Little Unicorn hedgehog swaddling blanket, from their Facebook page The transition period directly after birth is often referred to as the “fourth trimester”: a time in which all of the stimuli of the outside world can easily overwhelm your baby,...
SHOP ADEN + ANAIS LAYETTE Muslin fabric has a certain magic quality to it: blankets and clothing made from muslin start out simply soft, but then they move on to become something even more special. Blogger Julie Kieras describes this...
Every year since our fifth anniversary in 2009, we’ve been celebrating another year of Magic Beans with an entire month of giveaways. And we’re not talking about little prizes, either: this is some primo gear! Strollers, toys, cribs, nursing chairs,...
Reese’s stylish debut. Update July 2015: Aden and Anais recently debuted their new Layette Collection featuring their signature 100% cotton muslin and adorable styles for your baby. When other moms or moms-to-be ask me what baby products I can’t live without,...
Swaddling your baby is the easiest way to improve the quality and duration of your newborn baby’s sleep, and we offer a wide variety of swaddling blankets, so you can experiment with what your baby likes and find out what works...
Here at Magic Beans, we usually focus on the needs of parents, but we have another important audience: the friends and families of the expectant, many of whom don’t have our own children. I’ve been in the baby biz for...
The world of baby products is constantly changing, but the needs of babies remain the same: they need cozy places to sleep, safe ways to travel, and they need to be fed and rocked, sung to and snuggled. Our goal...
Time flies extra-fast when you’ve got kids. One minute, they’re a helpless baby, the next minute they’re walking, and the next thing you know, they’re in kindergarten (and then, college). Whew! The same thing happens with a thriving business in...
I discovered The Laundress several years ago while hunting for an all-natural laundry detergent I could use for hand-washing, too. I tried it and I was hooked. Their laundry detergents are wonderful: they are formulated to be gentle on fabrics,...
