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Passing the Torch

Pokemon GO! Am I right? It’s taking over the nation, nay, the world. It’s everywhere but don’t worry this isn’t another blog about Pokemon Go. Not that I’ve gotten to play that much anyway. It’s about the Pokemon trading card game! Sort of. Anyway, my daughters have been into Pokemon for about a year now.…
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July 27, 2016
LEGO Ninjago is coming to Chicago!

If you are a fan of the LEGO Ninjago series, you are in for a treat this weekend in Chicago. The Orland Park Toys R Us is having a special Ninjago event that you can be a part of and potentially win a few prizes including a trip to LEGOLAND California. If you can’t make…
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July 21, 2016
Conquering the Spartan Race or Look at me trying to be Sporty 103.

See that photo above? That’s the look of victory! That’s the look of accomplishment! That could also be the look of me saying, “Ow! You’re standing on my toe!” In actuality, that’s the look of redemption, at least for me. If you remember my post from my last Spartan Race I was on a mission this time.…
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July 19, 2016
#ThanksBaby for making me who I am today.

Disclosure: I have partnered with Life of Dad and Pampers promotion. In the picture above a lot of things are going through my head: “Don’t drop her!” “Is this mask scaring you?” “Do you know what it means to be scared?” and “What is going to happen now?” Although all of this was going through…
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June 17, 2016
I ran how many miles? or “Look at me trying to be Sporty 102”

First off, as you can see, this episode of me being a Sporty Dad is sequentially numbered from the previous ones. I felt that I needed to start doing this, because with the numbers going everywhere, I did not want people to think that I was traveling through time doing all of these events. So…
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June 9, 2016
Being A Smooth Dad with the #Mach3Signature Razor #AD

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #Mach3Signature #CollectiveBias Can dads be smooth? Of course we can! Even though we are somewhat portrayed as bumbling idiots on television every now and then, dads can be the smoothest men in the room sometimes. Yeah, it…
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June 6, 2016
Rethinking Snack time with Revolution Foods #Sponsored

(Disclaimer: Thank you to Revolution Foods for this giveaway. Although we did receive some of their products to write this post, all views and opinions are our own.) The first time my daughter went on a field trip for her school she asked if I can draw something on her lunch bag to make it easy for…
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May 27, 2016
Having Fun with Alice and Dory.

Disney has two fun family movies coming out soon: Alice Through the Looking Glass and Finding Dory and to get you excited about them we have some fun activity sheets to hold you over until the movies release. I mean, what can be more fun than coloring The Mad Hatter or…
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May 18, 2016
Enjoy a Local Museum for Free thanks to Frito-Lay

Just because the school year is coming to a close, it does not mean that the learning ends. Thanks to our friends at Frito-Lay and the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), children can get a free pass to any participating ASTC center throughout the United States until June 5th. So how can your child get…
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May 18, 2016
LEGO STAR WARS: THE FREEMAKER ADVENTURES

Obi-Wan was right when he said that “The Force will be with you always”. With the upcoming release of a new movie this winter and the recent finale of the Star Wars: Rebels series, it seems like Star Wars will be with us for a long time. LEGO is definitely helping in keeping the spirit…
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April 28, 2016