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Interesting: Did you know that for every $100 spent at a locally owned, independent store, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures?  The same spent at a chain, only $43 sticks around.  Another reason to support Mom & Pops!

NEW items arriving weekly.

Valentine‘s Day is just a month away. Check out all our great Valentine’s Day items including Peaceable Kingdom Valentine cards, mini stuffed heart ladybugs, heart bears, and more. Don’t forget about all those special people in your life such as mom, dad, siblings, grandparents, teachers, and more.

FREE Art Class with a TWIST. A new, fun, recycled, green, made in USA, cardboard house is coming to our market.  Kids Craft Kits are a locally owned company and will be available early spring but we have a chance to decorate one next week!  We will all work together to decorate this great house and a month later, one of YOU will win this house to take home!  Wed., January 20th from 3-4pm.  Bring a friend along for the fun

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AGAIN? Yes, Rokenbok and their excellent sales!  Buy one of the 4 RC sets listed in photo and receive 2 RC Defenders for FREE!  Sale ends when we run out of stock or February 9th.  Hurry!

HUGE 25-50-% OFF Sale Stop by to see all the great items offered at a reduced rate. Stock up for upcoming birthday parties.

Have a great day!

Rain, Rain Go Away! Roads are flooded and schools are closed but Bean Head Toys is OPEN!  Been stuck in the house for far too long?  Just come on over and enjoy a little outing.  We have an indoor tree house with plenty of toys to enjoy, a great Thomas Table, a cute Calico Critter House, the much enjoyed Rokenbok System, and more to keep kids totally mesmerized!

Be careful when you drive.

Can you believe we still have 7 more weeks of “summer” time fun until Labor Day?  There is still plenty of time to play and splash in the water, hunt for fireflies, or just search the night sky for the latest shooting star.

Back in stock – The Eliminator! Hours of fun at the pool, lake, or beach - play with friends, knock down targets – tons of fun! Great party favors, too.

ONLY ONE Mini Summer Camp left: “Cool Science” Camp – July 28-30 Pick up a flyer at the BHT – or download form from our website. Each camp is run from 10am – 1pm and are held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

FREE Events:

*Tales For Toddlers- Every Thursday at 10:30am enjoy story time in our indoor treehouse and then head to our party room to do a craft project.  Great for all ages.  FREE!

*Lil’ Bean Heads Art Class – On the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month we hold a free art class. Bring a friend along for the fun. Mark your calendars for August 5th &b 12th from 3-4pm. FREE!

Two weeks left on our Rokenbok sale.  Purchase the RC Forklift & Warehouse and receive the RC Transgripper & Trailer FREE!  A $75 value. This sale ends July 31st or while supplies last.  Great time to stock up for the holidays.

Elves in the Summer?  Elf Magic is looking for families who are highly enthusiastic about Elf magic and the ”Original” Elves.  Is there a particular family that you know whose story you could imagine reading in the local paper or seeing on TV?  Is it your family?  We’d love to hear about them and pass their story along to Santa.  Please send your story to us at beanheadtoys@aol.com

Did You Know?  Nancy Drew books are still popular with girls today and helped shaped the minds of many famous women. It’s notable just how many fans she has in high places. They include former first lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Sonia Sotomayor. Nancy Drew had deductive skills and reasoning and logic — she was a very logical person. She also had a lot of determination — no matter how many things got in her way, no matter how any obstacles, no matter how many villains [tried] to get her off the case, she had this great determination to succeed, no matter the odds. Stop by BHT to pick up a Nancy Drew book and keep the mystery alive.

Want To Get A Jump On School?  Just in are our Crocodile Creek backpacks and lunch boxes along with our usual stock of BrainQuest cards, Mindware Books, Melissa & Doug Write on Wipe off dinner table mats including such subjects as math facts, phonics, shapes, planets, dinosaurs, and so many more. Learning is always fun with these products.

Happy Friday!

“NEW” ROKENBOK SALE – From now until July 31st, Purchase a RC Forklift & Warehouse and receive a RC Transgripper & Trailer Free!  This is a $75 value FREE! While supplies last.

EVENTS:

*Free -Tales For Toddlers – every Thursday at 10:30am

*Free -Art Class on Wed., July 1st & 15th from 3 – 4pm. FREE! Bring a friend along for the fun.

*Mini Summer Camps are back for a 2nd year.  An “Arts & Craft” camp – (July 14-16) & A “Cool Science” camp – (July 28-30) will be offered.  Pick up a flyer at the BHT – or download form from our website.

Bean Head Toys has been nominated for Best Toy Store in Atlanta in Nickelodeon’s Parents’ Picks Awards for a second year in a row! We need your help to win! You can vote for us once a day, every day, from now until July 15 at http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/parents-picks/atlanta-ga-usa/best-places-atlanta We are pleased to be nominated again & THANKS for your support!

NEW GAMES – Stop by BHT before you head out on a trip and stock up with great travel games, books, and items. Yamslam – greatest new game that combines Yahztee and Poker-great for family & friend fun!

Stop by BHT and play with our extra large huge fun Gobblet Gobbers game. Fun for kids of all ages!

Have a great summer!

Toy Fair NY - 4 days at Toy Fair 2009 + a lot of walking = wonderful new products for Bean Head Toys’ customers!  New toys will be arriving weekly for upcoming Spring Break Trips, Summer Camps, and just hanging around the house kinda toys.  Stop in and check them out!

INCREDIBLE ROKENBOK OFFER – MARCH 1-31, 2009 *While supplies last

Building the BrainNumerous studies have been conducted at major universities like MIT and Yale, showing that building toys create an ideal learning environment. Children who grow up to become creative problem solvers often spent many, many happy hours with their construction toys. Here are a few construction toy lovers that you might recognize: Albert Einstein…the physicist and Nobel Laureate, Frank Lloyd Wright. . . The famous architect, R. Buckminster Fuller. . . The inventor of the geodesic dome, Frank Gehry. . . A world-renowned architect, Larry Page. . . The co-founder of Google just to name a few.

Upcoming Events: *Tales For Toddlers – every Thursday at 10:30am, *Free Art Class on March 4th and 18th from 3-4pm.

Games, Games, & more Games! On Friday, March 20th from 4-6pm, we will have the party room open and lots of games out for playing and pure fun! Bring the family, play some games and then head on down to Slopes for some great BBQ. Games+Fun+Family & Friends+BBQ=Easy Night

Birthday Parties @ Bean Head Toys! – Don’t want the mess or aggravation of 15, 20, 25 kids in your house? Let Bean Head Toys help you throw the best party ever!  Download party flier from our website, call or stop by the store and speak with our Party Coordinator.

Some new items: Brand “NEW”Ugly Doll Figurines are just cute as can be along with OX in spring colors, 39 Clues – #1, #2, and #3 are ALL in stock and ready for reading! Don’t forget to join our BHT Book Worm Club – buy 9 books and your 10th is free – up to a $4.99 value! Bruder Trucks have arrived and are incredible, and in March, Penelope Peapod Babies will be delivered…so many great new items to see!

Mini Summer Camps are back for a 2nd year. Two “Cool Science” camps and one “Arts & Craft” camp will be offered.  Pick up a flier at the BHT – Information will be on website in near future.

*A New Trend – For some customers it is an old trend and for some it is new: “Buying Local.” At Bean Head Toys, we really appreciate all our supportive customers. During these economic times, we want to be here for you in many ways. We have gifts for every price range (gift wrap is always free), we can help you plan an incredible birthday party that won’t break the bank, and we can help suggest games and projects to keep the family busy at home or away.

Thank you from everyone at BHT!