Before your kids start making their lists and checking them twice, they'll want to stroll the booths at the legendary Chicago Toy & Game Fair to see the season's best. They can get hands-on experience with toys and games, meet their inventors and enter tournaments.

Star Wars fanatics should check out the special themed breakfast on Saturday, while other characters and mascots freely roam Navy Pier to meet fans. It gives a whole new meaning to the word "playtime."

$10, $5 kids, free kids under 3 and Scouts in uniform. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Nov. 19-20. Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. (312) 595-PIER (7437), navypier.com or chitag.com.

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