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  • Infant car seat wins for American Inventor
    May 22, 2006

    Infant car seat wins for American Inventor

    American Inventor, the new reality series produced by Simon Cowell for ABC, wrapped up this past week. Interestingly enough, the winning invention was an infant car seat. The Anecia Survival Capsule was invented by Janusz Liberkowski after his daughter Annette...

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  • May 17, 2006

    Who? Us?

    Magic Beans has been nominated for the 2006 A-List, as compiled by the local CBS affiliate in Boston. We’ve added a link at the top of the page (Toot our Horn) if you’d like to vote for us. It would...

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  • May 17, 2006

    Visiting Orlando with little kids…

    We recently came home from the JPMA show in Orlando, and we brought along our two little girls, ages 2 and 4. Those who know me can verify that I am an obsessive information hound. When I was planning this...

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  • May 12, 2006

    The (un)friendly skies

    I don’t usually use this blog as a platform for my own personal rants, but I wanted to share this experience and get some feedback. We flew home from Orlando today, and poor weather in Boston delayed our flight by...

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  • April 17, 2006

    Sorry for the silent treatment

    It’s unprecedented since I started this blog, but I’m embarrassed that it’s been more than a week since I posted. Things have been really hectic with the holiday, and we were actually out of town on a family vacation, doing...

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  • April 10, 2006

    2006 Valco Runabout

    Last week our staff had the pleasure of meeting with a gentleman from Valco who gave us a preview of their new 2006 Runabout stroller, which we have since received. While he was here, we had the opportunity to assemble...

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  • April 4, 2006

    Bibs a la luxe

    We’ve just received our first shipment of Mally Bibs, a new line of leather bibs from Canada. They will remind you a bit of Robeez shoes, but they are designed for the other end of your baby. The bibs are...

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  • April 4, 2006

    What’s Nest?

    Nest is a Massachusetts-based company that integrates clean, modern and kid-friendly designs with organic and sustainable materials. Sounds good, right? That’s why we’re pretty excited to be carrying their new line of kids’ furnishings. This husband and wife team have...

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  • April 3, 2006

    Name that tune?

    International Playthings, distributor of the popular Calico Critters, is having a songwriting contest. Kids are invited to try their hand at creating a Calico Critters anthem by composing new lyrics to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Entry forms...

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