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Unboxing and Reviewing the LEGO Nexo Knights

Disclaimer: The Fandads received a free AXL LEGO Nexo Knights figure for this review, but all words and opinions are our own. LEGO has been a big part of my life since I was a little boy. One of my favorite LEGO sets was the Police Rescue Boat that my parents got me one year. I would…
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August 11, 2016
What’s coming soon from Hasbro?

The San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone and in it’s wake it has left us with a barrage of images of toys that will be out later this year. Man, my wallet is already starting to hate me. Some of the toys we have highlighted below are from the Star Wars line and the…
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August 10, 2016
Frito-Lay helps children get wild this summer!

With summer already underway, parents are trying to find ways to keep their children busy and active until school starts. When it comes to my family, we try to be frugal with our summer adventures and try to take advantage of everything that our city has to offer us. One thing that we like to…
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July 28, 2016
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
May the Force be with us! A look at what’s to come from ROGUE ONE.

If you were living in a bubble this weekend or too busy playing Pokémon Go, you might have missed out on some MAJOR Star Wars news revealed at Star Wars Celebration Europe. During the ROGUE ONE: A Star Wars Story panel, the poster for the movie was released to the public. The poster shows a battle…
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July 19, 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