Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
Storybox Playlist: So Many Fathers
There are so many kinds of fathers. We hope these stories bring you joy and cultivate appreciation for your own father or father figure.
Sparkle Craft: Projects and Craft Ideas for Travel Fun!
Thinking of ways to entertain children on road trips can be a bit of hassle. Even worse is knowing what to feed them when they ask every 15 minutes. Worry not, though, because we have lots of ways to make travel snacks and entertainment fun for everyone!
Storybox Playlist: Stories to Keep 'Em Riveted
How do you make long plane rides, road trips, or train travel feel pleasant and fun? Stories. Lots of stories.
Friday's Kind Words: Small Changes
I LOVE how your stories make the conversations digestible for little ones (because big questions like climate change are sometimes so hard to unpack for children). ~ Lesley
Storybox Playlist: Stories for a Super (Hero) Summer
We organized this playlist with a special Superhero mindset. Superheroes are helpers and here at Sparkle, we want to invite you and your family to be Super-Helpers.
Friday's Kind Words: Good Deep Play
My daughters' play has been full of The Windward for weeks, and it has be such good, deep play... ~@bluehoursejournal - Instagram
Small Acts That Make a Big Difference in Helping the Planet
Young people are anxious, and anxiety in youth seems to be growing. Who can blame them? We adults are anxious too! I've made list of things we do within the families of the Sparkle Team to help make a difference — so I'm offering real-life suggestions here.
A Libby & Dish Story for Conservation Week!
This week at Sparkle, we're looking at one thing each of us can do to help our beautiful planet. There are so many small things we can change to help the earth be healthier and cleaner and happier.
Teaching Conservation and Sustainability to Your Kids - Tips and Resources
This post is meant to help you empower yourself with information, by giving you tips and resources to better understand what is going on with the planet and how to help your children understand what's going on in a way that isn't scary or intimidating but empowers them to learn more and help the planet.
Storybox Playlist: Stories to Inspire Care for the Natural World
The first step in the sustainability of our home and natural world is connection. The more you find yourself connected to nature and its systems, the more you will naturally want to care for it. Start here with these five stories that we've chosen to help inspire you on your next step.
Friday's Kind Words: One of the Best Media Sources
Our whole family loves Sparkle Stories! This is one of the best media sources I have found. ~Lis
Storybox Playlist: So Many Superheroes
Each and every one of us, that means you Sparklers, has a superhero inside of us. Here are six stories from our various superhero collections to help inspire you.
Friday's Kind Words: Wonderful Tales
"Sparkle Stories gets us through our day, each and every day. I can't imagine our lives without these wonderful tales. Thank you!!" ~ Mandy, Denver, CO
What Sparkle Mamas Want for Mother's Day
We recently asked our Sparkle Team and our Sparklers on social media this question: If you could do anything for Mother's Day, what would you do? We got some really fun answers. We hope they inspire your own real Mother's Day celebrations!
Easy Recipes for Kids to Make for Mother’s Day
We gathered four easy recipes that kids can make with minimal help from an older sibling or grown-up. These are practically no-cook recipes, but they will give the children confidence and allow them to present something lovely to their mama made all by themselves.
Mother's Day Love from Sparkle
We're sharing a few fun things to support you in having a delightful Mother's Day experience!
Storybox Playlist: Celebrating the Uniqueness of Mothers
In honor of Mother's Day, we are celebrating the uniqueness of mothers. This playlist contains stories from five different mothers in the Sparkle world.
Friday's Kind Words: From Instagram
Listened to Martin & Sylvia story, "Spring Fairy Boat Show" and now we are making some little wooden boats! ~Jenn
Let's Make Fairy Houses! (So the Fairies Will Come!)
Four fairy-house projects for fairy-loving kids!
Sparkle Kitchen Round Up: Let's Make Fairy Food!
Last summer, we brought you a month of fairy foods. Each week, we rounded up different types of favorite delicacies as we considered the tastes of earth fairies, water fairies, fire fairies, and air fairies. Today, we're gathering all those round-ups together into one place so you can easily find them all.
