Sparkle Stories Blog

Welcome to the first week of the Castlechanter Fairy Advent Calendar! We are so delighted you chose to join us. Every day for the next four weeks, we will be sharing crafts and recipes from our Sparkle Archives that are similar to the ones in the advent calendar.

From spicy merguez in North Africa to the plain-Jane hot dog that's a classic at any American baseball stadium—sausage is both a global constant and a unique embodiment of local culture.

In this week's The Willowbee Tree story, Little Ty has been feeling particularly small. If he could have one wish, it would be to be taller.

Do you know about shrubs? They're drinks made with fruit, sugar, and vinegar. They were popular in the colonial era—both mixed with alcohol and mixed with water as a non-alcoholic "day drink”—and are now enjoying a comeback as trendy craft cocktails and homemade sodas.

Kiddo wanted to do Thursday Nature School, just like Martin and Sylvia. So off to the river we went this morning. ~mummyandmama