* GIVEAWAY * Chicago Toy & Game Fair Family Passes Giveaway (Ends 11/17 at 11:59 AM CST) - 3 Winners!

Preview and play with the hottest new toys and games on the market, meet your favorite toy and game inventors, Star Wars characters, sports mascots, entertainment by Radio Disney, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and more at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG), Saturday, Nov. 20 and Sunday, Nov. 21 at Chicago’s Navy Pier.

Fairgoers will be able to meet legendary and up-and-coming toy and game inventors, including Leslie Scott, inventor of Jenga; Bruce Lund, inventor of TMX Elmo and founder of River Forest-based Lund and Company Invention, Tim Walsh, board game inventor, author and filmmaker; Richard Gill, who made Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit household names; Kim Vandenbroucke, professional inventor and game reviewer and blogger (The Game Aisle), and toy and game inventor and author Peggy Brown.

A Star Wars Breakfast with the legendary 501^st Legion: Vader’s Fist; a Mascot Madness toy drive, Monopoly Tournaments, chess tournaments in the Renaissance Knights Pavilion, the latest Eurogames from Essen, Germany and a free Illinois Accredited Educator Conference for teachers are just a few of the many fair events planned. For full event details, visit www.chitag.com.

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, military, teachers and librarians are also admitted free of charge. Discounted parking coupons available.

“This year’s theme is more: ChiTAG, the nation’s only public toy and game show, will feature more games and toys, more fun and more entertainment. The Chicago Toy & Game Fair is a magical place for parents and kids, teachers and toy and game enthusiasts,” says Executive Director Mary Couzin.

For the fourth year, ChiTAG, along with sponsors, including the Toy Industry Association and Lund and Company Invention, LLC, will also hold the Young Inventor Challenge. Students 18 and under are invited to submit original game and toy inventions by October 31; 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.

ChiTag exhibitors and sponsors include Hasbro, Lund and Company Invention LLC, Razor USA, Buffalo Games, Rio Grande Games, ideasplash, Out of the Box Games, Strong National Museum of Play, Top Trumps, USAopoly, and the Toy Industry Association. Media partners include Family Time Magazine, Global Toy News, Oaklee’s Guide and Radio Disney.

We are happy to be able to give three (3) lucky My Chicago Mommy readers family passes to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair.

Entries to the giveaway will be accepted until Wednesday, November 17th at 11:59 am CDT. Here's how to enter:

Fill out the form below & hit "Submit" for each entry (i.e., submit your entry twice if you do the BONUS action).

Here are the ACTION CODES to use (one entry for each):

* Fill out your name & email address - use code: INFO

* Subscribe to the newsletter (do not need to be a new subscriber) - use code: SUBSCRIBE

* E-mail the giveaway to friends (cc: mychicagomommies@gmail.com & get 1 entry per friend up to 5 entries) - use code: EMAIL

* Follow MyChicagoMommy on Twitter - use code: TWITTER & enter your Twitter name after the code

* Tweet it out "Enter @mychicagomommy http://bit.ly/mcmchitag ChiTAG Giveaway" - use code: TWEET - please leave a comment with the link to your Tweet
* Leave a comment on My Chicago Mommy's Facebook Page saying "I want my ChiTAG Tickets!" - use code: FACEBOOK

* BONUS (2 entries): Answer the question "What is your all-time favorite toy or game?" - use code: BONUS + comment on this post with your first name, last initial, & your answer.

Disclosure: The Chicago Toy & Game Fair, through Child's Play PR, did not compensate us in any way and all opinions expressed are our own honest opinions.  The Chicago Toy & Game Fair and Child's Play PR provided us with the information and the prizes for the giveaway.

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