Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
Halloween Crafts and Recipes Roundup
Explore some Sparkle-inspired recipes and crafts to help bring fun and nourishment to this Halloween.
Friday's Kind Words: Creative and Imaginative Stories
My kids love listening to these stories, and I love that they ask to listen instead of watching television or playing a video game. ~ Jamotz SparkleCast Listener
Nature School Project: Mineral Rich Tea
Rachel is here with us today to share her recipe for a homemade mineral rich tea that will strengthen and fortify any child for hours of imaginative play. Whether as a knight, a dragon or whatever their hearts desire.
sparkle kitchen: egyptian hibiscus tea
In this week's The Willowbee Tree story, Little Ty has been feeling particularly small. If he could have one wish, it would be to be taller.
Understanding Your Child with Meredith Markow. SparkleCast Episode 4
In this episode of SparkleCast, Meredith, David, and Rebecca talk about Sparkle Schoolhouse and how the Dry Gables story series can be used to better understand your child: their fears, their desires, their relationships, and how they prefer to be motivated.
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Halloween
We have put together a playlist of stories that are all about the wonder and delight of Halloween — and also how to be with the fear.
Friday's Kind Words: Dragon Door
Dragon door. My son adds a loft bedroom to anyhouse because of Sparkle Stories.
~ @mayavonjt Instagram
Nature School Project: Nature Bracelets
These autumn nature bracelets are so simple the impact can be deceiving, but they are tons of fun. Mom and Dad, you will not be able to resist making one of your own!
Being Present with Big Emotions with Dr. Carrie Contey. SparkleCast Episode 1.
In this episode of SparkleCast, Carrie, David, and Rebecca discuss how children can healthily experience their rich emotional lives and how parents can be present and guide their children without being “plugged in” to their experience.
Calming Down with Jonathan Hewitt. SparkleCast Episode 2
In this episode of SparkleCast, we discuss how children can ground themselves in their bodies when they are feeling "out of sorts" – and offer practical ways in which children can find calm during a Halloween season of darkness and fear.
Pumpkin Pie Pop Tarts
While store-bought pop tarts are undeniably delicious, for those of us seeking less processed, sugar-y snacks, they have to be confined to a rare treat.
SparkleCast! Our new Podcast for Parents and Educators
We just launched a brand new Podcast -- for Adults! SparkleCast is a half-hour podcast in which we explore the ways stories can be used as gentle and effective parenting tools.
Storybox Playlist: Stories to Help You Feel Better
Feeling out of sorts? Ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Feel anxious, irritable, grumpy or just... off? We all have days like those and there are many ways (and stories) to help turn your day around and feel better. Here are just a few that we'd like to suggest to help your or child feel better.
Friday's Kind Words: Rainy Sunday Afternoon
A rainy Sunday afternoon means art projects and Sparkle Stories. ~ @wholenessmom Instagram
Nature School Project: Homemade Fire Starters
We are joined by Sparkle contributor Rachel Wolf, writer of the lovely blog "Clean." She shares with us her tutorial for making homemade fire starters.
Sparkle Kitchen: Bird Seed Energy Bites
This combination of peanut butter and nuts provides a one-two punch of protein and satisfying fats that help my little birds keep flying happily. And the honey and maple make them a bit of a treat, too.
How to “Use” our Stories: An Introduction to our Mission
Storybox Playlist: Stories for Understanding Your Child
The story is only the beginning — and that is uniquely the case with stories that help us understand each other. Stories that build empathy, stories that model different personality types and stories that give us a window into why people behave the way they do.
Friday's Kind Words: Tiny Fairy Doctors
I wanted to thank you for helping me by giving me some tools to create little stories throughout the day with my children. ~Jenn
