Sparkle Stories Blog

In the Martin & Sylvia story “Trail Art,” Martin and Sylvia make little beautiful markers along a trail using sticks, leaves, bark and stones. In nature, art materials are everywhere! What can you create with things from the out-of-doors?

You can use the flowers on this printable project page to make your own art: make copies, color, and cut and paste to make your own garden mural! Or design your own!

What kind of silly hat would you like to make? Use this printable project page to design it!

Make a model of your room just like Martin does by using a measuring tape, some cardboard and some tape. Download this printable project page to help you get started!

Here is a game that embraces the freedom of storytelling. Use these cards to inspire a story that you and your friends can tell together!

Use this free printable project page to make your own mud pies. You can use leaves, flower petals, sand, or pebbles to decorate, just like Martin & Sylvia do in the story "Lemons and Mud".

In the *Martin & Sylvia: Saturdays!* story, “Spring Paddle Tour”, Martin has a fever and won’t be able to attend the annual Spring canoe tour.

Here is a fun and easy way to organize your stuffed animals. All you need is a length of ribbon (preferably the height of your room), several clothes pins, and a little loop on top to help secure it to your ceiling

Do you like making music? Here are directions on how to make a ‘shoe box guitar’.

In the Martin & Sylvia: Saturdays! story “Spring Seeing,” Martin and Sylvia take a nature walk in the woods behind their house. They bring paper and pencils, and as they see signs of spring, they make notes and draw pictures. You can take your own Spring Seeing walk, and use this page to make notes on what you find!