Sparkle Stories Blog

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.

For this fun, hands-on craft, we are joined by Jenn of Maplerose, a Waldorf-inspired Homeschool Supply shop (check it out below!). Follow along as Jenn walks us through the steps for making your own DIY Japanese Silk Paper Lanterns.

Do you love your Martin & Sylvia Paper Dolls? Check out this tutorial for coordinating paper doll Halloween costumes to bring your dolls some seasonal fun!

Inspired by the story “Grandpa Red-Crest’s Memory Nest" from our newest Loving Our Grands collection, we've created a playful and compact Memory Book project.

Enjoy these four ideas for no-carve pumpkins that are beautiful, simple, and delightfully spooky.

This simple handprint art commemorates both the Halloween season and my daughter's sweet, tiny hands.

This cross-body trick-or-treat bag takes its inspiration from the pillowcases you may have used of yore but has a handy added design feature — a cross-body strap — that makes it easy to drop candy into the bag but hard to drop the whole thing on the sidewalk.

These wings take just the tiniest bit of very basic sewing — hence the “low-sew” designation — and most of the heavy lifting is done by the one big knot you'll tie in the center of the fabric. If you can tie your shoes, you can do this!

Whether you're costuming a magician or a princess, a witch or a king, this cloak is versatile enough to have your trick-or-treater covered. A magic cloak, indeed!

This week's craft project is a celebration of some of that uniqueness — it's a self-portrait. But it isn't just any self-portrait. Oh, no! This week we're going a bit retro and making self-portraits out of shrinky dinks!