Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.
- Claude Monet
Dad Suggests was created to share with others the many different things that we have loved sharing with our own children.
Our hope is that - by reading or visiting our children’s bookstore - you will find something special to enjoy with your own family.
- Ryan
Dad’s Bookshelf this month features a trio of very funny picture books. And all three were released very recently too. Find a new feel-good story to share with your family and take a closer look at the picture books our family has been enjoying this month.
Public schools are a vital pillar of our society, and they provide many children with enriching opportunities they would never have. Whether you’re considering homeschooling for the first time during the pandemic, or whether you’ve homeschooled for years - it’s worth considering if you might still be able to support your local schools at the same time.
The Bears and the Bees by Grandpa Beck’s Games is a wonderful and beautiful family card game which emphasizes strategy and visual perception. We’re giving away a brand new copy this month and we look forward to getting it into the hands of another family for family game night.
Dad’s Bookshelf this month is filled with dads putting on a masterclass of dadding. There are some true fatherly role models on display in these picture books, and they expertly blend comedy with sincerity.
Discover the best board games for 4-year-olds on family game night. Our series of the best board games for kids of all ages continues with this list of the top 10 board games for 4-year-olds.
Knights Club is a series of interactive RPG comic books in the Comic Quests collection from Quirk Books. Spend an afternoon with your kids using your imagination gathered together around a book. Pick your path and choose your own adventure.
Spirits of the Wild is one of our favorite board games of all time, and we’re going to share it with one of you this month in honor of this beautiful, outdoorsy time of year. Bring Spirits of the Wild with you next time your family goes camping - it’s one of the best 2-player board games ever.
Discover the brand new picture book Best Day Ever - by debut picture book author Michael J. Armstrong. We interview the author and take a behind-the-scenes look at how fatherhood inspired this story of childhood imagination, and how he broke into the world of picture book publishing.
These are the picture books we’ve been really excited about in our house this month - a couple of beautiful books about being a mom, and a very powerful World War II story. Discover some great new books on Dad’s Bookshelf to share with your family.
Escape rooms are cooperative adventures for your family that are full of role playing and puzzle solving. The teamwork and the immersion involved make them fantastic family activities. Discover the best family escape rooms to do at home.
Do you have a little one in the house that loves princesses, unicorns, tea parties, dancing, glitter, sparkles, and all things pink? They’ll fall in love with these games on family game night. We’ve collected a list of our very favorite board games that feature themes our daughter absolutely loves.
These are 5 of the best apps and websites that make homeschooling and gameschooling fun. Kids naturally love to learn new information - but it helps a lot if it’s engaging and something they actually want to learn. Check out these hand-picked learning resources that captured our son’s imagination.
We’re giving away a very funny interactive picture book this month - Crunch the Shy Dinosaur. Hopefully your kids can help calm the nerves of poor Crunch. They’re going to have to speak very quietly to him, and I think they’ll love it.
Discover the best picture books about moms to share on Mother’s Day. The books on this list are creative and beautiful, and they do a great job highlighting the special relationship between mother and child.
Simply Piano is the perfect app for teaching kids or adults how to play the piano. It gets you playing popular songs very quickly, and it can unlock the love of music in children with its satisfying immediate feedback and engagement.
Kraken Attack! is a tower defense board game for kids - perfect for family game night. It’s a cooperative game where you must work together to defend your pirate ship from the Kraken - and it’s a beautiful game.
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf we’re loving Kim Smith’s newest picture book, a progressive classic from Tomie DePaola from 1979, and a spooky, quirky book that’s been very much off the radar. Check out what we’ve been reading lately and why we love them so much.
Sushi Roll is a spinoff of the hit card game Sushi Go! from Gamewright. It was our favorite card game for families and now those adorable cartoon sushi characters are back with a beautiful dice game that’s just as fun as the original.
