Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
Friday's Kind Words: Grow and Learn
" Thank you for such rich, lovely, thoughtful content." We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Resources for Supporting Indigenous Communities
In “A Land Verse,” Martin & Sylvia get curious about the people who owned their house before. Their questions lead them on a trip to the library, discovering a special way to honor the First Nation people of their land. See our resources to help our Sparklers take part in their own land acknowledgments and ways to support Indigenous communities.
Friday's Kind Words: Last Forever
"I really love your Martin and and Sylvia stories." We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
A Morning Together Time: Sing-Along with Martin and Sylvia!
Our team's musical contributors have created and recorded their own versions of some of the songs that Martin & Sylvia sing with Momma and Daddy in the story. Read on to hear them — and be ready to sing, clap, dance, and even play along!
Friday's Kind Words: He Still Listens
"It's the only thing that finally got our older child to fall asleep on his own..." We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Simple yet Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Michaelmas
In the old times, festival days were held to enjoy the fruits of the labor and to say thank you. Here are a few fun ideas to help you incorporate the Michaelmas Festival and this expression of gratitude into your fall plans.
Friday's Kind Words: Most Perfect Way to Spend the Day
"Thank you for this lovely gift!" We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Stories for Dealing with Uncertainty
For this week’s playlist, we’ve gathered stories that convey some of our best examples of young characters learning to deal with uncertainty.
The Dowdling Song: A Sparkle Stories Sing-Along!
In this week’s new Martin & Sylvia story, Sylvia learns a song to help when something needs to be done that you might not want to do- we've created a version of it just for you!
Friday's Kind Words: We All Enjoy the Stories
"Sparkle Stories is so rich - exactly the type of content and delivery I want in our daughters’ lives." We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Our Days of Breathing Rhythms
What if stopping to breathe was the game changer you needed? What if it was a piece of the magic? A key? What if you could orchestrate your days so that breathing through them solved the management mode you are stuck in?
Friday's Kind Words: Beautiful Content
"And as a single mom, knowing they're listening to beautiful content and that I don't have to worry about them being exposed to things they're not ready for yet, has freed makeup to do important things, like shower in peace, among others. Thanks so much for all the hard work you do!"
Friday's Kind Words: Valuable Language
"Valuable Language"|We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Friday's Kind Words: Treasure Hunt
"Treasure Hunt" We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Storybox Playlist: Stories to Inspire Outdoor Play
Story and Play are intertwined — one always inspires the other. When children fully play, stories can help to frame, inspire, and inform their experience. In this way, play is a form of learning. When we tell stories, the listener wishes to act out the content…. and play.
Friday's Kind Words: Gratitude Runs Deep
"You just can’t know how important your stories have been in our lives." We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Storybox Playlist: Storying Podcast Story Series
We've created this special playlist of the first FOUR stories that grew from our first four podcast episodes. Listen now!
Friday's Kind Words: Our Family's Rhythm
"It’s unbelievable how quickly Sparkle Stories has become part of our families rhythm." We love hearing kind words from our fellow Sparklers. Has Sparkle Stories impacted your life? Drop us a line and let us know (you can find us on Facebook & Instagram).
Friday's Kind Words: Awesome Work
"Hello There, My son and daughter love sparkle stories. My son who is 9 years old listened to all of your stories. He listened to all of the 9 years old stories and loved them.
Introducing the Storying Project
We’ve got big news! We are starting a new podcast called The Storying Project. The podcast launches on August 11 and we can’t wait to share it with you!
