Category: Family Time

  • Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray release and Giveaway

    Disclaimer: The Fandads have teamed up with Disney to help promote the upcoming release of Beauty and the Beast in exchange for digital copies of the movie to giveaway. All thoughts and opinions are our own. Earlier this year the Fandads were invited to an advance screening of Beauty and the Beast and we were…

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  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review

    Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with a downloadable copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for this review. All thoughts and opinions are our own. The second must buy title for the Nintendo Switch has finally arrived! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is out and it’s time to start your engines! Most of you are probably quite…

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  • Get a “Power Up” in your next Happy Meal.

    Starting today and running through May 22, anyone who purchases a Happy Meal at participating McDonald’s restaurants across the U.S. will receive one of eight fun toys based on Super Mario characters. These classic and instantly recognizable characters are also featured in the upcoming Mario Kart 8 Deluxe game for Nintendo’s newest system, Nintendo Switch.…

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  • Things to do!

    The Fandads have been thinking about doing these type of post for a while and here is the debut of a new section where we will highlight things to do in Chicago over the weekend. Depending on what activities are going on we will highlight a few things that we think you and your family…

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  • National Husband Appreciation Day (yeah, that’s a thing)

    Hey Dads, does the image above look familiar? You come home from work and are trying to relax or in my case, trying to catch up on some posts and you are overwhelmed. Well, what not treat yourself to something nice this like a show and a massage to celebrate National Husband Appreciation Day.  (Yes,…

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  • Mario Sports Superstars Review

    Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with a downloadable copy of Mario Sports Superstars for this review. All thoughts, opinions and sore thumbs are our own. Mario Sports Superstars brought me back to the days of the Wii U. It felt similar to what Wii Sports was. Enjoyable, easy to pick up, and a good way…

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  • Relive a tale as old as time #BeautyandtheBeast Review

    As most children, my daughter goes through phases with her Disney movies. Most parents know this routine. One movie is played constantly on a loop until they find another movie to replace it. So with all these movies being played endlessly, I’m kind of glad that one of those was not Beauty and the Beast.…

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  • Get transported to a new world with Barbie Video Game Hero

    Barbie has been around forever and will probably still be around after we are long gone, but throughout the years Barbie keeps changing with the times. With video games and virtual reality being big right now, it only makes sense for Barbie to find her way into a video game world with the upcoming release…

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  • Look out here comes the Lion Guard!

    Whoa oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Whoa oh oh oh oh Look out, here comes the Lion Guard! If those lyrics do not make you jump out of your chair and start dancing then you are depriving yourself of the awesomeness that is Disney’s The Lion Guard. What is The Lion…

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  • Blue Man Group announces new Winter Dates!

    The Fandads have been lucky to experience the fantastic show that the Blue Man Group throw and if you have not gone yet, we highly recommend checking it out. With the winter season here, why not spend some time indoors and catch a show at the Briar Street Theater. Check out the new performance dates…

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