Category: children

  • 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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  • 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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  • C2E2 Recap

    C2E2 came and went and the Fandads were there to partake in the festivities. Although I did miss last year’s C2E2, I did make sure that I was going to be able to attend this time with my little girl and enjoy kid’s day on Sunday.  Last time I came with my little girl I…

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  • Playing at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair

    On the weekend of November 19 & 20, the Chicago Toy & Game fair was held at Navy Pier and hundreds of different toy manufacturers were on hand to promote their new toys and give everyone a sneak peek at what will be hot this holiday season.  If you were unable to attend, don’t worry,…

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  • Time to Play and have Fun!! Updated Again!

    Next weekend Navy Pier is hosting the Chicago Toy & Game Fair and Fandads will be there to preview all the upcoming toys and report it back to you.  This will be a great opportunity for us to see what the hot toys will be this holiday season and also talk to the manufacturers/inventors of…

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  • Rockabye Baby Contest Winner!

    We would like to congratulate Jeremy B. on winning our CD give away with Rockabye Baby.  Thanks for participating Jeremy and Rockabye will be sending you their new Police CD soon.  Thank you to all who entered and be on the look out for more giveaways soon.

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  • Five Favorite Things & A Giveaway UPDATED

    Last month we did a post about the Dad Blogs we like and we promised we would do more posts in the future highlighting some of the things we like.  This month we decided to go with a mixture of things from video games to movies and even CD’s that are great to have around…

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  • The Gimmies

    Recently my little girl has gotten a case of the “gimmies”.  Now it hasn’t gotten to the point where she throws herself on the ground and has tantrums like Brother & Sister bear in the picture above, but it has become an issue that we are trying to curb before it gets worse.  Whenever she…

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  • The Cookie Monster Shirt.

    Over the weekend I went to Wizard World to see some celebrities and buy some comics.  While I was there I looked around to see what I could get for my little girl.  She likes Yo Gabba Gabba and Sesame Street so I went to the Stylin booth to see what kind of T-shirts they…

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  • Tantrums, Tantrums, Tantrums!!

    Now that my little girl is almost approaching two, she has already begun with the tantrums.  Now, I know that this is a normal stage in growing up, but is there a right or wrong way to deal with them?Being a parent is an on the job experience and no matter how many books I…

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