Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
Stories for Kids about Love & Commitment: New Libby & Dish Collection Coming Soon
In this new collection, Libby’s dear Aunt Cecily is getting married. Cecily has always done things her own way, and this event will be no different — including the extension of the wedding invitation to Libby’s cat. Once Dish finally agrees to step into the cat carrier, their marvelous adventure begins.
“Sparkly” New Android App for Children’s Audio Stories
Sparkle Stories will soon launch the new Android App. Since the first release, this app has undergone a complete redesign and launch! Our developers have been hard at work, refining the design for this new app to give our Android users an excellent tool that allows your mobile Sparkle Stories experience to be seamless and intuitive.
Friday's Kind Words: Heart and Passion
"We love Sparkle Stories in my house. Every night before bed, my kids look forward to listening a story. Thank you for your heart and passion. We can feel it when we listen." ~ Jamie Langlois
Friday's Kind Words: So Much Laughter
"My daughter just listened to A Very Big Mess. She was giggling the whole way through! Thank you for bringing her so much laughter today. It was a gift to both of us." ~ Michelle
Friday's Kind Words: An Amazing Collection
"I also wanted to let you know just how relevant the stories have been, almost prescient. . . Thank you for putting together such an amazing collection of stories. We have recommended it to many people and know at least a few have signed up and are similarly happy with it." ~ Doug
Friday's Kind Words: "Parkle Tory"
Sparkle Stories were recommended to us a few years ago and our entire family absolutely loves the Martin & Sylvia series. ~Kristine
The Best Gifts Playlist
Gift-giving for the holidays. Sometimes it's very easy and other times it's very, very hard. I've rounded up five very interesting stories about gift-giving.
Castlechanter Audio Advent Calendar Crafts and recipes: Week Four
This final week of the Fairy Advent Calendar is about slowing down, being close with loved ones, and being mindful. The end of advent is a time for introspection and going slow. Take it easy this week, make some tea and a snack, and maybe enjoy a little walk in nature.
Friday's Kind Words: A Beautiful Break In Our Day
Sparkle Stories offer us a beautiful break in our day. Your wonderful, amazing stories told at a thoughtful pace and with such beautiful messages have been such a gift to us all. ~Marie S
Castlechanter Audio Advent Calendar Crafts and Recipes: Week Three
This week is filled with wonderful baked goods and lots of crafting. The adventures Oscar and Aliyah go on just keep getting richer and richer as they learn about themselves along the way. We hope you are learning alongside them — we know that we are!
Friday's Kind Words: Long-Time Sparkle Stories Lovers
"Hi! We are long-time Sparkle Stories lovers. We’ve had a subscription since my now 12-year-old was only seven years old. I have five kids (ages 2-12) and they’ve all loved so many of the stories!..." ~ Lori Kraemer (Thetford, VT)
Castlechanter Audio Advent Calendar Crafts and recipes: Week Two
Week Two is here and we’ve got lots of tasty treats to share and crafts to make. From rock art and latkes to shepherd’s pie and pine needle tea, get yourself ready for a very tasty Week Two!
Small Business Saturday — Weekend Sale!
Starts today! 25% off Yearly Subscriptions. Time for some holiday shopping!
The Castlechanter Fairy Printable Advent Calendar
Take a peek at our printable Castlechanter Fairy Advent Calendar. The fairies and elves here at Sparkle have been hard at work creating this Sparkle Audio Advent Calendar. Each day, starting from December 1 through 25, listen to a story a day and open a door to go along.
Storybox Playlist: For an Inspired Advent, Start Here
Here at Sparkle, we believe that Advent is a time for inspiration, for helping others, and for community. The stories we have gathered this week are from our Advent collections and Christmas stories. Each one tells a tale of Advent inspiration and helping others, of going beyond our own wants, and of a desire to bring joy to others.
Parent Cheat Sheet: Castlechanter Fairy Advent Activities
Use this parent cheat sheet to help you navigate the stories with activities that relate to each story. In this cheat sheet, we’ve given you a timeline so you can be prepared with a recipe, craft, or fun idea in advance.
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.
Friday's Kind Words: Dory Horde
"I love the new Dory Horde so much. It’s the first thing I do on Friday when I wake up — it’s so exciting! Does David do all the voices by himself, besides commentary? If so, that’s SO cool!" ~ Cora age 10, California, USA
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.
Tutorial: The Castlechanter Fairy PRINTABLE Advent Calendar
We made a printable Advent Calendar to go with the Castlechanter Fairy Audio Advent Calendar. Let us show you how to put it together!
