Category: fandads

  • It’s Coming!! Are you ready for it?

    For the past few days we’ve been hinting at something coming soon to Fandads and if you were around last year you might have an idea as to what it might be.  Just to keep it a secret for now, let’s say this year’s might be a little bigger and there will be different ways…

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  • Cool Team-Up and Giveaway

    Hey everyone! Are you an Angry Birds fan?  Is you phone getting tired of you playing Angry Birds all day?  Well, if your answer is yes to these two questions then continue reading because we have some cool news for you. Fandads has teamed up with the cool blog Boogies N Boo-Boos to giveaway a…

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  • The Fandads go to a Fashion Show.

    On November 14, the Fandads were invited to the first annual PlayChic Fashion Show at City Winery.  This was one of many events throughout the week in preparation for the Tenth Annual Chicago Toy & Game Fair.  The fashion show according to the press release “pairs combine haute couture designers with toy and game companies…

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  • What Happened to Video Game Time?

    Remember when we used to do video game reviews every Tuesday and tell you what is coming out? Well, by looking at the stack of games in the picture, you can tell that we have been a little backed up. With me working as a teacher, my gaming time has been cut down. Trust me…

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  • The Chevy Equinox and The Festival of Lights

    Previously on Fandads, I posted about how I attended a Chevy/Klout event for the new Chevy Volt.  One of the cool things that happened at the event occurred as I was getting ready to leave.  I met Stephanie Hoey who works for MSL Group and told her about how I run a blog and wrote…

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  • Wreck-It Ralph Quick Review

    This past week I finally was able to see Wreck-It Ralph and I loved it.  In brief, the story is about a video game baddie who is tired of being the bad guy and wants to be liked by the characters in his game.  After an incident at an anniversary party, Ralph decides the only…

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  • Poor Spider-Man!

    One of the few times Spider-Man will be part of the Avengers.   We know he’s part of The Avengers, but does he really get the same amount of the respect that the other members do? 

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  • 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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  • The List

    Dads, does this list look familiar?

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  • Iron Man 3 Trailer is up!!

    The new trailer for Iron Man 3 is up and it looks amazing and dark.  Could this be Iron Man’s Empire Strikes Back? Are they going with the “Extremis” storyline? How much of War machine will we see?  Will any of the Avengers make any cameos?  Many questions pop up, but we have to wait…

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