Best of North Shore 2023
Readers' Choice Winner!

Magical Beginnings has been awarded a Best of North Shore Award (BONS) for the third year running! We were awarded the Readers’ Choice award for Best Kids’ Program/Early Enrichment. 

Our exceptional teachers and staff are so deserving of this recognition for their work and their passion!

Each member of our MB family goes above and beyond to ensure a positive impact for children during the most crucial years of development. We are so proud of this award! 

Thank you for being a part of our community! 

Best of North Shore 2022
Editor's & Readers' Choice Winner!

Magical Beginnings has been awarded a Best of North Shore Award (BONS) for the second year running! We were awarded the Editor’s Choice and Readers’ Choice awards. 

Our exceptional teachers and staff are so deserving of this recognition for their work and their passion!

Each member of our MB family goes above and beyond to ensure a positive impact for children during the most crucial years of development. We are so proud of this award! 

Thank you for being a part of our community! 

Join Us for the First of Many Parenting Seminars Coming to Magical Beginnings!

We are so excited to begin offering more resources for our families. This seminar is the first of many that will be offered exclusively to Magical Beginnings families. We know parenting can be challenging, especially during the past few years, and we want to help by offering support, advice and resources from experts on various parenting topics.

On Wednesday May 11, 2022 at 7pm, Beth Christensen of Happy Little Sleep Consulting will be sharing her knowledge of all things sleep in this virtual seminar.

*Please note this seminar is open to enrolled Magical Beginnings families only.

The First Year and Sleep! 
May 11, 7-8pm via Zoom

In this hour-long seminar we’ll cover topics related to sleep in the first year of life including:

  • Sleep biology and development
  • Safe sleep
  • Common sleep regressions
  • When and how to start working on sleep
  • How to help your child accept the crib
  • How to prepare for daycare
  • Pros and cons of common sleep training methods

About Beth:

Beth Christensen first became interested in the art and science of sleep in 2013 on the day she found out she was pregnant with twins! She frantically began reading about sleep strategies, fearful that she’d never sleep again! She was able to teach her boys healthy sleep habits right from the start and they were all sleeping (mostly) through the night around 18 weeks. There have been some bumps along the way of course, but they’ve always managed to get back on track!

After their birth Beth returned to working as a Doctor of Physical Therapy at the Boston hospital that she loved. However, it became difficult to balance her new role as a mom of twins with working/commuting to/from the city. She became a Certified Child Sleep Consultant in 2017 through the Family Sleep Institute and started Happy Littles Sleep Consulting right away. In the summer of 2018 her family moved to North Barrington, IL for her husband’s job and luckily she was able to bring Happy Littles along!

Over the years Beth’s practice has evolved with her growing knowledge base and experiences. She loves incorporating elements of mindfulness with her sleep coaching. Being aware of our perception of sleep training and what we believe our family is capable of are paramount to sleep success! She enjoys working with families of all shapes and sizes and children from birth through the age of 6 years old at varying capacities.

Beth has also worked for a popular sleep tracking app since 2020. Having the ability to reach so many families around the globe has given her a unique well-rounded experience.

She truly believe that every family deserves and is capable of healthy sleep! Beth is so excited to have the opportunity to help your littles achieve the happiest versions of themselves.

Beth currently resides in North Barrington with her 2 second grade boys and husband. She enjoys working out at Burn Boot Camp, is a member of the Barrington Juniors Womens’ Club, the Barrington Women in Business Association, and the North Barrington Elementary School PTO, and she recently started taking golf lessons.

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We’re honored to be recognized in the Woman Making A Mark issue of Northshore Magazine! We love sharing our story and hope you love hearing about it. 

Best of North Shore 2021 Readers' Choice Winner!

Magical Beginnings has been awarded a Best of North Shore Award (BONS) for the very first time! We were awarded the Readers’ Choice award for Play > Kids Program. 

Our exceptional teachers and staff are so deserving of this recognition for their work and their passion!

Each member of our MB family goes above and beyond to ensure a positive impact for children during the most crucial years of development. We are so proud of this award! 

Thank you for being a part of our community! 

Summer is for trips to the beach, family time, playing outside and—reading together! So we’re excited to announce our summer reading program is BACK! Whether you read a bedtime story, curl up for an afternoon read, or your kids practice “reading” by themselves—if you’re spending time with a book it counts!

Print off our Summer Reading Chart below and color in a circle for each book you read. When you’ve filled in all 30 dots, it’s time to reward your little ones with a sweet treat! Take your completed chart to Putnam Pantry to enjoy a well earned junior sundae!

Happy reading!

Download your summer reading chart

 

 
 

Best of North Shore 2021

Magical Beginnings has been nominated for a Best of North Shore Award (BONS) for the very first time!

WE NEED YOUR HELP

The North Shore has been our home from the earliest days of Magical Beginnings and as we have grown to six locations across the region. This is a particularly special opportunity to be recognized by our own community – our peers, our friends, our neighbors. But we need your help!

Can you visit the BONS website today and vote for Magical Beginnings?

To vote, scroll down to the Kids’ Program nominees list (under the ‘Play’ category).

Email registration is required to ensure registrants may only vote for one business per category.

Voting is open through midnight May 1, 2021.

Other Ways You Can Help

It’s also easy for parents and visitors to vote during drop off or pick up! You can find the link by scanning the QR code posted right at our schools.

Our exceptional teachers and staff deserve to be recognized for their work and their passion.

Each member of our MB family goes above and beyond to ensure a positive impact for children during the most crucial years of development. We are so proud of this nomination! 

Thank you for being a part of our community! 

We’re Hiring! 

Say Yes to the Prom Dress! 

 

 

My School Night Checklist

 

 

Kids loving helping out! Pick a few chores they can do each week and fill in the chart as they go. Pick a reward—go out for ice cream, a special toy, movie night, etc—and set a goal!

For a summer treat, try freezing yogurt to make these refreshing snacks!

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix the yogurt and honey together until well combined. Add the raisins and stir again.
  2. Line a baking tray with foil and pour the yogurt mixture on top. Spread it depending on how thick or thin you want your bark to be.
  3. Sprinkle the strawberries and chocolate chips on top and place in the freezer for 2-4 hours or until it is completely frozen.
  4. Remove from the freezer and use a sharp knife to break the bark into pieces. The bark can be stored in the freezer in food bags.