Sparkle Stories Blog

This week’s At Home with Martin and Sylvia tale about making applesauce is a favorite in our house. The story is called "A Kitchen of Canning."

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, children everywhere are in cahoots with other family members, trying to come up with gift ideas that are sure to inspire enthusiasm in their recipients.

There are few things more inspirational than the thought of rockets blasting into space. While this week's craft won't quite get you to the stars, it is a great science project to get your future astronaut on the path to space exploration.

Try this fun, kid-friendly science project to capture some fairy magic! The project below uses a borax and hot water suspension to turn flowers into crystal covered specimens.

Here at Sparkle Stories we are honoring and celebrating the beauty of diverse family models. Families come in all shapes and sizes and combinations. And you don't have to be related by blood to be a loving family. This craft round-up is for all families to enjoy together.

A beekeeper once told me—about 30 seconds before he pulled the lid off of a box full of tens of thousands of stinging insects just few feet away—that no one has lukewarm feelings the first time they look inside a beehive. You'll either instantly be drawn closer in fascinated awe, or you'll want to run away as fast as your feet can carry you.

Keeping little ones entertained on car rides can be quite the challenge. If it's a short ride, you might get by with a few toys and some Sparkle Stories, but if you're hitting the road for a longer trip, our Sparkle team has offered up some ideas on how they keep their own kiddos busy. Here's to a peaceful, fun, and happy time on the road for all!

At our house, Sparkle Stories are often listened to in marathon sessions on days when my older kid finds herself couch-bound for a period of time due to inclement weather, or perhaps a case of the sniffles.

One easy way to get moving is to make an object or game that inspires movement. The projects and crafts below are a combination of games, art, walking, and play — all to get you outside and moving!

We've gathered four crafts that your sensitive child can help create and subsequently use to help them when their emotions feel too big.