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Category: Navy Pier

Playing with toys at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair #ChiTAG

A few weeks ago the Fandads took part in Chicago Toy and Game Week and it was a blast like always. We saw some amazing fashions and played with some pretty cool toys. Here is a quick recap of what went down that fun filled weekend. Our week started by attending the PlayCHIC fashion show…
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December 14, 2015
Toys and Star Wars go hand in hand.

Every since I first starting going to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair I have always wanted to attend the Star Wars luncheon. Every year, for some reason or another I do not attend. If I remember correctly, it was a breakfast first and then they moved it to a luncheon. This year again I…
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November 19, 2015
Getting hands on at the Chicago Toy & Game fair. #Giveaway

The Chicago Toy & Game Fair comes to town next weekend and the Fandads will be there again to see and play with all the new and exciting toys that will be available this holiday season. We have two family passes that we are giving away and $2 off coupons, but we’ll talk about that…
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November 11, 2015
Saying Good-Bye to Summer

(Disclaimer: Lee Jeans provided some of the clothing to the Fandads for this post. All opinions and thoughts are our own.)At the end of summer a few things usually run through my head; did we do enough this summer and did we have a great time? Usually it feels like our summer was just right,…
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October 14, 2015
Chicago Toy & Game Fair is Coming Soon. Want to Go?

The Chicago Toy and Game Fair is coming up, November 23 & 24, and the Fandads will be there again this year and we want to take some of our readers with us…not in the same car of course, but we can all meet up there. This year marks the 11th anniversary of CHiTag so…
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November 4, 2013
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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November 6, 2012
Bane Poster Released

Yesterday was a big day for fans of the Batman films. If you have been following the the alternate reality game, yesterday Operation Early Bird was released. If you followed the link it showed a map of the United States and depending on your area you could have claimed passed to get into an early…
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December 10, 2011
Playing at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair

On the weekend of November 19 & 20, the Chicago Toy & Game fair was held at Navy Pier and hundreds of different toy manufacturers were on hand to promote their new toys and give everyone a sneak peek at what will be hot this holiday season. If you were unable to attend, don’t worry,…
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November 25, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving from Us!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Fandads. We are very thankful for the exciting past few months. We saw our first sponsored giveaway from Rockabye Baby and from the Chicago Toy & Game Fair. We also want to say thanks to all our friends and family that have supported the site. We have a couple of interesting…
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November 24, 2011
Time to Play and have Fun!! Updated Again!

Next weekend Navy Pier is hosting the Chicago Toy & Game Fair and Fandads will be there to preview all the upcoming toys and report it back to you. This will be a great opportunity for us to see what the hot toys will be this holiday season and also talk to the manufacturers/inventors of…
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November 14, 2011