Sparkle Stories

12/11/2025

Inspired by the Martin and Sylvia: More Adventures audio story, “Friend Cake”, where Sylvia wakes one morning remembering a curious dream. In the dream she helped a group of little ants, and in return, they give her some “friend cake”. 🍌🍫

It may not be "cake" but these cute personal-size Chocolate Banana Breads are perfect for gifting to friends and loved ones this holiday season—because who doesn't love banana bread!? Bonus: mason jars are relatively inexpensive and can be reused over and over again. So it's like two gifts in one! Learn how to bake this classic sweet (and healthy!) treat here: https://www.sparklestories.com/blog/post/sparkle-kitchen-chocolate-chip-banana-bread/

12/10/2025

✨ Featured Collection of the Week ✨

Libby & Dish's Good-Deed-a-Day Club—25 stories celebrating kindness and giving! When Libby learns the "dog trick" (the powerfully positive effect of doing nice things for others), she and her friends start a Good-Deed-a-Day Club for December.

Each story explores holiday celebrations across cultures and faiths while inspiring children to spread joy and compassion. Perfect for families wanting to make kindness their holiday tradition! 🎁💫

Press play to listen to all twenty-five stories here: https://www.sparklestories.com/blog/post/announcing-libby-and-dishs-good-deed-a-day-club/

12/09/2025

✨ Kind words from fellow Sparklers ✨

We love that we're able to offer a little something for the whole family! 😊

12/09/2025

✨ Light up the season with our Woodblock Menorah craft! Inspired by the Martin & Sylvia story "Festival of Lights," where Martin discovers how holidays connect us all—and decides to create his own festival. Now it's your turn! Grab a few simple supplies from your local hardware store and make this sweet DIY menorah with your family. 🕎 Check out our full how-to guide here: https://www.sparklestories.com/blog/post/sparkle-craft-woodblock-menorah/

12/08/2025

Give children the gift of storytelling magic this holiday season (and beyond) with a Sparkle Stories gift subscription and let their imaginations soar! 🎧 ✨ Now available for 20% off until December 31!

Our 1,500+ original audio stories are designed to captivate young minds and take them on engaging journeys through the magic of storytelling. With Sparkle Stories, kids can explore a wide range of tales that cover various themes and settings, sparking their creativity and nurturing their love for reading.

This subscription is not just a gift — it’s a gateway to a world of wonder and excitement. Purchase one today here: https://www.sparklestories.com/gift-subscription/

Have A Gift Subscription? You can apply a gift subscription code to your account at any time.

12/08/2025

Who else already has their tree up for the holidays!? 🎄

Our Creative Content Manager, Trish, and her kids couldn't wait and hand-picked the perfect little tree this past weekend! But no Christmas Tree is complete without some homemade ornaments!

Enter: our very own Sparkling Fruit Ornaments Craft! With just a little bit of time for prepping and drying your fruit, this is a great DIY project for tiny hands as they help to add Mod Podge, glitter and then (once dry) find the perfect hanging spot on the tree!

You can check-out the full how-to here: https://www.sparklestories.com/blog/post/sparkle-crafts-sparkling-fruit-ornaments/. 🎧 We recommend listening to the Martin & Sylvia Audio Advent Calendar story "The Tree" while you craft!

12/05/2025

It’s the most wonderful time of year—Sparkle Holiday Story time! 🎄☃️🎧✨

Did you know that we have nearly 200 stories just for this time of year? Seriously! 📚In this video tutorial, Lisabeth shows us how to unwrap ALL our holiday story magic over on the brand NEW Sparkle Stories app. 📲

Your kids’ favorite Sparkle holiday stories, now even easier to access. Let’s go! ✨ Happy holiday story listening, Sparklers!

12/05/2025

"Christmas Books" is the fifth story in Martin & Sylvia's Audio Advent Calendar. Brother and sister are excited to pull out the Christmas books as they get ready for the season. 📚

At Sparkle Stories, we're not just storytellers—we're also parents who understand the magic of sharing beloved Christmas books with our children. Swipe through to see a few of our faves ➡️

Here's a curated collection of the Sparkle Team's Favorite Christmas and winter books for your perusal here: https://www.sparklestories.com/blog/post/our-favorite-christmas-books/ We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

We'd also love to hear what YOUR favorite Christmas books are? Drop us a line in the comments! 👇

12/04/2025

Let the holiday crafting season begin! And this is goodie to get those creative juices flowing! ❄️✨

Creative your own handmade cranberry garland using berries and wheat-O's. And with some simple materials—a bit of yarn, some recycled cardboard, and a little pizzaz—you can make your own snowflakes that stick around even if there’s none out your door!

Learn how to create this magical holiday decor element here: https://www.sparklestories.com/blog/post/sparkle-crafts-stitched-snowflakes-cranberry-garlands/And be sure to listen to the Martin & Sylvia Saturdays! story "Snow that Sticks" while you're there! 🎧

12/03/2025

✨ Kind words from fellow Sparklers ✨

12/03/2025

We're officially in full advent swing over here at Sparkle and so we wanted to kick the advent season off with one of our #1 faves: "Martin & Sylvia's Audio Advent Calendar." 🗓️🎧🎄

Follow the 25 magical days of Advent with Martin and Sylvia! From the playhouse to the library, from the Webers’ restaurant to the Spunderful Shop, you can spend all of December with the delightful brother and sister as they follow their own Advent adventure.Twenty-five stories for December 1 to December 25.

Press play here: https://www.sparklestories.com/collection/martin-and-sylvias-audio-advent-calendar/ and enjoy over five-and-a-half hours of audio!

12/02/2025

It's Officially Sparkle Stories' Audio Advent Time! Woo hoo! And we're in full advent swing over here in Sparkle Land! 🎧🎄

Have you picked YOUR Sparkle Audio Advent Calendar yet!? Great! Now don't forget to download your Audio Advent Printable Calendar to go along with! Swipe through 👉 to check out all SIX options!

Check out our full collection of Sparkle Audio Advent Calendars here: https://www.sparklestories.com/advent-collections/ and start making holiday magic, Sparkle style!