Category: Reviews


My Summertime Reading List and Subliminal Father’s Day Wish List

Posted on May 19th, by Chris Read in Reviews, THE BLOG. 5 comments

#cbias

As a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community, I was asked to pick out a few of my favourite Summer reads from Chapters and share them with you as part of a #cbias campaign. This shop has been


The Time I Froze Like A Wil Wheaton Fan Boy At ComicCon

Posted on May 15th, by Chris Read in Reviews, THE BLOG, The Daddy Files. 8 comments

ComicCon Welcome

I went to Ottawa ComicCon over the past weekend. I had a very short To-Do list, which included shooting a few interviews with vendors, snapping some pics with the crowd and finally, requesting an interview with Wil Wheaton. I …


My Way Overdue P90X Review! (Sort Of)

Posted on May 14th, by Chris Read in Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG. 2 comments

P90X

There are a million reasons for why I took so long to write about the P90X. I received the package from Beachbody back in February, just as I was crashing down from the inspiration that was the Dad 2.0


Sailun Tires ~ With You Through Every Turn

Posted on May 9th, by Chris Read in Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG. No Comments

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I’m happy to be partnering up with Sailun Tires on a new program to put their tires to the test. When shopping for tires, there are three things that I look for above all others; Quality, Safety & Value, and …


Skylanders Giants Digital Homework Pack and Giveaway!

Posted on May 6th, by Chris Read in Giveaways, Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG, Uncategorized. 66 comments

Skylander Giants

Alright, I admit it. I am hopelessly addicted to Skylanders! From the moment I found out what it was all about, I was itching for my son to get involved with it. Much to my delight, he brought it up …


We Day Empowers And Inspires Our Youth To “Be The Change”

Posted on April 29th, by Chris Read in Inspiration, Reviews, THE BLOG, The Daddy Files. 13 comments

We Day

I’m going to do my best to accurately recap the events that were National We Day in Ottawa. Considering the magnitude of the event and effect it had on every single person there, I hope I can do it justice. …


Lego + Star Wars = A Great Giveaway From Tag Along Toys

Posted on April 27th, by Chris Read in Giveaways, Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG. 106 comments

Tag Along Toys

I can’t think of a better way to introduce a new advertiser to the site, than to run a giveaway for some of their merchandise. Especially when that merchandise combines two of my favourite things in Star Wars and Lego!…


Lessons Learned and Memories to Last a Lifetime

Posted on April 18th, by Chris Read in Inspiration, Reviews, THE BLOG, The Daddy Files. 32 comments

Happy Birthday

It started with a single email to another Dad blogger, which fittingly enough, was also my first mistake: “Hey man, I am just starting a new blog and was wondering if you could tell me how you go about getting


Getting My Old School Writing On, Thanks to Minted.

Posted on April 12th, by Chris Read in Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG. 6 comments

Minted Journal Cover

I was recently approached by Minted to work on a sponsored campaign together. Admittedly, I was skeptical about how to fit this in with my blog and what I do. Sure, Minted had business cards, which every blogger knows …


We Day Is Coming To Ottawa!

Posted on April 4th, by Chris Read in Reviews, THE BLOG. 13 comments

National We Day

When I was asked to attend the launch for National We Day, I really had no idea what to expect. If I’m being honest, I hadn’t really heard of We Day or the Free The Children organization but I …