Sparkle Holiday
Celebrate the season with Sparkle Holiday! Dive into holiday-related crafts, traditions, and festivities to make your celebrations sparkle with joy and magic.
Castlechanter Audio Advent Calendar Crafts and recipes: Week One
Welcome to the first week of the Castlechanter Fairy Advent Calendar! We are so delighted you chose to join us. Every day for the next four weeks, we will be sharing crafts and recipes from our Sparkle Archives that are similar to the ones in the advent calendar.
Sparkle Holiday Extravaganza! All of Our Holiday Content in One Spot
Here in Sparkle Land, we love the holiday season. Since the very beginning of Sparkle we’ve been crafting and cooking for the holidays. That means we have A LOT of holiday content spread out through nine years’ worth of blog posts. We’ve rounded up everything right here into one master list of links.
It's Advent with Martin & Sylvia! Stories & Projects
December first is almost here and that means Advent is coming! Why not celebrate Advent with Martin and Sylvia and their holiday adventures? You'll not only enjoy stories but printables and project fun. We've gathered all the advent calendar stories and projects right here in one place.
It's a Libby & Dish Holiday! Libby & Dish Good Deed a Day Club
Looking for something a little different this year for advent? Why not join Libby & Dish for their Good-Deed-a-Day Club? We've got everything right here to get you started!
It's a Junkyard Tales Advent! Stories & Projects
Celebrate Advent with the Junkyard crew! We've gathered all the Junkyard Tales Advent calendar stories and projects right here in one place so you can easily organize for Advent.
Our Three Audio Advent Calendars (First Stories are FREE)
Learn all about our three Audio Advent Calendars!
The Wonder of Halloween
David talks about why children actually want to dress in gory costumes of monsters, the undead and the maimed: they are still looking for wonder!
Parent Cheat Sheet: Libby & Dish's Good Deed a Day Club
With the help of this "cheat sheet" your can pattern your own daily good deeds after those of Libby and her friends. Many of the good deeds are quite simple, and you can easily adapt them to fit your own family's culture or interests.
Libby & Dish's Good-Deed-a-Day Club!
All about our Libby & Dish's Good-Deed-a-Day Club collection!
The Wonder of Halloween
Halloween is one of our favorite holidays. When our kids were younger, we’d go full tilt. Not only would we all dress up, but we’d put on roving Halloween plays or fire-lit Halloween parties.
Celebrating Autumn Equinox
Celebrating the Fall Equinox is a great way to bring a closer connection to nature into your home. Explore our best waldorf-inspired tips to help welcome the change from summer to fall.
Storybox Playlist: Our Best Stories for Advent
Advent is upon us! We in Sparkle Land are big fans of the Advent season.
Sparkle Craft: Martin & Sylvia's Colorable Ornaments for Advent
For this year's calendar, our lovely Sparkle Stories artists have made a beautiful set of printable ornaments.
Parent Cheat Sheet: Martin & Sylvia's Daily Advent Activities
As you are planning and preparing for your own Advent season, we thought you might enjoy a little "cheat sheet" for what’s ahead with Martin and Sylvia. You can let the ideas from the stories inspire your own daily activities.
Lanterns and Lights
There might not be much light coming from your lantern, but it could make all the difference for someone experiencing the many darknesses around us.
Celebrating the Summer Solstice
In our house, we celebrate both solstices — winter and summer — with equal fervor. We have a calendar which I made with little cards, much like an advent calendar. Each card contains an activity to do for that day to explore summer and the long days. Your family can celebrate for the whole month, a week, or even only the day of solstice.
Why Twelve Days of Christmas?
Looking for a 12 days of Christmas story? Read about the inspiration and traditions behind our original audio stories created for this season.
Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar Printable Coloring Page: Day 25 The Warden
The Warden is so important to the animals that when he finally returns to the Junkyard, they all want to jump out of hiding and wish him a Merry Christmas — but they can’t. They aren’t supposed to show themselves — it is a rule. But Christmas magic brings a solution that leaves all the animals marveling and feeling deeply grateful.
Martin & Sylvia's Audio Advent Calendar – Day 25: "Christmas Morning - Advent Memories"
In this Martin & Sylvia's Audio Advent Calendar story, "Christmas Morning - Advent Memories," brother and sister lay in bed early Christmas morning and wait until it is time to go downstairs. As they wait, they chat quietly about the 24 days that have led to this morning...
Junkyard Tales Audio Advent Calendar Printable Coloring Page: Day 24 Winnie
While the Warden is away attending to some sudden business, Mike tells Winnie the Puppy a story about himself and the Warden and then about the Junkyard animals. Winnie is surprised and curious at first, but then simply delights in the story and its warming message.
