Sparkle Stories Blog
A home for Sparkle audio stories, crafts, recipes, and kind words!
Your Sparkle Guide to a City Adventure
If you’re itching for a family adventure, your nearest city is waiting for your attention! Whether you live in a true metropolis or a few hours away from a modest-sized city, excitement awaits you and your whole family. We’ve compiled a list of our best tips and skills to help you have a joyful adventure and build beautiful memories together.
July 2025 Story Calendar
Who’s ready for an adventure? July teach us to explore the natural world, the delights of city life, the thrills of camping, and the cozy excitement of digging for unexpected backyard treasures. Our July 2025 Story Calendar will inspire you to find out about this glorious world of ours!
For the Grown-Ups: Heavy Headlines. Sparkle Help for Troubled Times.
Headlines are hard and we're all feeling it — so much unrest and uncertainty in the world. Lisabeth shares her best thoughts about how to navigate.
Storybox Playlist: Five Soothing Stories for Grown-Ups
The world is a really intense place right now, which is why we've compiled this thoughtful collection of Five Soothing Stories for Grown-Ups. They are like the warm hug you need to make everything feel alright again. Turn them on and let's see if they don't help to wash away some of those worries. We hope you enjoy them!
June 2025 Story Calendar
Welcome summer! June brings a golden opportunity to free ourselves from screens and catch a slow summertime rhythm, the kind that makes space for creativity and connection. Our June 2025 Story Calendar prepares us to soak up those good summer vibes!
C is for Caterpillar Collage Craft with Earlybird
We've joined forces with the lovely folks over at Earlybird to bring you this wonderful "C is for Caterpillar" Collage Craft which encourages creativity, works on fine-motor skills, and helps to teach children about letters!
May 2025 Story Calendar
The garden is beckoning! Sparkle is ready to grow along this month as we nurture our seedlings, cultivate our hearts, and celebrate the mothers in our lives. Our May 2025 Story Calendar helps us for a month of growing with Sparkle!
Official Sparkle Stories Guide to Fairy-Finding
If you’re curious about cultivating your own children’s eye for fairy activity, you’re in the right place! At Sparkle, we have loads of resources for enriching your kids’ (and your own!) awareness of the glorious fairy world hidden in plain sight. Read on for ideas!
Let's Celebrate Earth Day With Stories About Gnomes!
Happy Earth Day, Sparklers! What better way to celebrate our beloved planet than with a series of Gnome stories! We hope you enjoy them.
Fairy Treasure Hunt
This spring, we're going on a Fairy Treasure Hunt! Won't you join us?
April 2025 Story Calendar
As spring blossoms all around us, we’re ready to talk about fairies! Our April 2025 Story Calendar helps us to explore the fairy world and the joy of Easter. Open the windows and breathe the fresh air with Sparkle!
The Power of Audio Stories: Building Young Minds for Reading Success
“Tell me a story.” We at Sparkle have heard this request hundreds of times from our own children. Stories help to soothe, to teach, to entertain, and to shape our family cultures. But did you know that listening to stories can help children develop the skills they need for reading — even without ever looking at a page? Read on to learn how.
Support for Working Parents with Young Children
How do you manage work when you are caring for a young child? Whether you’re squeezing in just a few tasks or trying to find some regular habits for working at home with kids, we have some time-tested ideas to suggest.
The March 2025 Story Calendar
We’re drawing closer to spring every day! March offers opportunities freshen up our homes and our hearts — and the spring equinox offers a great moment for a new start. Download our March 2025 Story Calendar and get ready to Sparkle!
The February 2025 Story Calendar
Can you feel the sparkle in the air? This month of love inspires us to fill our hearts and those around us with warmth and comfort. Our February 2025 Story Calendar offers plenty of ideas for a cozy and affectionate season. Download our calendar and open your hearts to the Sparkle!
Projects For Winding Down
What does it look like for your family to wind down for the night? Our evening routines may change over the years, but we all need some rhythms to settle down. Let Sparkle show you a few ideas to get your sleepies on.
Stories for Unexpected Moves
We at Sparkle want to help those displaced by fire in California, so we’re offering what we do best. Here's a playlist of free stories about those leaving a beloved home.
Outdoor Winter Projects
This week at Sparkle we're focusing on embracing all the gifts that winter provides us. It's a beautiful time of year to bundle up, get outside, and PLAY! In this blog post we outline six Outdoor Winter Projects to embrace the cold season in all its magic and wonder.
Stories for Getting Outside in Winter
In this Storybox Playlist, we entice and encourage you to get outside and embrace winter in all its snowy glory!
Stories for Restful Days
Let's take a pause and rest with these carefully-curated Sparkle Stories favorites designed to create a sense of tranquility in your home and hearts.
