Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
10 Gifts We Love for the Holidays
As we eagerly anticipate the festive season, it's time to consider gifts that offer more than just momentary joy for our children. This year, let's select presents that not only delight but also inspire curiosity, creativity, and kindness.
Sparkle Kitchen: Storytime Snack Roundup
Have you ever noticed how satisfying it is to pair listening with a storytime snack? We've gathered a collection of our favorite snack recipes to share with you for time when you want to bump up the holiday celebration a notch.
The December Audio Story Calendar
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Explore our December Audio Story Calendar for a month full of whimsical stories, inviting crafts, and some special treats that are just too good not to share. Get ready for a truly joyful season!
A Different Kind of Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving is different for Lisabeth, Sparkle co-founder and CEO. And different has it's blessings!
Storybox Playlist: Thanksgiving Favorites!
Hooray for the pumpkin pie! Let's get ready for all the fun that comes with Thanksgiving. This giant playlist includes your all-time Thanksgiving favorites, plus some quieter stories of gratitude. Let the holiday season begin!
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Storybox Playlist: Stories About How Much We Love Food
Who's hungry? At Sparkle, that's us most of the time — especially after listening to the mouthwatering concoctions our favorite characters cook up in their stories. Dig into this playlist to whet your appetite, and just as your tummy starts to rumble, head to the kitchen to test out one of our classic recipes. Bon appetit!
Ancestors, Elders and Us
This All Saints Day and Dia de Los Muertos, let's appreciate those who came before us — not only for what we inherited from them, but also for what they created for us.
Storybox Playlist: Celebrating Our Grandparents & Elders
The longer you live, the more stories you hold in your heart — and we here at Sparkle are all about stories! So let's spend some time honoring the grandparents and elders in our lives. Pretty soon, you'll be inspired to ask questions and hear those magical words, "When I was young..."
The November Audio Story Calendar
The days are shortening and the nights are lengthening ... and festival season is fully underway! Dip into our November calendar full of light-filled stories, activities, and projects that warm the heart and drive away the growing chill in the air.
Sparkle Craft: Halloween Printable Treats Poster!
Here is quick and easy tutorial for a door or yard sign that you can put up on Halloween and give away a free story instead of candy — or along with candy, if you choose!
Sparkle Craft: Sparkle "Halloween Trick-or-Treatables"
Whether you're making goodie bags full of candy or you're handing out non-food treats — like stickers and mini-erasers — a Sparkle Halloween treat tucks into a small goodie bag just perfectly.
Storybox Playlist: Costumes, Costumes, Costumes!
Is there anything more magical than putting on a piece of clothing ... and suddenly becoming a completely new person?Soak up inspiration and delight as you listen to our stories about the joy of costumes.
Storybox Playlist: Celebrating Martinmas
The days are slowly growing shorter and the nights growing darker. Our bodies and hearts turn inward toward coziness and warmth, and we mark a shift in the sense of the seasons with one special day: Martinmas. Will you join us?
Storybox Playlist: Finding Joy in Change
Change! It comes with the territory in parenting — and in simply being human! Settle in for a moment and listen to our stories about embracing change and transforming it into everyday wonder.
The October Audio Story Calendar
Change is in the air! As we swing into October, we've got a calendar full of all things crisp and crunchy, magical and mysterious, joyful and thrilling. Join us in this season of delight!
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Spontaneous Fun
Who doesn't like a bit of unexpected delight? Slide into our playlist full of silliness and surprise — and take some ideas along with you!
The Sparkle Team's Favorite Ideas for Shaking It Up
Regular routines keep us grounded, but sometimes we need to free up some excess energy. So inject some extra play into your day with our sparkliest ideas for spontaneous fun!
Turns out I'm Royalty. (And you are too.)
Fairy tales are more than old-time entertainment. They are pedagogical. They are teaching us something about ourselves.
Storybox Playlist: Stories of Queens and Kings, Princesses and Princes
Who would like to be royalty for a day? We invite you into our royal treasury of stories and uncover your inner queen or king. All hail to the crown!
