Way back when we were first getting started with Magic Beans, Quinny was this European enigma. Their strollers weren’t available in the USA, so we could only ogle the pictures we saw from overseas and wonder if they were as good as they looked. They eventually crossed the pond, and Quinny has been steadily tweaking their designs to appeal to ... Read More »

Wednesday, Mar 30, 2011 - Thursday, Mar 31, 2011 Sleeping Beauty by Tanglewood Marionettes Join these master marionette manipulators for a beautiful retelling of this classic fairytale of finding love with a true heart. Puppet Showplace Theatre, 32 Station Street, Brookline. Saturday, Apr 2, 2011 - Sunday, Apr 3, 2011 Ice Chips Show of Champions The Skating Club of Boston presents the annual Ice ... Read More »

A special blog post by Vanessa Trien: I sing with my kids. A lot. Maybe even a little too much – my two year old daughter often shrieks, “Stop it, mommy!” But this wasn’t always the case. For the first six months of my son’s life (he’s now six), I was too tired and too overwhelmed to even think about ... Read More »

Sat & Sun from Mar 26, 2011 - Mar 27, 2011 Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters bring their talents and antics to the court at TD Garden this weekend. They’ll be introducing the first-ever 4-point shot (12 feet behind the NBA line), into all of their games in this year’s North American tour. 100 Legends Way, Boston. Saturday, Mar 26, 2011 Billy Kelly and ... Read More »

Your baby, being rather new to the world, has a short list of priorities. She’d like to be fed regularly, and even sooner than “ASAP”. She’d like to stay warm and dry. And most of all, she longs to be close to you (or another big warm person). Snuggling up close to a heartbeat keeps her happy, calm, and dozy. ... Read More »

Sunday is Purim, one of my favorite holidays in the Jewish calendar. What’s not to love? We celebrate the victory of good over evil, our kids dress up in costumes, and Eli and I do a puppet show together for the kids in our community. But before the holiday starts, we bake hamantaschen. Hamantaschen are triangular cookies with a tasty ... Read More »

Coolidge Corner, home of our Brookline store and our corporate headquarters, is a bustling area of town with a friendly aura and a community feel like no other. There’s the Brookline Booksmith, which is an amazing source of new and used books, the Coolidge Corner Theatre,  a stunning non-profit movie house that maintains a retro 1950s look (and has tons ... Read More »

Thursday, March 17 Pot of Gold & Cirkus: Irish Folktales by Tuckers’ Tales Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish folktales told by Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theater Featuring two wonderful tales: ‘Pot of Gold’ and ‘Cirkus’ Not to be missed. 32 Station Street, Brookline. Click here for more information. Saturday, March 19 Irish Music, Song & Dance: JFK Library Celebrate Did ... Read More »

On a hazy Sunday morning, you step out of your house to get the paper, bleary-eyed, coffee in hand, and instead of being battered and chafed by winter winds, you feel… warm. The air smells a little damp and you can sniff the plants growing. The birds are chirping. Little green tendrils are peeking out of the earth. Spring! It’s ... Read More »

But not from extra calories (and they aren’t any heavier, either). Through some additional testing, Orbit Baby was able to raise the weight and height limits on both their Orbit Baby Infant Car Seat and their Orbit Baby Toddler Car Seat. The Infant Car Seat is now rated for 4-30 lbs and 19-32″ tall, where previously the limit was 22 ... Read More »