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
All tagged halloween
We countdown to the top 13 Halloween picture books of 2025! Enjoy the spooky season with our favorite Halloween books.
Discover the best new Halloween picture books of 2022. This top 10 list features the best new spooky picture books for kids - with monsters, suspenseful tales, and lots of trick-or-treating.
Wizards and Werewolves is the perfect choice for an active, outdoor game with a spooky spin on it for Halloween. It’s like capture the flag infused with imagination and childhood wonder and a little bit of Halloween spirit as well. And that makes it the perfect choice for our October Game of the Month.
Muppets Haunted Mansion released recently on Disney Plus, and it instantly became a Halloween classic. It’s rare these days to have a new movie to add to our family Halloween traditions, but a spooky Muppets musical certainly fits the bill.
It’s time for the spookiest list of the year - the best Halloween picture books of 2021! Discover our favorite spooky picture books of the year and start a new Halloween tradition with the kids.
A new series of kids books has launched called the Kid Classics - and they’re starting with two spooky masterpieces! These illustrated editions of Dracula and Frankenstein are the perfect way to introduce your kids to these spooky, world-famous stories.
Franny K. Stein is a hilarious and spooky early chapter book series by Jim Benton. The wacky adventures that Franny finds herself in are perfect for young fans of books like Captain Underpants, and they’re perfect for celebrating a spooky October.
It’s October and that means it’s time for my favorite list of the whole year - the best Halloween picture books of 2020! Discover our very favorite spooky and Halloween-themed books published this year, and have a fantastic Halloween full of great stories to share.
If you’re looking for a spooky family game night, look no further than our list of monster-themed board games for the family. Discover our favorite monster games for kids of all ages, and help your kids’ imaginations come to life.
Warren the 13th is a trilogy of chapter books about the spooky and exciting adventures of a young kindhearted boy. The books feature hundreds of beautiful illustrations, and they are the perfect spooky adventure read alouds for the entire family.
Parents should definitely dress up with their young kids on Halloween. The potential consequences of sitting out the spooky festivities simply pose too big of a threat to those precious childhood imaginations. So put on those silly costumes, adults!
These are the best new Halloween picture books of 2019 - and the spookiest. If you’re looking for picture books that celebrate Halloween, or books that can give your kids some goosebumps this year, make sure to check out these new scary stories for the family.
These are the best Halloween family board games. If you want to set a spooky atmosphere and establish the right Halloween mood during your next family game night, make sure to check out these spooky board games.
These are the best Halloween jokes for kids. Celebrate the Halloween season and laugh together with your family using this list of spooky jokes - worth memorizing to share every October.
These are the best ghosts from family board games. If you like playing spooky board games with the family around Halloween, make sure to check out these family games that feature ghosts and haunted houses - and some of our very favorite ghost figurines to set the Halloween mood.
Costume Quest is now a Halloween-themed video game, graphic novel, and TV show. It perfectly captures the essence of what makes Halloween so magical. When I first played Costume Quest, it filled my heart to the brim with beautiful Halloween nostalgia.
In the picture book Zen Ghosts, Stillwater the giant panda tells a spooky, ancient tale of a young couple in love. Stillwater is the recurring star of the Zen series by Jon J. Muth, and he always has beautiful and thought-provoking stories to tell to his friends.
