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  • December 7, 2005

    A magical DVD concept

    Philosophically, many parents differ when it comes to babies and TV. I have friends on both sides of the issue, and I’ve always taken a middle-of-the-road stance myself. When I was a stay-at-home mom, having a half-hour to check my...

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  • December 1, 2005

    Spoondoggle

    When my first was starting to eat solids, I bought myself this Baby Bjorn Plate and Spoon set. The plate is nice, but the spoons are extraordinary. They are perfectly sized for small hands, and the spoon is deep enough...

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  • December 1, 2005

    Calling all sugarplum fairies

    Yesterday morning, the Today Show featured the Musical Nutcracker Dress by Acting Out, and right on time, the UPS truck rolled up with our first shipment. When I first heard about musical dress-up I was very wary. Dress up is...

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  • November 29, 2005

    Why I love Mustela Wipes

    When I was pregnant with my first daughter, I was freelancing as a writer, working on a catalog for a posh epothecary on Newbury Street. This was my introduction to Mustela, and by the time Audrey was born, I was...

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  • November 29, 2005

    Scrabble for Capitalists

    Last week, a customer came in and asked if we carried a game called Buy Word. She was shocked that we’d never heard of this game, which was recently named Game of the Year by Games Magazine. We never want...

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  • November 27, 2005

    Pretty snazzy for crawlers

    I know I’m not alone on this one. Both times I’ve watched my babies learn to crawl, I’ve cringed at the wear and tear on their knees. So when I found these baby kneepads at the ABC show, I stopped...

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  • November 26, 2005

    Is that a dragon on your shoulder?

    Ever since Magic Beans opened, our Thanksgiving weekends have been a bit different. We still have lots of turkey and family time, but we also spend late nights in the store, remerchandising, cleaning and getting prepared for the Holiday season....

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  • November 24, 2005

    A Boon at Bathtime

    In the beginning, bathtime is so simple. It’s you, the baby and the washcloth with a bit of warm water, and maybe a rubber duckie or two. But as babies grow into toddlers, the bath toys begin to take over...

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  • November 24, 2005

    Hit one out of the park

    With all the mayhem surrounding the release of the XBox 360, it’s nice to see an interactive, indoor baseball game where the most complex technology is a spring-loaded mechanism that propels the batter. The Franklin Park Stadium Baseball Game, by...

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