Sparkle Stories Blog

Rachel is here with us today to share her recipe for a homemade mineral rich tea that will strengthen and fortify any child for hours of imaginative play. Whether as a knight, a dragon or whatever their hearts desire.

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.

You don't have to buy a fancy bird feeder to help out our furry and feathered friends. You can make your own! With a few simple ingredients and 5 minutes you'll have your own bird or squirrel feeder.

For this Nature School Project we learn to make stick friends, inspired by the Martin & Sylvia Nature School story, "Out in the Sticks."

Making evergreen brushes like Sylvia and Sofia is just as easy as it sounds. You'll want to collect three or four different types of evergreens to make these paint brushes. We used juniper, ponderosa, pinion pine. Take a walk around your neighborhood and see what you can find!

A fun, simple tutorial for making mud pies and mud ball critters, inspired by a Martin & Sylvia adventure in the "Nature School" collection.

This week we've gathered all the accompanying crafts and recipes that go along with the first four stories from Martin & Sylvia's Nature School.

We are joined by Sparkle contributor Rachel Wolf, writer of the lovely blog "Clean." She shares with us her tutorial for making homemade fire starters.

One of the easiest ways to get started gardening is by planting seeds. It's fun and easy to do with children of all ages. Like Sylvia and Sofia, you don't need any fancy materials; you can simply use an egg carton, some seedling soil, and your choice of seeds.

These autumn nature bracelets are so simple the impact can be deceiving, but they are tons of fun. Mom and Dad, you will not be able to resist making one of your own!