Sparkle Stories Blog

We've curated a storybox full of growth mindset examples so that you and the children in your life can envision a world where mistakes aren't failures — just opportunities for more growth.

Historical stories can be a lot of fun! From learning about your grandparents experience in the war or how your town came to be, history is an amazing way to connect with our past...

As we conclude our FIFTY: The Stars, the States, and the Stories collection by including the five districts and territories, we review what we learned over the past year. Here are some of those stories.

Recently, Sparkle Stories Spinner David Sewell McCann went live for a discussion with Tinkergarten’s Chief Learning Officer, Meghan Fitzgerald. The two discussed the developmental importance of — play! Why is making time for fun, play, and silliness for our little ones so important?

This week, we've gathered our most-played stories of 2021 and we are sharing them with you! Did your favorites make the list?

We've created this special playlist of the first FOUR stories that grew from our first four podcast episodes. Listen now!

Story and Play are intertwined — one always inspires the other. When children fully play, stories can help to frame, inspire, and inform their experience. In this way, play is a form of learning. When we tell stories, the listener wishes to act out the content…. and play. 

If you’ve listened to any stories in this darling series, you’ve likely heard about Martin & Sylvia’s neighbors. The Browns are farmers who live next door and play an important part in Brother and Sister’s stories. Here are some of our favorite stories that feature the Browns and their farm!

Buckle-up, my Sparkle family! It’s time for summer travels! School is over and summer travel plans are well underway, so we have been thinking about all the best ways to help you make it easy. I want to lay out all of my time and kid-tested favorite recommendations for easier travel with littles.

Five collections. Thirty-two magical stories. All of our best for Halloween.