
Spilling the Beans
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Let’s face it, between school, work, and activities, parents rarely feel like they have enough time with their child. Now that all of those “distractions” have been removed due to social distancing, it is time to spend some quality time with your little beans. Here are some of our favorite activities to do as a family!Read now
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New baby toys and baby gifts at Magic Beans
Read nowPlaying is learning for children, and begins with your baby’s first grab for her first rattle. As she explores her baby toys (and your lap, and your face, and the living room floor), the world slowly but steadily comes...
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Are magnets safe for babies?
Read now2016 has been an amazing year for innovation in the baby gear world, from the Cybex Cloud Q Infant Car Seat to the BabyZen YoYo+. Among our favorite innovative products are those that use magnets, most notably the 4Moms High...
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The best birthday gifts of 2016: happy first birthday!
Read nowThat first year zooms by quickly, although those sleepless nights of early parenthood can feel like they last forever. One minute you’re recovering from her birth and falling in love with her sweet little face, and the next minute she’s...
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Baby & Toddler Toys: Highlights from our Holiday Gift Guide
Read nowUnlike shopping for older kids, shopping for babies and toddlers comes with one built-in problem: they can’t TELL you what they want. Luckily, as long as you select a gift for the right developmental stage, they’ll almost certainly enjoy it...
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Building & Construction Toys: Highlights from our Holiday Gift Guide
Read nowBuild it bigger! Stack it higher! Make it more complex! Construction toys give kids great practice with motor skills, and challenge their creativity. Add moving parts and problem-solving challenges, and you can take a simple play concept to the next level...
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Magic Beans Fun Size Picks: Top Five Eco-Friendly Toys
Read nowHey everyone – it’s Kelsey again, with the scoop from Magic Beans Fun Size, in NYC! As you may remember from my last blog, our store is located in the lobby at Kidville in the Upper East Side, and we...
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2014 Holiday/Christmas Gift Guide: Best toys for babies
Read nowBaby’s first year is an exciting and precipitous one: he starts out tiny and completely helpless, unable to control anything aside from eating and crying. Over these 12 months, he begins to learn to grip and grab, how to roll,...
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2014 Holiday/Christmas Gift Guide: Best new toys of 2014
Read nowWhile designating a toy as “new” can suggest all sorts of tech bells and whistles, most of what’s new is actually what’s old: variations on play themes that have kept kids busy and happy for time immemorial. The latest top...