Sparkle Stories Blog

Knitting, Cooking, Crafting, Candlemaking — so many things kids can do! Working with hands and creating practical items gives kids a sense of capability and confidence. Here are six excellent crafts for young creators.

Are you ready to grow your scientist skills? Dip into these simple experiments that will open your mind and your heart to the extraordinary quality of curiosity.

We all need a bit of inspiration from time-to-time, whether we’re looking for something to fill a few moments of down-time or an activity to do with a visiting friend. What we’ve cooked up is a simple three jar system, filled with activities for doing solo, enjoying with a friend, or tackling with a grown-up.

We live in the world of the big people, but with just a bit of effort, we can help create environments that suit the fairy folk in our midst. Dig into this selection of homespun crafts to give your tiny friends a big welcome!

We are joined by Dawn of Mud Puddles to Meteors who shares with us an ice melting experiment

Take a nature walk and decorate a fairy face! Simply print the template, collect flowers and leaves, and create.

This week, Martin & Sylvia help Daddy build raised garden beds in the story “No Boo Boo Day,” working carefully to avoid getting injured. We plant an herb garden and show you how, every step of the way.

...Gardening with children is so enriching. Connecting them to their food and where it comes from is very important. Kids learn that everything has a season and that you can't actually have all foods all year round unless you preserve them in some way...

If you want to see fairies in your own woods or garden, consider encouraging your imaginative eyesight with one of these tiny, flower pot fairy houses.

This sweet teepee makes a perfect getaway for any local fairies (or favorite dolls) who need a special spot to relax in the great outdoors.