Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
Friday's Kinds Words: Keep Sharing Your Lights!
I just wanted to take a quick moment to say how much I appreciate the goodness, comfort, wisdom, and healing your stories bring. They are an incredible gift in our lives — for the parents as well as the children. Keep sharing your lights! You are making a difference in the lives of many! ~ Theresa
Sparkle Craft: DIY Kitchen Counter Composter
This compost bin is all about cleaning up while also helping the gnomes. Since gnomes love messes and dirt we want to put all those things in an organized place so they can use them outside. The last thing you want is for a gnome to come looking for compost materials in your playroom or bedroom closet — or worse, the fridge!
Storybox Playlist: Our Best Fairy Stories
Fairies are everywhere! Join us this week as we rediscover the importance of fairies in our lives.
Friday's Kind Words: Golden Time
"My daughters have been enjoying Sparkle Stories for many years now, but being five-and-a-half years apart, it has often been different series that they are enjoying..."
Meet "Libby & Dish"
We've created three sweet stories to introduce the characters in their urban world. Would you like to have a taste?
Friday's Kind Words: Spiritual Structure, Inspiration, and Perspective
...The Bridge Between is wonderful! Especially in this strange time with Covid-19, these stories provide the spiritual structure, inspiration, and perspective that he and I are both needing. ~ Sparkle Listener
Meet the How To Be Super Characters!
There are now five How To Be Super collections in our library and each one is a giant adventure! Many characters thread throughout all of them. We've made a list so you can keep track.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Superheroes
Superheroes! Just about anyone can become a superhero, from a 12-year-old boy to a brigade of brave beavers, all it takes is stepping up to the plate when you are called to help...
Friday's Kind Words: Bravely Adjust and Grow
"In lieu of our five-year-old daughter's school community these past six months, she has had Martin and Sylvia, the Willowbee siblings, and the Junkyard critters. Your stories are crafted in the most brilliant ways, giving her connection and a framework to bravely adjust and grow. Thank you! "
~ Katy and Brian
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Making It Up As You Go
The stories we've gathered here show examples of "making it up as you go" in lots of ways — from dealing with fear to telling a lie (and undoing it) to baking cookies. Enjoy!
Friday's Kind Words: You’re Awesome!
Thank you so much for sharing these helpful resources and for always sharing your creative stories! You’re awesome!
~ Sam
How We Keep Our Family Healthy
...If there’s one single message I’d like to impart today it’s this: if you give your body what it needs, you can thrive. You stay well and feel good. You think clearly and are inspired and happy. ...
Fuel Your Super Self: Nine Healthy Sparkle Meals
Eating good food is one of the best ways to make your superpowers shine through. Let's dig in!
Sparkle Resources for Weathering Covid-19
As part of our theme this week of keeping your family healthy, we've gathered up all of our Covid19 posts in one place for easy access. We hope you find these helpful for not only your physical health, but mental and emotional health as well. Be well Sparklers!
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Healthy Eating
The stories below were chosen to help inspire your family to eat not only fruits and vegetables, but also to learn where your food comes from and how to prepare it.
Friday's Kind Words: An Incredibly Helpful Resource
"We homeschool my hyperactive almost-six-year-old daughter. We're a screen-shy family and David has been my biggest support over the past two months in keeping her happily busy. Thanks to David, Lisabeth, and your entire team for creating such an incredibly helpful resource." Warmly, ~ Hema
Sparkle Homeschool Round Up: All Our Posts in One Place
Is your family considering homeschooling this year? If so, that's great! We have lots of support and encouragement for you. Here at Sparkle we love homeschooling (and schools too) and have created a whole world around learning in alternative ways....
Storybox Playlist: Our Best Homeschool Stories
The stories this week are some of our best homeschooling stories. We've got loads of them. Most of our Martin & Sylvia collection revolves around homeschooling and life learning....
Friday's Kind Words: Joyful and Soothing
...We don’t know what the future holds re: kindergarten, social opportunities, or the 'new normal,' but we love that these stories can be a joyful and soothing point of continuity in a very turbulent time... ~ Sparkle Listener
Questions for the Sparkle Artist
Did you know all of our Sparkle graphics were drawn by David? He is not just an artist of words, but a maker of images as well!
