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Category: Toy Reviews

Attempting to go Vert with the #Boneless Skaters

Disclaimer: The Fandads were paid and provided with Boneless hyper-poseable skaters and crazy stunt playsets in exchange for a review. All thoughts, opinions, and attempts at ollies are our own. One of the cool things we get to do on this site is to review new toys that are out on the market. We recently…
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July 8, 2022
Having Fun with Some New Toys from NSI!

Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with the following items for review: All-Pro Passer, Spybots Room Guardian & Laser X Long Range Blaster set. All thoughts, opinions, and fun times are our own. With the New York Toy Fair passing us, we have been lucky to have some companies reach out to us to review some…
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February 28, 2022
Sun-Man joins Masters of the Universe Origins line!

Mattel, Inc. announced today that the Rulers of the Sun, with its multicultural Black, Latino and Asian characters, will be joining the Masters of the Universe Origins™ line in 2022. The first hero to join He-Man is Sun-Man, one of the pioneering Black action figures, available for preorder today and arriving on shelves around the…
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February 1, 2022
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
Chasing away the rain with Hasbro’s latest toys. #PlayLikeHasbro

With spring coming up it can only mean one thing for parents everywhere: Spring Break. If you have been following the weather here in Chicago, you know that we go through about 3 seasons in one day. Now picture this, your kids are ready to go out and enjoy the day when all of a…
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April 1, 2016
Escaping with our imagination and Yo-Kai Watch #ad

I remember when I was in elementary school I would start counting down the minutes until I got to go home once my lunch period was over. I mean I did pay attention to my teachers, don’t get me wrong, but my mind was already on the gathering after school. Maybe there was some type of…
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February 24, 2016
Taking to the sky with the new Sonic Boom Tails’ Plane and Sonic.

(Disclaimer: The Fandads received the toys in this review for free, but all opinions are our own. No amount of gold rings that Sonic tried to offer us would change our review.) When I first received my Sega Genesis I remember spending hours a day playing Altered Beast. That game just blew my mind with…
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August 3, 2015
“I am Groot….well at least Little Groot” Toy Review

Who could not forget seeing little Groot dancing in his pot at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy? I bet everyone that left the theater was thinking to themselves, “If they make a toy version of that Groot I am going to buy it!” Well, guess what friends, Hot Toys has created a version…
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May 29, 2015
Chatting it up with Chatsters: Gabby.

Growing up with two sisters and all female cousins, I was around a lot of dolls. I did have my action figures to play with, but when we would go over to my cousin’s house it was nothing but dolls. I remember the days I did not bring any of my figures with me, I…
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April 7, 2015
My home is now Cybertron.

If you are a fan of our Facebook page you may have seen this blue box from Hasbro before. You may have also seen us tease about the contents of this box and if you have read our post about the Dad 2.0 experience you already know what’s in the box. Now if you haven’t…
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March 12, 2015