Spilling the Beans

Hi, Magic Beans readers!  Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Elizabeth, and I’m the new copywriter here at Magic Beans. I’m about to finish up my first month of working with Eli and the rest of the gang...

While, contrary to common memes, the average 4-year-old probably does NOT ask 437 questions every day (it’s mathematically impossible), there’s a reason why people believe this myth: because toddlers and preschoolers can be absolutely relentless in their curiosity. It makes...

We’re all about the parent hacks here at Magic Beans – anything that makes your life easier is info we’re eager to share. So when I saw that Instructables.com won a Parents Best of the Web Award, I was eager...

If you got to play with innovative, beautiful, easy-to-use baby gear all day, naturally, you’d start thinking about which strollers, car seats, and other gear you would buy for your own future family. For today’s blog, some of our top...

I’m so confused, you guys – last week, Babycenter announced the most popular names of 2015, and now Nameberry has released not one, but TWO completely different lists. Just what in the heck is going on here? To review: last...

Those holiday season lists of toys that parents hate are funny, but we’re going to have to insist that you don’t take them TOO seriously. Yes, there are many categories of toys (and general kid behavior that can get on your...

  Ordinarily, when a cat sees a smaller animal, their relationship is decidedly unfriendly: predator versus prey, no questions asked. Under those circumstances, a baby squirrel is nothing more than a tasty morsel. But apparently motherhood has a way of changing...

The rain beat against the sidewalk, and cars streamed past, as Ashley gazed into the store window. Her two loves stood side by side in the display, stoic and silent, unaware of the turmoil that raced inside Ashley’s troubled heart....

If you’re an Onion fan (and we are), you know how delightful and wicked their satire can be, skewering social and political trends of every kind. This video caught our attention because we take car seats very seriously: I’m going...