Saving Avantia in Beast Quest #Giveaway

Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with a digital code of Beast Quest for this review. All thought, opinion and sleepless nights are our own. 

As a dad, getting time to play video games is kind of difficult sometimes. In my house, we only have one television, so after we catch up on shows and the children go to bed I have the television to myself. Here is where the conundrum begins: Do I try to binge watch a few episodes of that one series I started? Or do I see what game I can play for a few hours before I fall asleep on the couch? What's a dad to do? 

Getting Ready for Ready Player One

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Ready Player One is hitting the big screens today and I am excited to see this sci-fi extravaganza on the big screen. I remember I received a copy of the book with one of my early Loot Crates and I was hooked as soon as I started reading it. All of the pop-culture references took me back to my childhood in the 80's and made me love the book even more. As with all book-to-screen adaptations, we know that there might be a few differences, but here are the few things I am hoping to see on the big screen.   

Captain Marvel Production has Began!

Just announced yesterday was that production has begun of the filming of Captain Marvel by Marvel Studios. While I have not kept up on Captain Marvel in the comics like I have other characters, I am excited to see her on the big screen and see how her story will play out in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also, the return of Agent Coulson...at least on the big screen. 

New Avengers: Infinity War Posters Released

Yesterday, Marvel Studios releases some pretty amazing posters for their upcoming Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War. Each of the posters is composed of "teams" that will work together in the movie or at least have some epic moments together. I like how each poster is themed around a color of the Infinity Stones.  Which one is your favorite? Scroll through the posters and share with us your favorite in the comments. 

Hanging out with our Old Friend Luke

Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with an advance copy of Star Wars: The Last Jedi along with promotional materials in exchange to host a Star Wars event. All thoughts and opinions are our own. 

We all have those friends that we grew up with. You know the ones: the ones that were always there for us when times were bad, the friends that would cheer us up when we were having rough days and the ones that we had awesome adventures with. Our childhood friends really helped us become the person that we are today. The one thing about our childhood friends though is that as we grow up they change and sometimes we don't like the person that they have become.

Season Two of LEGO Star Wars The Freemakers Adventures is available today!

Star Wars, like the Force, will always be  Remember Obi-Wan Kenobi told us that? Well, with the plethora of movies coming out there are still some great shows to watch at home from the comfort of your television. One of these great shows that you should be watching is LEGO Star Wars: The Freemakers Adventures. 

Bring home Disney's Lady and the Tramp

Disclaimer: The Fandads were provided with a digital copy of Lady and the Tramp for review. All thoughts, opinions, and plates of spaghetti that we ate are our own. 

I remember when I was younger seeing Lady and the Tramp as a double feature with The Aristocats and maybe that is why I always mix up the two, but one thing for sure I always remember is the spaghetti scene. Little-by-little I have been introducing my children to all the movies I loved growing up and now I can add Lady and the Tramp to that collection thanks to the recently released Signature Edition of the beloved classic on Blu-ray and DVD.

Get Ready to Ragnarok at home with Thor!

Disclaimer: Fandads were provided with an advance copy of Thor:Ragnarok to review. All thoughts and opinions are our own. 

Out today on Blu-ray, DVD and 4k HD is one of the recent funniest movies from Marvel Studios, Thor: Ragnarok. While funniest maybe a big overstatement, it did have a lot of funny movements and that also alienated some people from it. You can read our review of the movie here, but we have a little more to tell you about the home release.

It's Read Across America Day!!

I love to read and fortunately, my daughters have seemed to inherit that from both of their parents. Nothing really compares to the images you conjure while reading a great book and even though many movies do a great job in adapting them, it's difficult to compete with your imagination. Well, I'm probably preaching to the choir since you are here, reading this post right now, right this second....banana.

HA! I made you read and/or say banana. (If you don't get that, then you might not be a parent, or at least not fans of Elephant and Piggie) Anyway, back on track, today is Read Across America Day!

NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children's author Dr. Seuss. My girls have been celebrating it at school all week long and the school where I work at is having an event celebrating it today. So what can we do to join in on the fun?

You can start out by taking some #shelfies with your favorite books and/or kids. The NEA has more information on their page http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm, but really I'd say just take the opportunity to do some reading. I won't go into the literature that shows how important it is for children to learn, or try to lecture anyone on the benefits. Instead, why not just have some fun with it. Introduce your kids to your favorite book (or comic book). Revisit an old story or book you haven't read in years. Maybe there's a movie you enjoy based on a book you've never read, there a ton of reasons to crack open a book.

Today's a great day to get to it! Read! Get after it! What book are you going to share with your children today? Share with us in the comments below.