Preview and play with the hottest
new toys and games on the market, meet inventors and enjoy Star Wars
Characters (and a Star Wars Breakfast if you sign up via
fax by midnight on the 14th), World’s Largest
Etch-A-Sketch, Giant Wobble Game from Nickelodeon Europe, Oscar Mayer Wienermobile,
Sports Mascots Toy Drive, entertainment by Radio Disney and more at the
Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG), Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22 at
Chicago’s Navy Pier.
Fairgoers will be able to meet toy and game inventors, including
celeb/actresses Daryl Hannah and Hilary Shepard, inventors of Liebrary;
Leslie Scott, inventor of Jenga; John Ratzenberger (Cheers, Made In America,
all Pixar movies, Dancing with the Stars); Eddy Goldfarb, the inventor of
Shark Attack and Yakkity Yak Teeth; Peggy Brown, inventor of Qbitz; Kim
Vandenbroucke, inventor of Scattegory Categories and editor at www.TheGameAisle.com and many others.
There are many tournaments to
win prizes: Monopoly, Settlers of Catan, Top Trumps, Word on
the Street
and
…. Chess Tournaments on Sunday November 21st!
Fair hours are 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and 10 am to 5 pm on Sunday.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Children under three are
admitted free; Scouts in uniform, teachers and librarians are also admitted
free of charge. Discounted parking coupons available at ticket booth. There
is a coupon for $2 off on the website.
For the third year, ChiTAG, along with sponsors, including the Toy Industry
Association, Hasbro, InventNow, Inventor’s Digest and Lund and Company
Invention, LLC, will also hold the Young Inventor Challenge. Students 18 and
under are invited to submit original game (deadline was extended to November
15th); details are available on the web site at www.chitag.com.
Voting for the Young Inventor Challenge
winner will take place by popular vote during the fair.
Make a day of it on Saturday and attend the Star Wars Character Breakfast
(registration closes November 14th, play at the Fair and stay for the
Festival of Lights Parade.
For more information, please visit www.chitag.com and/or call 847-677-8277 or
email in...@chitag.com.
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