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Kids’ Audio Stories for Easter Celebrations!

 

Explore original audio stories to go along with our kid-friendly Easter crafts, recipes, and tutorials.

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Sparkle Guide to Easter Celebrations!

Sparkle Holiday Sparkle Guide to Easter Celebrations
We’ve gathered our favorite kid-friendly Easter recipes, crafts, and printable projects. Each project is linked to an original Sparkle Story. Explore them all.
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Spring Storytime

 

Our Best Easter Stories

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Martin & Sylvia's Whole World Easter

Part One: The Other Side of the World

Martin and Sylvia begin a penpal relationship with Ruby and Angus who live south of Sydney, Australia.

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25 MINUTES
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Sparkle Sleepytime

The Caterpillar and the Flower

A little caterpillar overcomes the doubts of others and undergoes a transformation that proves dreams really do come true.

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15 MINUTES
Spring
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Junkyard Tales

The Spring Festival

While hiding eggs for the mice, Ben finds a mysterious egg. What does it mean? Who hid it? A true egg hunt begins!

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28 MINUTES
Spring
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Martin & Sylvia

Signs of Spring

Momma creates a springtime game that transforms impatient waiting into springtime magic.

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19 MINUTES
Sparkly Snacks for Easter Celebrations

 

Easter Treats

Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Daffodil Tarts
If you’re feeling ready for some of the sunshine a bouquet of daffodils can bring, bake up a batch of these “daffodil” lemon tarts. Even if it’s still winter where you live, the bright, tangy lemon curd will have you dreaming of spring in no time.
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Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Infused Honey
Lavender infused honey is a good starting place, but the method below will work with any number of ingredients. Think herbs like thyme, camomile, anise, cloves, rosemary, or mint. Or go really wild and infuse your honey with chili peppers, lemon peel, or dried mushrooms.
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Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Forest Caterpillar Snack
This week’s recipe takes its inspiration from all of the weird and wonderful caterpillars who live in the forest.
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Sparkle Kitchen Sparkle Kitchen: Deviled Eggs
One of our favorite ways to enjoy the spring bounty of our hens increased egg production is by making a batch of deviled eggs. This is a classic, nothing fancy recipe, but it’s our family’s favorite.
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Stories to stream while you cook!

 

Sparkle Kitchen

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Junkyard Tales: All Together Now

Letting Go

It’s a spring snow! Will it hurt Lil Mama’s garden? The mysterious mouse Mitzie Niegel helps.

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21 MINUTES
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Sparkle Sleepytime

Happy the Honey Bee

Happy the honey bee’s disappointment over moving to a new hive, turns to excitement after meeting some other bees who will be going…

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13 MINUTES
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At Home with Martin & Sylvia

The Chicken Coop

Martin & Sylvia pitch in to repair the Browns’ chicken coop before the new baby chicks arrive…

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24 MINUTES
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Martin & Sylvia

Animal Daycamp

After waiting a whole year to go to Animal Camp, Sylvia feels nervous when it’s finally time to go.

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18 MINUTES
Let’s make easter things!

 

Projects of Spring Celebrations

Sparkle Crafts Build Bird Nest Baskets
This week’s craft project—a “bird nest” basket—is a lovely way to weave a basket out of materials you may find on your summer travels, whether around the world or just around your neighborhood. It’s a family craft project, a useful object, and a souvenir—all in one!
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Sparkle Crafts Make Natural Egg Dye In Minutes
In the *Martin & Sylvia* story, “Signs of Spring,” Sylvia loves to color eggs – she loves to make the dyes, draw designs, and soak white eggs in the colors. Natural dyes are fun and easy to make with just few ingredients you can find right in your kitchen.
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Sparkle Crafts Nature School Project: Egg Carton Seed Starters
One of the easiest ways to get started gardening is by planting seeds. It’s fun and easy to do with children of all ages. Like Sylvia and Sofia, you don’t need any fancy materials; you can simply use an egg carton, some seedling soil, and your choice of seeds.
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Craft: Sock Bunny
This week’s craft is a good example of making do and mending. It uses something you might throw away — an old pair of socks — and makes it into a new toy for a child.
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Sparkle Crafts Sparkle Crafts: Springtime Nature Journal
Are you hunting for signs of spring like Martin and Sylvia do? Make up a little nature journal to take along and document your findings!
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Stories to go with the projects!

 

Sparkle Crafts

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By Thistle By Thimble

The Sweet Grass Basket

A hard working family is gifted a magical sweet grass basket that they are told ‘will give back whatever you put in it.”…

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27 MINUTES
Free Story
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Martin & Sylvia's Nature School

Tender Seedlings

Sylvia wonders why they always have the same thing for breakfast, and begins to relate to the garden seedlings who also don’t want…

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24 MINUTES
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Martin & Sylvia

Signs of Spring

Momma creates a springtime game that transforms impatient waiting into springtime magic.

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19 MINUTES
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