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Angry Birds Go Review and Giveaway!

Just when you thought the Angry Bird franchise is slowing down, something new comes along that takes it in another direction or in this case road. Angry Birds Go! is the newest app that has the birds racing against the pigs for road supremacy, but it’s also a new set of toys that bring the…
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December 31, 2013
I was Howard Langston…at least for a few hours.

If you understood the title of this post, you’re either an Arnold Schwarzenegger fan or fan of the movie Jingle All the Way. How did I become like Howard looking for Turbo Man at the last minute? Funny you should ask. Last Monday December 23, my wife and I and the kids joined their cousins…
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December 30, 2013
10 Days of Fandads is Coming!

It is that time of year again for us here at Fandads to thank our friends for their support with the 3rd annual “10 Days of Fandads”. If you are new to our site and have never participated, check out a picture of last year’s goodies here with our model taunting you. “How do I…
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December 15, 2013
Transformers Construct-Bots Review and Giveaway.

Imagine being able to have the power to create your very own Transformer. What would you build? What would you name it? Well, my friends, you don’t have to imagine that no more, because our friends at Hasbro have come out with a new line of Transformers that let you do just that. Transformers Construct-Bots…
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November 29, 2013
Haunt You Forever

As you may or may not know, Vic and I used to work at Waldenbooks/Borders together, we’ve worked in the retail holiday trenches so that makes us thick as thieves or…something. Anyway, we’re both out of the “life” (thank God) but I recently was reminded about a book that haunted some of my late nights…
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November 5, 2013
Chicago Toy & Game Fair is Coming Soon. Want to Go?

The Chicago Toy and Game Fair is coming up, November 23 & 24, and the Fandads will be there again this year and we want to take some of our readers with us…not in the same car of course, but we can all meet up there. This year marks the 11th anniversary of CHiTag so…
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November 4, 2013
The Dads do Baby Loves Disco

Saturday October 19, the Fandads along with dads from the Chicago Meet Up group got together to dance the afternoon away with our kids at Lincoln Hall for the Baby Loves Disco party. Never been to a Baby Loves Disco event. Well hopefully our recap will make you feel like you were there and you…
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October 31, 2013
Why I am doing Movember this year.

This November I am joining a group of DadBoggers in what has been come to be known as Movember. What is Movember? For the entire month, men grow out their mustaches to help raiseawareness for prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men and hopefully grow some sweet ‘staches by the time the month is…
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October 31, 2013
Angry Birds Star Wars Telepods Review and Giveaway

Earlier this year I confessed that I never played the Angry Bird games and that a Star Wars version came out and that had me a little intrigued. Well, today I can say that I am addicted to the Star Wars version of the game and I got my little girl addicted to it also.…
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October 16, 2013
Fandads Join the #BigLeagueDads to see the Chicago Cubs.

On Sunday, September 22, Dove Men + Care and MLB invited a few Chicago Dad bloggers to see the Chicago Cubs take on the Atlanta Braves. While it was not the outcome the Cubs faithful would have liked to have, it was a good day for families to make some memories out at the ballpark.While…
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October 15, 2013