You don’t have to be a toy industry insider to attend – it’s open to the public and designed to be fun for all ages. Toy and game designers and companies come to show off their latest and most popular toys and allow visitors to try out toys, play games, learn about the creation process, and purchase toys at a discount. My three sons and I spent a Saturday at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair and besides having tons of fun, we discovered some really awesome toys and games.īefore I get to our favorites, check this out: Some of the toys and attendees at ChiTAG this year included: Legos playsets, Build or Boom, Shark Bite, Catch the Fox, Rummikub Twist, Fish Food, all new Doggie Doo, Greedy Granny, Ultra Dash, Marbleocity, Automoblox, Magformers, Tileblox, Clicformers, Ice Cool, King Frog, Reef Route, Woo-Hoo, Flower Fairies, Peter Rabbit Secret Garden, and 8-Bit Art Mario. This is the kind of crazy stuff you find at ChiTAG. The kids nearly screamed when it moved because they didn’t realize there was actually a person in there. We also had a really cool lunch with Star Wars characters from the 501st Midwest Garrison. And they have a pretty special way of greeting everyone for lunch!Īfter lunch the kids had to spend some time in the Adventure Sandwich cardboard play area. This was when I was wondering if I could JUST get my kids boxes for Christmas!īut no. I think we will make use of any of the boxes we get because the kids loved this, but there are definitely some toys and games we loved too. (Amazingly, one is made from cardboard!) Top 3 Toys UltraDash It’s hard to keep my kids active in the winter. We do outdoor activities as much as we can, but I’m kind of a baby about the cold weather, so there are lots of indoor days. UltraDash comes with a tagger and four colorful targets. There are different modes for the game, but basically kids set out the targets and then they have to tag the targets in the order the tagger instructs. The tagger lights up in one of four colors so they know which target to run to and tag next.Ĭampbell had fun playing and Dexter liked helping him so he could finish faster.Īmazon has had UltraDash at a great price lately it’s normally $24.99, but the price has been hovering around $8! It’s a great deal. What’s new, and retro, and made of cardboard? PinBox 3000! I’ve already ordered two – one for Campbell (shhh! Don’t tell him!) and one for another child on our Christmas list. PinBox 3000 looks like a simple cardboard box, but it has the instructions you need to turn it into a pinball machine. No batteries are required, just a few rubber bands (included) and you can design your own pinball game. It would be a lot of fun to design it too! The boys loved playing the pinball games, and they seemed much more sturdy than I thought they’d be. The PinBox 3000 is available on the PinBox 3000 website.
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