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  • The great candy debate
    October 27, 2006

    The great candy debate

    It seems like there’s a lot of creative finaigling this year, surrounding Halloween and the impending glut of sweets. I’ve heard about a neighborhood in Cambridge that’s planning to give out toys instead of candy to trick-or-treaters this year. I...

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  • October 26, 2006

    Branching out with skincare

    We’ve just received our first shipment of Little Twig skincare products. For a long time, we’ve been looking for a skincare line that would be a great companion to Mustela, and when we saw Little Twig in Las Vegas, we...

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  • October 24, 2006

    Happy Birthday, Blog

    Today is the 1st anniversary of my very first blog posting. Who could have imagined we would grow so quickly? This project started out as a place to primarily keep the store staff informed about new products in the store,...

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  • October 24, 2006

    Squishy towers

    Edublocks have been a fixture in our store’s playscape since we first opened in 2004. The set of giant, foam Lego-style blocks are probably the only toy that has survived two years of unmitigated abuse at the hands of our...

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  • October 19, 2006

    In gear for the holidays

    Oliblocks are one of the successful instances where art and play intersect. Designed by architect Daniel Oakley, the original blocks have been featured in a variety of venues, from museums to toys stores. Now, they just introduced Oligears, a set...

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  • October 17, 2006

    Three’s a crowd

    Tomorrow, the population of the United States is projected to cross the 300 million mark. Check out the neat population clock at the US Census Bureau website and if you have nothing better to do, watch as we cross this...

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  • Cold noses, warm toes
    October 17, 2006

    Cold noses, warm toes

    Here in Boston, the winters can be brutal. Small wonder then, that a local business is continuing to reinvent winterizing accessories for strollers and baby carriers. Brookspond only has two products, the Carrier Cover for the Baby Bjorn and the...

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  • October 17, 2006

    Incognito and Ugly

    Uglydolls have been a sensation since they debuted in 2004. Why do so many folks gravitate towards these soft, charming and, yes, unattractive litte characters? I’m not sure, but I have one on my desk at work. Now, they’ve come...

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  • New Techno Rocks
    October 13, 2006

    New Techno Rocks

    The new Maclaren Techno XLR is here. This is probably the most anticipated new stroller of the year. Why? Because Maclaren has taken their enormously popular Techno model and turned into a travel system. This Techno comes with a car...

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