ๐˜—๐˜‹๐˜ˆ๐˜›๐˜Œ: ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ 21!

๐˜๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด!

๐Œ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฌโ€™ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ โ€” ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ!

SHIFT Work + Play is excited to host our first-ever ๐Œ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ฌโ€™ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿโ€“๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ!

Weโ€™re looking for ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ โ€” jewelry, candles, art, baked goods, toys, and more โ€” to join our cozy holiday pop-up market.

๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:

- Fee: $30 per table
- Optional table rental: $15 (we provide a 6โ€™ folding table)
- Space includes chair, coffee + hot chocolate, and event promotion

๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž:

- Applications open: Tuesday, Nov. 11
- Applications due: ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
- Acceptance notifications: starting November 18
- Payment due: ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘

๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ โ†’ https://forms.gle/Z7ndbkzxneyzdLKcA

Space is limited to a ๐ฆ๐š๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ to ensure a high-quality shopping experience. Weโ€™re curating for variety, so please apply early!

Letโ€™s make this a ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž for families and support mom-made businesses together!

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.๐Ÿ’›Join us for ๐˜๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ: a 5-week support group led by licensed therapis...
10/20/2025

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ.๐Ÿ’›

Join us for ๐˜๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ: ๐˜ˆ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ: a 5-week support group led by licensed therapist Liz Bohan, LCPC.

Itโ€™s a safe space to connect with other moms, find tools for emotional regulation, and lighten that invisible load we all carry.

๐Ÿ—“ Mondays: Nov 13, 20, Dec 4, 11, & 18
๐Ÿ‘ถ Onsite babysitting available for additional fee
๐Ÿ“ง Email ๐ž๐›๐จ๐ก๐š๐ง.๐ฅ๐œ๐ฉ๐œ@๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ to sign up

Pumpkins, Paint & Play! ๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸŽจOur October Parentsโ€™ Night Out was Saturday and it was full of pumpkin painting, playtime and ...
10/20/2025

Pumpkins, Paint & Play! ๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸŽจ

Our October Parentsโ€™ Night Out was Saturday and it was full of pumpkin painting, playtime and plenty of giggles.

We hope our members had as much fun with their night out as the kiddos did! The November PNO will be here before we know it!

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ Something creepy-crawly has taken over our landing zone at ! ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธWeโ€™re thrilled to sponsor one of this yearโ€™s stops for...
10/13/2025

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ Something creepy-crawly has taken over our landing zone at ! ๐Ÿ•ธ๏ธ

Weโ€™re thrilled to sponsor one of this yearโ€™s stops for โ€œTrek or Treat,โ€ where trick-or-treating meets treetop adventure, happening Oct. 17-31. ๐Ÿฌ๐ŸŒฒ

Come climb, zip, and creep your way through the forest all month long and let us know if you swing by our web of fun! ๐Ÿ‘€

Puzzle progress thanks to one of our most frequent mom/daughter work + play pairs! ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿงฉ
10/09/2025

Puzzle progress thanks to one of our most frequent mom/daughter work + play pairs! ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿงฉ๐Ÿงฉ

Our little lending library is ready for a fall refresh ๐Ÿ‚We love keeping this shelf stocked with books that inspire your ...
10/07/2025

Our little lending library is ready for a fall refresh ๐Ÿ‚

We love keeping this shelf stocked with books that inspire your work and play โ€” from career reads to parenting favorites and stories just for fun.

What should we add next? Drop your fall book recs below โคต๏ธ

SHIFT Founder Megan Donovan recently had the chance to join Jamie Russo on her podcast!They chatted about SHIFT, why p...
09/11/2025

SHIFT Founder Megan Donovan recently had the chance to join Jamie Russo on her podcast!

They chatted about SHIFT, why parents deserve spaces designed for them, and how community makes all the difference.

If youโ€™ve ever wondered what coworking for parents looks likeโ€”or you just want to hear some behind-the-scenes of SHIFTโ€”you can tune in to the podcast here: http://bit.ly/4pf1eY9

You can even watch the video episode here (๐Ÿ™ˆ): http://bit.ly/3VOpR00

Thanks to Jamie for highlighting this work, and to our members for inspiring us every day. ๐Ÿ’™

Hi! ๐Ÿ‘‹ Iโ€™m Megan Donovan, founder of SHIFT Work + Play. This is one of several headshots that I LOVE by AK's Grafix & Pho...
09/08/2025

Hi! ๐Ÿ‘‹ Iโ€™m Megan Donovan, founder of SHIFT Work + Play. This is one of several headshots that I LOVE by AK's Grafix & Photo.

To celebrate our community and help you put your best face forward, we've teamed up with Ak's GraFix & Photo again to bring you headshot mini sessions at SHIFT on September 30.

Book yours here: aksgrafix.com/minis

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. โœจ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง๐ž. Weโ€™re thrilled to host professional photographer A...
09/02/2025

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง. โœจ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ง๐ž.

Weโ€™re thrilled to host professional photographer Acacia Bowens of Ak's GraFix & Photo for an exclusive headshot event at SHIFT!

These arenโ€™t ordinary mini-sessionsโ€”each package includes studio lighting, professional editing, full retouching, an online gallery and print release, so your headshot is ready to use anywhere you represent yourself professionally.

Reservations are now open to the public and ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต $150.
โณ Only available for a limited time on ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ.
โžก๏ธ Book your spot now: https://aksgrafix.hbportal.co/public/shiftminis

Weโ€™re thrilled to welcome back SHIFT member Acacia Bowens of Ak's GraFix & Photo for an exclusive headshot pop-up event...
08/27/2025

Weโ€™re thrilled to welcome back SHIFT member Acacia Bowens of Ak's GraFix & Photo for an exclusive headshot pop-up event at SHIFT Work + Play!

๐Ÿ“… Date: ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ | ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐๐Œ
โณ Limited spots availableโ€”grab yours ASAP!

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค. Check your inbox for the link!
๐Ÿ—“ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž! Remaining spots will open to the public Sept. 2.

โœจ Little artists at work! โœจโฃโฃOur playroom guests love getting creative, whether itโ€™s building, pretending, or making col...
08/21/2025

โœจ Little artists at work! โœจโฃ
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Our playroom guests love getting creative, whether itโ€™s building, pretending, or making colorful chalk masterpieces outside. At SHIFT, we believe play is where imagination ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ด into learning, connection, and joy. ๐Ÿ’›โฃ

See what I did there? ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Whatโ€™s your childโ€™s favorite outdoor activity?โฃ
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