Plan Toys 2008      April 26, 2008

We've just received a large shipment of Plan Toys and I am happy to say we are close to carrying their whole line of products. Some products are not listed on our website but feel free to phone or email to inquire about anything that you might have seen in the Plan Toys catalogue or on their website; www.plantoys.com. The NEW Plan Toys 2008 products should be available to us in June & July, so watch out for new additions to the website shortly after that!

  Green Living Show      April 26, 2008

With support of Hape and Plan Toys, we participated in our first ever Green Show. We brought Educo bead mazes, Bamboo Games & Collections, Quadrilla marble runs as well as our huge assortment of Plan Toys, Plan City and Plan Dollhouse products. It was a great chance to help current & potential future customers become aware of our sustainable and earth friendly products. In all, the Green Living Show was a great success!

  Merry Christmas!      December 26, 2007

Re: Online Ordering.

I wanted to let all of our online customers know that our store is closed as of the 25th and will reopen on Friday, January 4th, 2008. BUT I will still be processing orders. I apologize if you have placed an order and were not called immediatly, that darn Christmas got in my way! We wish everyone relaxing holidays and can't wait to see or hear from you in the New Year!

If you need to contact us please email us at:

bckidstuff@aol.com (attn: Breelana)

  New Product Lines      November 29, 2007
As returning customers will notice, we've added a few product lines to the website: Plan Toys (including doll houses, manipulative toys, wooden trucks, and selected Plan City vehicles), Corolle dolls, doll clothes, doll furniture and accessories, Zoomorphs, and Bella Bistro (ToySmith) professional quality children's cooking sets.

In addition, various new products have been added to the Folkmanis Puppets, Manipulative Toys, and Play Kitchen sections. We also have some new Only Hearts Club clothing, horses, and accessories, and will be adding those to the site in the coming weeks.

  Welcome!      November 28, 2007

We are thrilled to welcome you to our new site!

The major differences, beyond the appearance, are the ease of product-updating by staff, and customers' ability to use PayPal. Customers can now shop a much more up-to-date list of products, and pay by phone, credit card, or PayPal. Or of course, in person at the store! Thank you for dropping in, and for your patronage!

--Emily van Lidth de Jeude, website designer ... and daughter of the owner.

  New Music!      October 25, 2005
We now carry CD's and cassettes by Kathy Reid-Naiman and Debbie Carroll. Not since I first heard Jean Ritchie in the 1970's have I been so excited by children's music as I am by this! Enjoy!
--Pat Gallaher

  New Products      October 22, 2005
New in the manipulative section: musical instruments for bath-time, floating foam bath toys, & magnetic bead mazes. And on the bead mazes page you'll find 'wirewalkers': fun flexible characters to climb around your wire bead maze!

  More Dolls      October 14, 2005
The Only Hearts Club has expanded! Come check out the new stable and ballet studio, as well as new furniture, outfits, and horses. In the doll section.

  Princess Toys      October 12, 2005
Is your wee prince or princess feeling royal? Come explore the new additions in our dolls section: the Groovy Girls Dreamtastic royal collection! Among the rest of the Groovy Girls dolls and accessories, you will now find a prince and princesses, royal doll clothes, and royal furniture.

  New Marble Runs Toy      October 11, 2005
New in our construction section: Quadrilla! Similar to Marble Wonders, this is a system of wooden blocks, tracks, & accessories to create endless combinations for marble-rolling fun.