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Category: Navy Pier

Play Time at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair

Disclaimer: The Fandads were invited to this year’s Chicago Toy & Game Fair. All thoughts, opinions, and fun times are our own. The Fandads are lucky to attend to many fun events throughout the year, but the one event that we always look forward to attending is the Chicago Toy & Game Fair. I mean,…
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November 27, 2018
Fandads and The Chicago Toy and Game Fair

The Fandads have been attending the Chicago Toy and Game Fair since 2012. Every year our children have a lot of fun playing with all of the cool toys that are available to play with. We always have fun seeing them enjoying themselves, and we have fun playing with the toys ourselves, too. Here is…
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November 5, 2018
Having an “ACE” of a time at ACE Comic Con….see what I did there?

Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with passes to attend ACE Comic-Con. All thoughts, opinions, and tired feet are our own. I’ve been going to comic-cons in Chicago since the Chicago Comic-Con days at the Ramada Inn near O’Hare and I have seen a lot of cool things. I remember seeing most of the Image team…
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October 17, 2018
Blue Man Group Debuts New Navy Pier Centennial Wheel Package

Photo Courtesy of Carol Fox and Associates Public Relations Blue Man Group, continuing its open run at Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre (3133 N. Halsted), is thrilled to announce its fall performance schedule, along with the debut of a new ticket package in partnership with Navy Pier. Chicago guests can now take advantage of a special…
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August 28, 2018
A lot to play with at this year’s Chicago Toy & Game Fair!

Disclaimer: The Fandads were given free passes to attend the Chicago Toy and Game Fair and received a few items for review purposes. All thoughts, opinions and good times are our own. One of the events that my family is always excited about toward the end of the year is the Chicago Toy and Game…
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November 30, 2017
Oh the Fun we Had at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair.

(Disclaimer: The Fandads received complementary passes for these events. All thought, opinions and good times we had are out own.) Last year the Fandads were invited to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair and here is our recap of the fun we had there. Chicago Toy and Game week is one of our favorite times…
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November 11, 2017
Meet Mario this weekend in Chicago!

Hey friends, looking for something fun to do this weekend? If the answer is yes, get ready to power-up and head to Navy Pier this Saturday, October 21st for Mario’s Journey Across the Country comes to ChicagoFor the rest of October, Mario has traded warp pipes for a decked-out trailer as his transportation of choice.…
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October 17, 2017
Chicago Toy and Game Week is Coming! #chitag

It’s our favorite time of year again! It’s almost time for the annual Chicago Toy and Game Fair and the Fandads will be there to cover all the fun and games that there will be on display. If you have been following the Fandads, you know that we have been attending the ChiTag for the…
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November 7, 2016
The Fandads + Navy Pier = Shared Memories!

Last Friday, we teased the above image on our Facebook page with an ominous “Well this just happened. We’ll have more details on a post to come.” What are we doing in this picture? Are we part of a new reality show about dad bloggers? Were we auditioning as a family for the new Star…
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January 11, 2016
Playing in the Snow at Navy Pier!

Navy Pier’s Winter Wonderfest is one of the attractions that my family looks forward to every year. Since my daughter has been old enough to walk on her own we have attended the fest. Last year was the one year we did not go, but this year was my son’s first year to go. Winter…
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January 8, 2016