Category: Family Time

  • Hofbräuhaus Chicago is the place to celebrate Oktoberfest this year

    Disclaimer: The Fandads were invited to attend the opening of Oktoberfest. All thoughts, opinions and full stomachs are our own.  Last Friday the Fandads were invited to celebrate the beginning of Oktoberfest at Hofbräuhaus Chicago in Rosemont, IL. This is the second time that we were invited to this event and it was a lot…

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  • Hasbro takes over Providence at #HASCON

    HASCON has come and gone and it seems like there was a great time had by all that experienced the 3-day event from Hasbro. While the Fandads were not able to attend, we do have some awesome news regarding upcoming Transformers exclusives and some great pictures from the event to share with you. Let’s begin! …

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  • Hascon Final Scheduling is Released!

    Last month we told you about an awesome event coming up with Hasbro and the final programming schedule has been released and it looks like it will be a great time! For those of you in the Providence, Rhode Island area make sure you try to make it to HASCON with your family.  If you…

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  • Wizard World 2017 in the Books

    Disclaimer: The Fandads were given a pass to attend Wizard World Comic-Con. All thoughts and opinions are our own. Wizard World Comic-Con 2017 came and went and the Fandads were there on Sunday to take in as much as we could. I usually try to hit all days of the show, but this year I…

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  • Star Wars Rebels Season 3 Review

    When Star Wars Rebels first started I was excited about a new Star Wars show that would not only give us new characters, but it would also be considered cannon for the movies that came before and after it. I remember watching it and immediately loving the fact that there were two strong female characters…

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  • What to do? The RETcon, Hot Dog and Wonder Woman edition

    Hey friends, looking for something to do this weekend in Chicago? Our latest installment of What to Do will give you some ideas of how to spend your weekend. For the Film Buff If you have yet to see Wonder Woman on the big screen, why not see it in 70mm at one of the…

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  • Sharing and Making Memories of “Yesterday” with Paul McCartney

    Whenever people ask me what Fandads is about I always answer: “It’s Gil and myself writing about sharing our love for all things geeky with our kids.” There is no limit on what the geeky things can be. We share with our children our love for comic books, handheld games and even music. We never…

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  • What to do: July 14th Edition

    Hey friends, here we are again with our “What to Do” posts and this week we have a fun events that will take place early next week and next weekend. We’re telling you about the next weekend one now so you can start planning your trip. Ok, so are we ready? Let’s go!For the Emoji…

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  • ARMS Review

    Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with a downloadable copy of ARMS for this review. All thoughts and opinions are our own. ARMS has been in heavy rotation around the Fandads.com studio for the past couple of weeks. When I found out we were going to have early access to the game it was an awesome…

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  • What to do: The Tattoos and Fighting Edition

    Looking for some fun stuff to do in the Chicagoland area this weekend or something you can do at home. Check out our latest episode of What to Do! (Still taking suggestions for a better title for this.) Despicable Me 3 Tattoo Parlor If you are in the downtown area and want to get a…

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