Sparkle Crafts
Unleash your creativity and dive into the world of crafting with Sparkle Crafts. From DIY projects to artistic endeavors, this category is your go-to destination for all things crafty and creative.
Create Your Own Fairy World Round-Up
We live in the world of the big people, but with just a bit of effort, we can help create environments that suit the fairy folk in our midst. Dig into this selection of homespun crafts to give your tiny friends a big welcome!
Sparkle Crafts: Fairy Faces
Take a nature walk and decorate a fairy face! Simply print the template, collect flowers and leaves, and create.
Sparkle Craft: DIY Superhero Cuffs
Unleash your inner hero and dive into the empowering world of superhero crafting.
Sparkle Craft: Joy Mobiles
Joy is yours! Sometimes it just needs a little reminding. Time for a family craft, using all your favorite creative supplies.
Sparkle Craft: Journal Prompts
Journaling is a powerful practice. Sometimes all we need to get started is a good prompt! Here are 30 of our favorites.
Sparkle Craft: Handwritten Kindness Cards
Need to give a little appreciation but not sure how to do it? Want to have a practice of being grateful and sharing love with others? Break out our kindness cards. The prompts will get you going, and the message will mean so much to the receiver!
Sparkle Craft: Halloween Printable Treats Poster!
Here is quick and easy tutorial for a door or yard sign that you can put up on Halloween and give away a free story instead of candy — or along with candy, if you choose!
Sparkle Craft: Sparkle "Halloween Trick-or-Treatables"
Whether you're making goodie bags full of candy or you're handing out non-food treats — like stickers and mini-erasers — a Sparkle Halloween treat tucks into a small goodie bag just perfectly.
Stock Your Cleaning Kit for Kids
It's time to clean — but where to begin? Stocking a kid-friendly cleaning kit with simple supplies will set the stage for your family to create a fresh and clean home.
Sparkle Craft: A Special Valentine Tote
Add a little sparkle to Valentine’s Day this year with this easy-to-make gift bag.
Family Activity: Projects for Winter Break
These six winter crafts and activities will keep little hands and minds busy while they are out of school.
Sparkle Craft: DIY Wooden Buildings
Perhaps you’d like to build a town, like Martin and Sylvia in "Our Own Town." Why not start with some handmade wooden buildings?
9 Last-Minute Gifts You Can Make at Home
If you're in need of a last-minute gift, these nine homemade presents are fun to make and guaranteed to bring a smile to anyone who receives them.
Celebrating Winter Solstice
Winter solstice is a pretty big deal at Sparkle Stories and we want to share a few of our favorite ways to celebrate it.
Nature School Project: Mushroom Spore Printing
Enjoy this easy tutorial for a fun mushroom art project! Mushroom spore printing is often done to differentiate between similar-looking species, but can be a very fun and simple nature study to do.
Sparkle Craft: Snowman Mug Buddies
Is there snow where you are? Whether or not you are surrounded by wintry white, these mug buddies are a festive way to celebrate the winter season.
Create Your Very Own Scrap Basket Softies
With a few fabric scraps and a little time at the sewing machine, you can make a whole stuffed menagerie!
Sparkle Craft: Milk and Oatmeal Soap
As far back as Cleopatra in Egypt, people have enjoyed the skin soothing properties of milk. In the recipes below — a milk bath powder and a milk soap — milk is combined with oatmeal for an extra punch of moisturizing goodness.
Sparkle Crafts: Festive Holiday Crafts Round Up
One of my favorite parts of the winter holiday season is making decorations.
A New Thanksgiving Table Setting Tradition
This simple Thanksgiving Day place card craft is fun for kids to make and guests to experience.