Weekend giveaway: Sparkle Stories
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I was tucking my eight-year-old son Jonathan into bed last night when he turned to me suddenly and said, “I wonder what trash company Martin and Sylvia use at their house?”
Seven-year-old Martin and five-year-old Sylvia are the main characters in one of Sparkle Stories most popular storylines. This homeschooled (woot-woot!) brother and sister live, love, eat, learn, argue, and work together–just like most of our little people.
Jonathan’s comment probably clues you into the fact that this duo has, along with other Sparkle Stories characters, become featured players in our home.
I download new Sparkle Stories each week onto my phone, and we often listen to one or two after dinner and before bed. They have added a blissful layer of calm to this hour that for some reason tends toward chaos.
Here’s an overview about this resource that has added so much to our family’s life:
“Sparkle Stories produces weekly audio stories for children and families around the world. Our Subscription Story Series follow the seasons, inspiring a sense of wonder and magic throughout the year.
We offer six original Story Series, plus a seventh Series with classic stories, songs and games, all designed to entertain and inspire the whole family.
Sparkle Stories is a creative collaboration between storyteller David Sewell McCann and his wife Lisabeth.”
Sparkle Stories also make a fabulous gift this holiday season–I love it when I can give something that doesn’t add more stuff to someone’s life. Or maybe you can request a Sparkle gift for your own kids from the grandparents for Christmas!
Giveaway: The Everything Martin & Sylvia Package! ($102 value)
One Simple Homeschool reader will win an everything Martin & Sylvia Package! It includes:
- 6 months of two of our Weekly Subscription Series: Martin & Sylvia and At Home with Martin & Sylvia, PLUS
- the Martin & Sylvia Christmas Time Audio Book,
- the Martin & Sylvia Halloween Audio Book
- and the Martin & Sylvia Sample Pack.
The family that wins the giveaway will enjoy all of the stories from Sparkle’s most popular series. They’ll get to meet Martin and Sylvia, the enterprising brother and sister that create delightful adventures all throughout the year! This is 20 hours of delightful audio stories, perfect for ages 3 and up.
How to Win
To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post telling me what time of day in your home could use a little storytime calm! (If you’re reading this via email, you must click over to the main post to leave a comment!)
For an extra entry, “Like” Sparkle Stories on Facebook. Then leave another comment here letting me know you’ve done so.
Special Offers
You can also check out these three special offers:
1. Download a FREE holiday Martin & Sylvia story–Living Room Nutcracker:
This year, Martin is invited to attend the local production of “The Nutcracker” with Momma. It’s an exciting first! But as it’s a long performance, it’s decided that five-year-old Sylvia is too young to join. And oh is she disappointed! Martin makes it up to his sister by promising to bring the Nutcracker right back to their own living room — and he does, in a full family performance!
Download this free story here.
2. Try Sparkle–$1 for 1 month
Are you new to Sparkle Stories? David and Lisabeth have created an easy and inexpensive way for families to try a Sparkle subscription.
Find out how to get your first month of stories for just $1!
3. 50% off the Martin & Sylvia Christmas Time Audio Book
Through the end of December you can get this holiday audio book at half off–for only $3!
This giveaway has ended. Thanks for entering!
Bedtime could use a little help at our house these days!
I liked sparkle stories on fb! Thanks for the chance to win, this would be great:)
Love the idea of listening to a story as we clean up the dinner dishes!
What a great giveaway!!!!
I just “liked” it on FB!!
I’d love to win this! Thanks for the chance!
My kids would love to listen to these while I’m making dinner.
Oooooh I take it even Brits like me can enter this one? 🙂
I am newly home schooling a girl and boy aged 8 and 6 so I’d live to be able to play them stories about children like them!
We’d play them over breakfast whilst we’re planning our day 🙂
There are two times that could use a storytime calm: while I’m prepping lunch and while I’m prepping supper.
I’ve been wanting to try Sparkle Stories so I’m trying the free story now, thanks!
We will be homeschooling and traveling a lot next year, as we are home in the states for furlough (we’re missionaries). And so I’m thinking car time would be the perfect time for Sparkle Stories!
We could really use this at bedtime! I didn’t know that there was such a thing as an audio book subscription for kids! That is so cool! I have spent lots of money on iTunes for just this purpose. With a new baby in the house, we love audio books. Thanks for this and, pick me! 😉
I liked Sparkle Stories on FB!
We love audio books! We need them anytime between 6 am and 8 pm.
My fingers are crossed!
We’d listen to it as a family around the super table.
We love to listen while we ride in the car and at bedtime. Thanks for the chance.
Afternoons. During a time of rest, just to pause in the middle of the day before the gymnastics/dinnertime/dance/church all starts!
Love love love Sparkle Stories! (At least, the free samples we’ve listened to online.) We are a no-TV house and I could really use something to occupy my kids’ attention while I’m getting dinner ready.
Also, I “liked” their page on FB!
I would have my kids listen to these at dinner making time. Too much energy.
I liked on fb
We could def use his before bed!!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Liked it on fb!
We could use sparkle stories during afternoon rest time and during dinner prep (or any other time of the day for that matter)! 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
Liked sparkle stories on facebook!