Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
Sparkle Kitchen: "Marfa" Huevos Rancheros
While I've never been to Marfa Burrito, this is how I'd imagine that my favorite Mexican dish, huevos rancheros, would be served up there.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Fairy Magic
These stories will help children enter the magic of the natural world, encounter fairy folk, and meet questions of ecology and sustainability with their imaginations.
Friday's Kind Words: Colouring Pages
Some post dinner Martin and Sylvia, the colouring pages are very successful :)
~ @bunkle_pops on Instagram
Sparkle Kitchen: Onigiri
Onigiri are balls of rice with filling. Sometimes they're fried. Sometimes they're covered with seeds or nori on the outside. Sometimes they're fancy, sometimes they're humble. But if you can cook a pot of rice, you can make them. The recipe below includes a variation for two fillings — spicy tuna and pickled plums.
On Dragons and Navigating Big Emotions
David Sewell McCann talks about dragons, where to find them, and how they can help with our big emotions.
Storybox Playlist: Stories About Dragons (and Navigating Big Emotions)
These are our best stories for kiddos with big emotions, all featuring dragons!
Friday's Kind Words: Delicate Dispositions
Thanks for this work you do. We adore Sparkle Stories. I can hardly imagine our days without them!
~@ladyaga on Instagram
Sparkle Craft: Nature School Craft Round-up
This week we've gathered all the accompanying crafts and recipes that go along with the first four stories from Martin & Sylvia's Nature School.
Artistic Smoothie Bowls
In the story, “Art Walk,” Martin and Sylvia decide that they are going to be artistic in everything they do during the Art Walk — from what they wear to what they eat. Here's a recipe to help you get creative and artistic with smoothie bowls!
The Importance of Wilderness Stewardship
We've gathered a few tips for both children and their grown-ups to learn how to take good care of our wild spaces – just like Martin and Sylvia do.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Wilderness Stewardship
Here are a few stories that model true stewardship of the natural world — and will inspire your child to tread more lightly and with more respect through the world's wilderness.
Friday's Kind Words: Amazing Work
Nora, my eight year old, LOVES these stories! Thank you for all the amazing work you continue to do! ~Kristin
sparkle craft: nine sparkle-inspired ideas for birthday gifts
Some of the best gifts are ones that nourish or allow for open creativity. These Sparkle-inspired handmade crafts and recipes are kid-friendly and make great presents!
Sparkle Kitchen: Tiny Tacos
These tiny taco shells take just a few extra minutes to cut out and bake, but they're so cute for little hands. Below, I've filled ours with the comfort-food, Midwestern fixings of my childhood, but you should stuff them with whatever you like.
Sparkle Gift Subscriptions! Coloring Page Printables and a Big Ole Giveaway!
We've been testing and tweaking them for the last months. And now they are ready to roll!
Sparkle App Update: 1.03 - Six Big Changes! Plus a Super Tip & Android App News
We just launched Sparkle App Update 1.03 -- our biggest update yet!
Friday's Kind Words: A Huge Hit
Just wanted to let you know these stories (Light of Olympus) are a HUGE hit here with my son!! ~Mare Dianora
sparkle craft: leadership word stones
In this craft post we are going to make a simple craft to inspire children to be true leaders. Often when we wish to accomplish something or bring focus to the day, it is helpful to have a "guide word." Even children can have a guide word or phrase.
Sparkle Kitchen: Grilled Pizza
The practice of cooking in mud – or earth – ovens dates back to the earliest human civilizations. At it's most primitive, a mud oven is an uncovered pit in the ground, with the ground itself being used to capture heat.
