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​​​​“You, Are, A, Toyyyyy! You’re not the real thing. You’re an action figure. You are a child’s play thing!” _ Woody (Toy Story).
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Family time is always a great time. Â Chicago Navy pier was all fun and games for Chicago Toy And Game Fair aka ChiTAG. Â ChiTag is North America’s largest Toy and Game Fair. Â In it’s 15 year ChiTag was a ton of fun not only for my 5 year old nephew but for me as well. Â So many different people attend ChiTag from toy/game inventors & designers to gamers of all ages of play along with families. Â Not to mention Chicago media like myself.
At ChiTag we were able to review, play with and test the hottest toys and games from around the world your family, friends and other attendees like 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, 8-Bit Art Mario and many more! This post is child focused with my nephew, Jaivon, picking his 3 favorite from things from ChiTag 2017. Â S/N Ben’s Bubble Show is always my favorite!
2. Oral Health America. Â Oral health wasn’t toy based so I was a little shocked that Jaivon wanted to visit their booth. Â He saw the teeth and said I brush my teeth every day to keep them clean. Â I was like ok, lol. Â Even at his young age he knows the importance of oral health. Â The nice people at the OHA booth gave him a coloring sheet that he was able to color. Â He was happy to use his favorite color which is red. Â It took a village to snap this picture so it’s going up on Facebook!
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3. Star Wars lunch. As you can see Jaivon was amazed by all the Star Wars characters.  He was about to play with him and take pictures.  He said “WOW!  Grandma we’re in a movie.”  The lunch was very nice.  Besides the great meal it was great seeing how happy Jaivon was while playing with the other children and toys at the Star Wars lunch.  He very happy to go with a Paw Patrol activity tin and Star Wars Monopoly.  Clearly a win win for Jaivon!
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Bonus –Â Fun with new friends! Â Chicago Toy and Game Fair gives child a chance to pay with children they might normally meet in their neighbor or school. Â I love that the children were freely playing with each other. Â One mom said to me “I know my son is happy yo be here because there is only girls at home. Â Her son and my nephew played like they were best friends at the Uno booth for at least 30 mins. Â Uno attack game was a big hit at the fair for us and will be under our tree for Christmas.
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Bonus –Â Santa! Â Santa even in balloon form is always a great sight to see. Â The balloon Santa moved and danced. Â Jaivon got a chance to tell Santa he’s been a good boy all year.
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“Dungeon of Doom has been my lifelong love .” _ Tim (Dungeon of Doom owner)
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Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year but I’m a real scary cat when it comes to haunted houses and things like that.  I don’t even watch scary movies.  I’ve been covering my eyes since Freddy Krueger appeared on the screen in Nightmare on Elm Street. Nonetheless, I attended an exclusive preview media event at the Dungeon of Doom with my blogger boo Keyonda of arealurbanmom.
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Dungeon of Doom is located at 600 29th Zion, IL.  It’s Chicago and Milwaukee’s leading haunted house.  Dungeon of Doom is a 60-minute walk thru haunt.  This year’s haunt features “Buried Dead or Alive,” “The sacrifice – Tomb of Doom” and other new attractions.  Â
What was I thinking?!! Clearly, they’re out for blood as they prepare to kick off the Halloween season of fear. Â Dungeon of Doom is back and ready to deliver a bone-chilling experience that is out of this world. Â I didn’t make it through even with Keyonda’s help, lol.
Dungeon of Doom has amped-up their technology, theatrics, special effects and killer team to inflict an hour of horror and terror as attendees travel through 42,000 square feet of pure chaos. Â With new and improved attractions and a chance to be buried alive, this is the place where nightmares loom.
Your opportunity to endure this haunting experience starts September 23 – thru November 4.  General admission tickets start at $25.  For those looking for the ultimate adventure, there are thrills like the Escape Room.  The Escape Room has attendees trapped in a Time Machine and within 45 minutes they must break out to a new world to save time and humanity.  Escape Room is sold as a separate add-on ticket experience. Plus there are VIP and season passes that are all available online here.
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NEW! The Sacrifice – Tomb of Doom is an exclusive new attraction of pure chaos that will immerse attendees into an evil temple. The deep underground damp and cold surroundings of huge rock formations is watched by elusive guarded Warriors. When entering its Sanctuary a massive ancient Monster surprises thrill-seekers.
Buried Dead or Alive, a patented horror experience gives thrill-seekers the chance to see if they can withstand the claustrophobic scare sensation of being buried alive or they must risk having to join the rotting ranks of the buried dead! A test of bravery and sanity, Buried Dead or Alive can only be experienced at the Dungeon of Doom.
The Killer Crew is like no other and aims to terrify even the most daring of souls. Attendees will have the chance to meet these menaces of the masses including Chaoss, Im’ma Cutter, Recktal Trauma, Beast, Shank the Clown and much more!
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Who goes anywhere thinking they’re going to come up missing?!Â
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Only me!!!!!
Hades Boiler Room is a place where scare-enthusiasts can encounter industrial-grade terror in the shadowy depths of their worst nightmares. This hellish sub-level amid a maze of bursting corroded pipes drip water as pressure gauges indicate an impending explosion of boiling death just waiting to steam-cook anyone at any moment.
Slaughter House Mania is a gory gallery of butchered flesh and dead carcasses where participants are at risk of ending up on the chopping block! The only thing more terrifying than the sharp meat hooks, bone saws and razor-sharp cleavers found here are the man-eating killers who wield these deadly weapons.
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If you like this look be sure to share it on your social media platforms!!! Â Tell a friend to tell a friend.
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You can sign up for this blog’s newsletter here.  Also lately I’ve been doing most of my posting on snapchat@fatgirl_fashion. My snapchat friends were the first to know about the location I selected for my blog’s 3rd-year anniversary brunch.  They saw first hand my Beyonce’s Formation tour experience and a NYC trip for theCurvycon.  Snaps showed L.A. for BlogHer and ATL for TCFStyleExpo and The MakeUp Show Chicago.  So be sure to follow on snapchat so you don’t miss any of the action.  thefatgirloffashion.com can be found on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter also.
