Zoe finds a hoola hoop and persuades her pet dog Beans to jump through it. But this is no ordinary hoop; this is a magic hoop that transforms Beans into a rabbit, a mouse, a crocodile, an elephant.

In recent articles, I described some of the most popular baby boomer toys that are still available today, 60 plus years later. The post World War II time was often described as the Golden Era of Toys.

HARVARD — Put on your dancing shoes and grab some dazzling hoops for an unforgettable workshop of hula hoop magic. “Hula Hooping with Wild Kat Hoops” will be held at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at ...