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The Story is Only the Beginning! With the inspiration of each Sparkle Story as a beginning, the corresponding Sparkle Schoolhouse lesson continues the journey with wholesome enrichment, inspired tutorials and a welcoming community for our homeschooling Sparkle Parents, Adults, Teachers and Children.

Art Supplies and Creative Play Materials

Children have an innate curiosity to explore their world through tactile experience and creative imaginative play. Sometimes as adults, we forget that we too have this ability. Here's a great list of materials to help your family get creative!

Small Acts That Make a Big Difference in Helping the Planet

Young people are anxious, and anxiety in youth seems to be growing. Who can blame them? We adults are anxious too! I've made list of things we do within the families of the Sparkle Team to help make a difference — so I'm offering real-life suggestions here.

Teaching Conservation and Sustainability to Your Kids - Tips and Resources

This post is meant to help you empower yourself with information, by giving you tips and resources to better understand what is going on with the planet and how to help your children understand what's going on in a way that isn't scary or intimidating but empowers them to learn more and help the planet.

What Sparkle Mamas Want for Mother's Day

We recently asked our Sparkle Team and our Sparklers on social media this question: If you could do anything for Mother's Day, what would you do? We got some really fun answers. We hope they inspire your own real Mother's Day celebrations!

Sparkle Weekly Wondering

It’s that time of year in the U.S. in which we circle up our friends and family and give thanks for the abundance in our lives. So may we turn that gratitude toward you?

Exploring the Dry Gables Series - "Weathering the Storm"

Our Dry Gables friends show us how to live in community with compassion, gratitude, and love.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Getting Some Rest

Are you with me? Do you count yourself among the ranks of the too busy and awfully tired? That’s why we’re devoting this week to “Getting Some Rest.”

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: The Power of Stories

We all know stories are powerful, but have you ever considered how stories impact who we are — our identities? We value stories for their entertainment value, but also (and more importantly) for their ability to teach and influence powerfully.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Screen Time Limits

We are dedicating this week to sharing the ways we encourage our families to go offline — both in the Sewell McCann household as well as in all of the families of the Sparkle Team.

77 Things to Do Instead of Screens

When kids are away from screens, that means they are free to explore nature, cultivate social connections and foster creativity — explore this list of 55 things to do instead of screens.

Put Down That iPad! How We Get Our Kids Offline

Screens! Screens! Screens! It’s a daily (if not hourly) question when you have children, isn’t it? The Sparkle Team shares their own experiences on answering it!

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Do You Believe in Magic?

I love to talk about magic. I am happy to discuss magic with friends and strangers alike - and I have found over the years, that virtually everyone is open to that kind of conversation. When I say “Do you believe in magic” the answer is surprisingly ALWAYS yes - even from the most mathematical of materialists.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: A Story About 'Windward Ho'

I want to tell you a story. It’s a story about our new collection of stories called “Windward Ho!” I want to tell you this because it is an excellent example of how we do what we do.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Growth Mindset

Even my very first, very basic exposure to the ideas within Growth Mindset immediately changed the way I talked to my kids, as well as the way I thought about myself and others. It’s changed the culture of our house, particularly around learning and education.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: The Gifts of Aging

Our latest collection, “For the Love of Elders” — to gives context to the natural process of aging. To show our youngest the gifts as well as the changes that come with aging.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Stories for Car Rides!

All of our stories work brilliantly for car rides. We have stories for any and every trip. Take us along — we’ll hold your kids while you keep your eyes on the road. Or maybe … you might just find yourself listening, too!

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Back-to-School

If your children have a case of the back-to-school butterflies, we’ve got great content for you – from stories that will help ease those jitters to parent tutorials that offer ideas and suggestions from long-time educators.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Enjoying (or Surviving) the Heat of Summer

Enjoy our best stories to help enjoy (or survive!) summer heat — some of which will inspire your children to create their own summer fun. We also have heaps of recipes for cooling down and activities to enjoy in and out of the hot sun.

Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Tall Tales

Tall Tales are our mythology— our heroes and demi-gods and bigger-than-life symbols of the American “folk soul.” Though there are few classic “tall tales” in our library of Sparkle Stories, their themes can be found throughout. Explore them here!

All About Fairies

What is a fairy really? Read all about air fairies, water fairies, earth fairies, and fire fairies as we review all the classic types and the natural elements they represent.

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