• The Chevy Equinox and The Festival of Lights

    Previously on Fandads, I posted about how I attended a Chevy/Klout event for the new Chevy Volt.  One of the cool things that happened at the event occurred as I was getting ready to leave.  I met Stephanie Hoey who works for MSL Group and told her about how I run a blog and wrote…

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  • Wreck-It Ralph Quick Review

    This past week I finally was able to see Wreck-It Ralph and I loved it.  In brief, the story is about a video game baddie who is tired of being the bad guy and wants to be liked by the characters in his game.  After an incident at an anniversary party, Ralph decides the only…

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  • Poor Spider-Man!

    One of the few times Spider-Man will be part of the Avengers.   We know he’s part of The Avengers, but does he really get the same amount of the respect that the other members do? 

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  • Chicago Toy and Game Fair

    Last year Fandads went to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair and we had a blast. (Read about our visit here). This year the Fair is heading to the bigger Hall H at Navy Pier on November 17-18 and Fandads has family passes to giveaway to two lucky readers on our Facebook page and our…

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  • The List

    Dads, does this list look familiar?

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  • Iron Man 3 Trailer is up!!

    The new trailer for Iron Man 3 is up and it looks amazing and dark.  Could this be Iron Man’s Empire Strikes Back? Are they going with the “Extremis” storyline? How much of War machine will we see?  Will any of the Avengers make any cameos?  Many questions pop up, but we have to wait…

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  • I’m on a Volt! I’m on a Volt!

    Last year thanks to Chevy and Klout I was able to test drive a Chevy Sonic for three days and write about my experiences with it here on Fandads.  Somehow I was lucky again, because this time Chevy and Klout gave me the opportunity to test drive a Chevy Volt.  Again, like last time, I…

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  • Do You LootCrate?

    Remember on Christmas when you were a kid and the anticipation surrounding your presents?  Even though you dropped countless hints to your parents, you never really knew what was in those colorfully wrapped boxes until you opened them.  Sometimes it was that one toy you had to have, but every now and then your parents…

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  • Art of the Assassin

      If you’re into art and Assassin’s Creed, next week in Chicago there is an event that might interest you.  “Art of the Assassin” is a traveling art show created by a partnership between Ubisoft, Rock the Vote and SA Studio Global in which artists showcase their artwork inspired from the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed…

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  • My Little Girl’s New Word…Thanks, Jake!

    Lately, my little girl’s new favorite show is Jake and the Never Land Pirates on Disney Jr.  This is a cute show revolving around Jake and his friends: Cubby, Izzy, Skully the parrot and their adventures with Captain Hook and his band of bumbling pirates.  Like most kids shows nowadays, this show teaches counting, teamwork,…

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