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Category: Lego

Lessons from Dad 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C.

By the time you read this I will already be home. Depending on the day I post this I might be doing laundry, working at one of my two jobs or just hanging out with my children. The Dad 2.0 summit would have been over and everything has returned back to normal. Don’t get me…
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February 9, 2017
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
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
What is your Dad Truth?

This past year at Dad 2.0, LEGO was asking dads to write out their Dad Truths that would be LEGO-ized at a later time. Well, a few weeks ago I received the image above with my Dad Truth: “Always try your best. You’ll be surprised what can happen.”This is something that I always tell my…
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June 19, 2016
It’s time for the Fandads Father’s Day Guide 2016 #FDFDG2016

Disclaimer: Fandads were not compensated for this post. We did receive some of the items to review and affiliated links will be disclosed. All thoughts and opinions are our own. Dad jokes, we all know we love them and we better be prepared to hear some this coming Father’s Day. We here at Fandads have…
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June 19, 2016
LEGO STAR WARS: THE FREEMAKER ADVENTURES

Obi-Wan was right when he said that “The Force will be with you always”. With the upcoming release of a new movie this winter and the recent finale of the Star Wars: Rebels series, it seems like Star Wars will be with us for a long time. LEGO is definitely helping in keeping the spirit…
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April 28, 2016
New LEGO Minifigures Series to feature Disney Favorites.

Just announced today, LEGO will be releasing a new series of Disney Minifigures that will range from Walt Disney Studio classics to favorites from Disney Pixar. If you are a fan of LEGO mini figures and Disney this is one collection that you want to get your hands on. There will be eighteen figures released…
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March 29, 2016
LEGO Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles DVD giveaway!

While our household is currently getting prepared for the new Star Wars movie that will be released later this year, we are catching up on some old and new shows on television. Star Wars is a big part of our family and one of the series that we can not get enough of is the…
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September 16, 2015
Are you ready to play catch up? LEGO Star Wars Droid Tales Premieres July 6th!

Early this year when I went to Dad 2.0 in San Francisco, LEGO and Lucasfilm treated all of us to an advance preview of a new television series that we could not talk about. We signed papers, gave them our fingerprints, a sample of our blood and were told which bounty hunter was going to…
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July 2, 2015
My experience at my first Dad 2.0

The main stage for Dad 2.0 Before I begin my recap of my experience at Dad 2.0, I will say that this will not be a play-by-play account. I will not bore you with the minutiae of every second that I was there. Instead, I will tell you a tale that includes, friendship, magicians, robots…
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March 9, 2015