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Welcome to another weekend giveaway–sponsored by Sparkle Stories!
It’s been a few years since our family first heard of Sparkle, and even though my kids are now 8, 9, and 10, these audio stories still feature prominently in our lives.
Car rides, calming down before bed, and even breakfasts when the mama is too tired to read-aloud–all times in our day when these stories keep us happy and sane at home.
Here’s an overview about this resource that has added so much to our family’s life:
“Sparkle Stories produces original audio stories for children. We’re a small company — we’ve been producing original stories for two years now, and have been growing at a steady pace since then.
We saw a need for children’s media that is simple, delightful and filled with a sense of wonder — stories that would inspire children to play, to marvel, to laugh, to be kind. So we created it.
Our stories are age-appropriate, they model healthy relationships and values, and they are really engaging and fun (and funny as can be).
We have eight original Story Series, and a ninth that features classic tales and verses–all of which follow the seasons of the year.
Families can subscribe and hear fresh stories each week, or they can try our single-purchase stories — with easy downloads right off the Sparkle site. We also have story packages for travel, story packages to give as gifts, and stories for all ages!”
Introducing a new storyline series: Sparkle Sleepytime
“Whether it is during the long, active days of summer or the shorter, busy days of winter, sometimes our little ones need some help to slow down. The stories in Sparkle Sleepytime are simple, soft and slow, all told with the aim of welcoming young and old into a time of rest or sleep.
Each features a delightful young animal on a gentle adventure, and each ends with the animals snuggling into their burrows, nests or downy beds, ready to close their eyes and fall asleep.
This series is perfect for nap-times, quiet times and bedtimes – or any time you want a particularly quiet and soothing story for your little ones!”
Giveaway: The Sweet Summer Package! ($137 value)
This package includes:
- 1 year of our Brand New Sparkle Sleepytime Subscription Series
- all TWELVE of the Sparkle Car Series, for easy summer travels!
The family that wins the giveaway will enjoy stories to inspire quiet times, both at home and on family travels! Lots to listen to over the summer! (Or winter if it’s a southern hemisphere family.)
This includes one whole year of stories from the new Sparkle Sleepytime Subscription Series!
In addition, all TWELVE of the Sparkle Car Series — to entertain and inspire the family during travel times! These are hour-long collections of original stories mixed with traveling verses, songs and fun car games. We know excellent audio stories can make family travel times fun (and so much easier).
How to Win
To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post, answering this question: How old are your children, and when do you think they would enjoy listening to these stories over the summer? (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 and Simple Homeschool on Facebook. Then leave another comment here letting me know you’ve done so.
Special Summer Offers from Sparkle Stories
1. Sparkle Sleepytime Sample Pack for 1/2 price!
For the next week you can try the Sparkle Sleepytime Sample Pack for just $3 – that’s 1/2 price! The Sample Pack includes three stories, each featuring a delightful young animal on a gentle adventure, and ending with the animals settling down for sleep.
2. Try Sparkle for $1!
Sparkle has created an easy and inexpensive way for families to try a Sparkle subscription: It’s the $1-for-the-First-Month package.
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My kids are 6 and 7 and their favorite thing to do in the car is listen to stories! I think they would love these in the car and during an afternoon break from these hot summer days! Thanks!
My children are 5, 4, 3, 1 (with another due at Christmas!). Because it stays so light during the summer months, my children love to listen to stories as they fall asleep at night. It is one way we can settle them at a reasonable hour (even though they still want to be outside playing!), and at least they are quiet and calm until they are able to fall asleep! Love books in the car too though…
My littles are 2, 3 and 5. These sound perfect for those afternoon quiet times when they really fight resting.
My girls are five and two and I beleive this would be great to listen to during the afternoon at quiet time!
Just the reminder I needed to look into Sparkle Stories for a birthday gift for my soon to be 5 year old 🙂
My girls are 5, 2 and a baby to be born any day now. I think they would enjoy listening to them anytime (especially since I may not read as much as usual in the first few weeks. They would also be good for road trips where they may be sleepy in the car on the way home.
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We have a 6 1/2, 5, 3, 1, and new baby on the way. We heard about sparkle stories through this site and have loved them ever since. I love to let them listen at bedtime or when you need a break, but don’t want them to watch tv.
My daughter is 3 and would love to listen to these stories on our long car trips to visit family in TN.
My kids are 8,6,4, & 3. They would love to listen in the van and during afternoon “chill” time.
11, 8, 4…we do lots of car travel in the summer!
My boys are 4 and 7 and would love listening to these in the car while we drive to Grandma and Grandpa’s house.
Karolina is 4 and her little brother, Gunnar, is 2. They would most likely hear the stories randomly when mama needs a sanity breather 🙂
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my kids are 4 and 2 they would more likely love to hear the stories late in the afternoon after their nap.
The girls are 4 and 11, and the boy just turned 1! I think the kids would love listening in the car, especially during the busy summer we have planned!
My kids are 2 and 4. My son loves to listen to stories while taking a bath before bed.
My girls are 5 and 3. We are headed on a big family trip back to WI this thanksgiving and I was thinking that Sparkle stories would be perfect! Also during the heat of the day this summer, to come inside and listen to a quiet story would be great!
I liked Sparkle Stories on facebook–I had already liked Simple Homeschool long ago!!!
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I have boy/girl twins 10 years old and this would be good for late afternoon listening while playing quietly, or on the road.
Our children are 13, 10, and 7.
After a long, hard day of play in the hot summer sun, they’d love listening to stories as they rest and fall asleep! Thanks for the chance to win!
They’re almost 5, 3, 1 1/2 and 19 weeks in utero. And my oldest two would love bedtime stories.
my kids are 6, 5, 4, and 2. they love listening to stories on rainy summer days!
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We’ve been wanting this but haven’t been able to afford to. Our family lives in Canada and we are heading there for a 8-10 hour drive in two weeks and this would be perfect for the drive and for evening quiet time with the cousins. My daughters are 5 and 3. Thank you!
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My boys are 5 (going on 6) and 3. We like to listen to stories on long car rides, but since my older son has grown out of nap time recently, I think a quiet story time for him during little brother’s nap would be perfect.
My boys are 11, 9, 7, 6, and 4. I just think they’ll love these stories!
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My daughter, 9, has autism and we have a lot of issues with her going to and staying asleep. I think these would be great to try for bedtime! She loves listening to music and stories to help her get wound down to sleep. Plus we travel a lot in the summer so we try and listen to books or programs like Odyssey while driving. They would be a great addition!
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Hello! Our daughters are 3 and 6 years old and I think Sparkle stories would be a wonderful way to relax in the car or at home in the evening. Their Grandparents live 6 hours away, so positive in-car entertainment would be very helpful!
Our children are aged 11, 8, 5 and 1. They would really enjoy listening to these stories as part of their bedtime routine!
Thanks for the amazing opportunity to win this beautiful gift!
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My daughter will be 3 this summer. She is getting a new sibling in a few weeks and would make great use of the stories as early morning fun and nap time entertainment. She still loves listening to the jack o latern story from the fall. It’s so magical and just her speed.
My 3 little girls are 4, 2, and 8 months. My older two are loving audio books in the car and I would be thrilled to have Sparkle Stories for our road trip in a couple weeks. I’m pretty sure we would use these for our nap time and bedtime too : ).
Oh, we’d love to complete our Sparkle Car collection! And we’re SO excited about the new sleepytime stories–as much as we love Martin and Sylvia, we have had to ban them at bedtime, because our daughter loves them so much she’d stay up all night listening! She is 4, and goes to sleep to sparkle stories, as well as listening to them during quiet play times. And we go to visit her grandmother each week, and listen in the car on the way. Thanks for the chance to win!
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My kids are 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 1. The 8, 6, and 4 year olds would especially love listening to these stories. I imagine the best time to listen would be on our rides home from the bigger kids’ baseball games this summer, when the little ones have played hard all day, and we are getting a bit past ideal bedtimes.
My two are 6 and 7…and we would most likely listen to Sparkle Stories during our daily “rest hour.” Great giveaway!
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I have three children. Tabitha is 4 1/2, Parker is almost 3, and Eli is 9 months. My kids love listening to anything in the car and I can really envision using these stories as a wind down before quiet times and bedtime instead of a “tv show”. Some of my fondest memories of being a child are of listening to stories as I fell asleep at night.
I just liked Sparkle Stories on facebook and already like Simple Homeschool.
My children are 8, 6, 4, and 2. They would love listening to stories as they fall asleep. 🙂
My son is 2 and about to get a new sibling this summer. He LOVES to be read to, and I think audio books would be a great way to continue that for him even when I am busy with the new baby this summer.
My kids are 8, 6 and 4 and we would listen to these stories in the car. We have Sparkle Car 2 and were just listening to it yesterday on our drive! Thanks for the chance!
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My 6, 5 and 3 year old boys love to listen to audio books! We listen to them in the car, in the mornings if the weather is not great for outdoor play, in the afternoons during quiet time, and in the evening sometimes when I am making dinner. It is such a special thing for our family and gives my vocal chords a break once in a while! Thanks for this giveaway!
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I have eight children ranging from 18 to 1! My youngest five though would love this so much. Storyline is our favorite and it would be so nice, especially when it get too hot in the afternoon to sit and listen to a great story while sipping something cool to drink!
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My children are 11 and 4. This would be a great family time before bed or listening together in the car. 🙂
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Hiya! My girls are 3 and 1, and they love being read to. The 1-year-old particular likes to scratch and tear the pages though. I think we would mostly listen to the stories at bedtime or on rainy days when we can’t play outside.
My child is 2 and he loves to sit in his room and look at books. I love this idea for the car and as another opportunity to get in some “reading” time with him.
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My daughter is four and I think these stories are great for just getting some quiet time during the day! 🙂
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I liked Sparkle Stories on Facebook.
I liked Simple Homeschool on Facebook.
I liked both pages on facebook, too.
My kids are 8 and 13 years old I think they will like it I liked your fb and sparkle stores.
I liked both sites on Facebook! I am brand new to both sites-as this is my FIRST year homeschooling! I appreciate the wealth of information you have shared with me already. Thank you!
My girls are 7 and 5, and would LOVE these books! Especially on those days when they have to come to work w/ me.
My boys love to listen to stories at bed time and sometimes during the day. They are 10 & 5
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Kids are 8,7,5. My daughter just loves to listen to stories. They don’t have enough at the library, so this would be great.
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My kiddos are 5 years and 22 months. My son loves listening to Sparkle Stories!! Thanks for the chance to win.
Hi! My daughter is 4 (almost 5) and I am very intrigued by the travel stories! We are in the car often and I think she would LOVE to hear stories!
We love listening to stories! I liked Sparkle Stories and Simple Homeschool on Fb
I already “like” Simple Homeschool but just “liked” Sparkle Stories!
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My kids are 6 & 4 and we love sparkle stories. We listen to them when we need some down time!
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My girls are 2, 5, and 6 and would love to listen to these on car rides, rest time and any other time I let them!
My children are ages 6, 3, and 1. I have never used audio books to them, but sleepytime audio books would actually be a terrific help at bedtime in the evening. One of those things I have occasionally thought of, but not moved on, actually. Thanks for the chance to win, and introducing another great product.
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My children are 3 years and 3 months. We are just starting to introduce “quiet time” to my son because he is starting to do away with naps (ohh no!!) and I think Sparkle stories would be a perfect fit! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
My daughter is 7. Even though she reads chapter books on her own for pleasure, she LOVES listening too stories. We are travelling quite a bit this summer and these stories would be ideal.
I have a four and a half year old and a two year old. We love Sparkle Stories! It would be a real treat to win this!
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My daughter is 2 and my son due in 2 months. I think my daughter would love these even now!
I clicked over to listen to the samples, and I think my three youngest, all boys, ages 5, 6, 7, would love to listen to Junkyard Tales as we drive around town. Or on Sunday afternoons after church.
My children are 2 and 4. They would love listening to these stories while riding home from our long, lazy days on the river this summer.
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We would use this on planes and car trips this summer.
Daugter is almost 5.
We would definitely listen to these stories in the car, as well as before nap time and maybe bed time. My girls are 6 and 3.
My children are almost 6 and almost 3. We have several car trips planned this summer, so these would be great for those, plus this is the first year my daughter is off for the summer since she’s in elementary school now. These would be great for some quiet time/rest time/break time over the summer. Thanks for the chance to win!
I already like Simple Homeschool on FB, and I have newly liked Sparkle Stories.
I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old. When there’s lots if traffic, I get too distracted to talk to them in the car. I think they’d love to have these stories to listen to then!
My kids are 6 and 8 and would enjoy listening to these during late afternoon quiet time.
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My girls are 6, 5, and 2 months. They love to listen to stories in the car and they are constantly asking if they can have a story or movie for their “quiet” time! This is a great give away!!
My kids are 4 and 2. I think audio stories would work best for us during quiet time, in their rooms. I’d never heard of Sparkle Stories before today. Sounds great!
I have a nine year old who loves to listen to stories as he falls asleep.
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My son is 4 and he loves to listen to stories especially while we are driving or when he is going to sleep! I know that he would enjoy the sparkle stories 🙂
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My kiddos are 7, 5, 3, and 1. We have a 16 hour road trip coming up….these would be perfect!
My kiddos are 8, 6, 4, 4, and almost 2 and all of them enjoy listening to Sparkle stories especially in the car.
My daughter is 2.5 and loves all things stories and songs. We will be traveling back and forth to grandma’s house several times this summer and these would be great.
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My children are 6, 4, 3, and 4 1/2 months and the would love the car series when we drive 14 hours to visit family this summer! I think that I would love the sleepytime series when I want them to stay in bed!
I liked sparkle stories on facebook as well as Simple Homeschool. Thanks for the giveaway!
Our kids are 6, 4, 2, and 6 months and love stories any and all the time! It’s been raining a lot around here and Dad is busy with a new job that takes him out of town so extra-hands with story time with be extra helpful : )
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This would be a nice way to settle in before bedtime for my littles (ages 7 and 9). Of course, my teens have been known to show up at story time, too. 😉
My kids are 10, 8, 7 and 5. I would love to play these on summer afternoons when it’s too hot or rainy to play outside.
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Thank you for the fun and generous giveaway! My kids are 5, 2-1/2, and 7 months. The oldest has started listening to some Sparkle Stories and I love the interaction they provide (she has lots of questions as it goes!). We listened to one yesterday in the car while I nursed the baby in a parking lot. It is nice to have something special for the 2 oldest kids at times like that when they sometimes feel neglected or bored. Thanks again!
My kids are 10, 7, and 2. I would love to have them listen to these stories while we travel this summer! Also, I was hoping to help my little guy learn to sit still by listening to books on CD with him–how perfect is this? Thanks!
We have 6 year old triplets, a 4 year old and an 18 month old. We read and read and even read some more. We would love to try a new resource for bedtime especially since this tired mama would love another option:)! Hope we can win and thank you for sharing this incredible resource.
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My kids are 5, 3, and 16 mos. these would be great for afternoon quiet time.
My children are 5, 4, and 22 months. I think they would enjoy listening to these stories on our long car ride for vacation, before bedtime, and especially during their nap time/quiet time. I think it would be great for me as a mom to have an “assistant reader” as I am a bit exhausted from pregnancy with our fourth, but want to keep up the pace with our read alouds.
My children are 8, 6, 4, 2 & 7 months. I think they would love these in the car and at bedtime. Thanks for the giveaway!
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We would love these this summer as it is so hard to wind down when it is bedtime and it is still light out.
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My kiddos are 5, 3, & 10 months old. We would love to listen to some stories at the end of the day when I have run out of energy and creativity and we still have to wait like an hour for Dada to come home from work!
In the car! We have a ton of summertime activities and are in the car quite a bit. My kids love to listen to the radio and a story would be fantastic addition to our commute!
My son is 8 and my daughter is 4, they would love to listen to these stories on our long 10 hour car rides to Ohio.
My 4 & 5 year olds enjoy listening to stories everywhere we go and every day! I’d love to have Sparkle stories for our road trip to the coast this Summer.
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My kids are 6, 4, 2 and one on the way! We son always wants me to make up stories, which I’m horrible at! So this would be a lifesaver for all of us! My kids love to be read to and my sons nose is usually in a book. This will be great to listen to during the day and before bedtime to unwind! Thanks
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Thanks for introducing us to sparkle stories. My kids are 2 and 4.
My little boy is 6 years old. We would listen to them in the car. 🙂
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My children are 9 and 3 and finding things that entertain them both in the car can be a challenge (we’re off on a 12 hr. drive during our summer holidays), but they both love stories in the car. We’d LOVE to listen to Sparkle Stories while we drive!
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My children are 6, 4, 2, and due to be born in October. We would love to listen to Sparkle Stories in the long, hot afternoons of summer when we need a little something special to entice us to come in from the outdoors and rest our bodies. 🙂
My kids are 5, 2 1/2 & 4 months old. We would love this!
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My kids are 5 1/2, 2 1/2 and 8 months. We’d enjoy listening to these stories on summer afternoons in our air-conditioned home when it’s too hot to be outside!
Our children are 7, 6, and 4. They love listening to stories at bedtime and in the car.
I liked Sparkle Stories on fb (already like Simple Homeschool)
My kids are 7, 5, 2 and one on the way! Being pregnant, I’m low on energy, so this would be something they could really enjoy all summer while I try to conserve some energy!
I have three boys 10, 8 and 4. We homeschool year round, but slow down a little during the summer. Sparkle Stories would be a nice addition to brighten our summer.
My children are 3 1/2 and 19 months. We are doing lot of traveling this summer and naptime in the car isn’t always the most pleasant experience. I think that these stories would be perfect for that time! We also currently have a playlist of me reading some of our favorite stories aloud that we play at bedtime so it would be great to have some new ones to add to that as well.
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Two boys 9 and 8, one girl age 6… Listen while playing Legos, in the car and/or bedtime!
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My children are 4, 3, 2, and 7 months. We would love to have Sparkle Stories for our first ever family trip (10 hours on the road) this summer.
My children are 6, 4, and 9 months. We’ve got a lot of travel ahead of us this summer including 2 transatlantic flights and cross country (twice) driving. We need some audio stories! This mama gets carsick reading in cars 🙁
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My boys are 8 and 3 years old I think they would love to listen to them anytime of day but they loved your samples at bedtime.
My daughter is 3 and loves listening to stories. She would have me read to her all day if she could, so these would be great to help me get a few things done around the house!
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My girls are 5, 3 and 1. Sparkle Stories would be perfect for our quiet time each day when the 3 year old asks for a “talking book.”
My daughters are 4, 2, and 1 and my oldest would love to listen while the younger girls take their nap!
My girls are 9 and 6. They would love to listen in the car and on the many hot afternoons we have here in Texas!
My kids are 6.5, 4, 2.5 and we would listen to them during our long car rides. I would also like to try and have some good stories for bedtime no matter where we are. A bit of consistency amid our very inconsistent life right now.
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My daughters are 6 and 2. I think they would like to listen to the stories at bedtime.
My boys (5, 2, and 6months) Love sparkle stories! The big ones anyway 🙂
It is the perfect 5 o’clock activity for us. They are tired from the day and I finish dinner while they listen. We also listen in the car and my 5 yr old insists on listening while he falls asleep each night 🙂
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My child is three and I know she would enjoy listening to these on the couch with an attentive parent by her side.
Our daughter is turning three in two weeks. She has a wild, vivid imagination, and introducing her to some new friends and their stories would be great. She would enjoy listening to these during down times between activities, in the car, or sitting together with a parent.
My children are 10 and 8. We are a media free family and enjoy bringing the beauty of storytelling to our family. I happened to download a free story from one of the Sparkle Story collections, and my children were in awe and asked for more. I was struck by the sweetness, innocence and gentle-calming storyline. I’m certain these stories would be enjoyed by our family! Thank you for posting this give-away!
My daughter loves audio books! She just turned 4 and during our 7 hour car ride from PA to NY to visit family audio books are the only thing that keeps the peace (she hates being in her car seat). We also play audio books when i need to keep her out of the kitchen or really anytime 🙂 She has been known to go to her room and start up an audio book on her CD player and stay entranced until the inevitable yell of “Mom! my CD ended, help!”
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Our family is traveling for the whole month of July and we would LOVE this set! My girls are 4.5 yrs and 2.5 yrs. They LOVE stories on CD. We listen in the car and at home…..all.the.time. lol! 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity!
My three year old loves to read and I’m sure she would like Sparkle stories @ naptime and in the car.
My 4 year old daughter would probably like Sparkle stories at bedtime.
These sound great! My littles are 7, 5 and 3. We would definitely listen to them in the car–especially on long car trips to visit family. 🙂 (And also at bedtime.)
My 5 year old daughter and my 3 year old son would love to listen while I’m cooking dinner.
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My children are 10, 8, 4 and 7 months. They woud love to listen to these during quiet relaxing times, car trips, and in their forts!
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Thanks for the giveaway! I have an eight-year-old who would love to listen to these stories. We travel often and it’d be great to have these to listen to while we’re in the car.
Thanks for this opportunity! We’re in the car a lot more than I’d like to be–I’m sure my one and four year olds would enjoy this in the car. We’re also looking for a new alternative for quiet/nap time and possibly a new bedtime routine to calm down after summer days playing outside.
Hello,
I have been an avid reader for my children ever since they were born… Kata now is 8, Hunor will soon turn 6, and baby Magor is only 11 months old…
I have been reading to them in two languages on a regular base – English and Hungarian – and we really “devour” any kind of material we get our hands on… I believe Sparkle Stories carry a dear thought to every child, no matter how old he/she might be… and maybe a smile or two for us, mothers as well…
This is why I think anybody would deserve to get this “gift”!!!
Fondly,
Beata Gergely
Hi my little boy is 5 and we would listen to the stories during the afternoon during our down/quiet time. It would be great to be able to sit back and listen to a story instead of reading for a change !
My kids are 17, 13 and 8 – the 8 year old listens to audios non-stop but mostly Adventures In Odyssey, but also loves the stories that come with her “Herb Fairies” curriculum. I’d love her to give something new a chance. She listens as she does her math, plays, draws, travels and falls asleep:)
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I have a 6, 3, and 1 year old and they would like listening to them during quiet time and before bed. Thank you!
My boys are 3 1/2 and almost 6. We love audio stories so much but we most often use them when free play time is getting a bit chaotic and we need a cool down time as well as on car rides. Any new stories in the car that Mom and Dad haven’t heard a thousand times is a huge bonus! Great giveaway, thanks!
I have a variety of ages … 14, 12, 9, 6, 3. I know these are bound to be interesting to at least some of them! We’d love to listen to these during afternoon rest times, summer road trips, evening quiet/settle down times.
My little guys are 5 and 2. We love to listen to sparkle stories while on nature walks, car rides and bathtime!! My boys love stories wether audio, read by mommy or daddy or made up by their own imagination 🙂
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My kids (ages 7, 4 and 2) would love to listen to these en route to our cottage and also while we were there. It sounds like a great way to unwind after a busy day building sand castles at the beach. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
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My kids are 5,3, and 9 months. The older two would love to listen to them at nighttime. They are hard to transition, so that might be the ticket!
My kiddos are 4 and 2. I can see us using these during lazy hot afternoons or when driving back to Grandmas!
Mine are 6 and 8. We love Sparkle stories, but haven’t had them for a few years. They would enjoy them during travels!
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My boys are 4, 2 & 6 months and we would love listening to the stories while we are driving on our road trip this summer!
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My kids are 6, 4, and 2. I think listening during breakfast and lunch would be an awesome time for these stories.
My children are 10, 3 and 1. They love to listen to stories when we are traveling or before going to sleep. But this coming Fall we are going to start homeschooling so these stories will become handy.
I have a 4 year old and 1 year old. We just started listening to books on CDs in the car so we would listen to them when we are driving around and on road trips! I’m pretty sure she would love listening to them at home while she does her art too.
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My children are 6 and 2 1/2 (and we are adopting 2 older children from Latvia). I think they’d listen during “quiet time” in the afternoon here or on long car trips.
My children are 3 and 5. They love listening to audio stories in the car, as we drive for several hours to visit Grandma and Grandpa. Mommy and Daddy usually love the stories too (Smiles).
My kids are 7 and 3. They would love to listen in the car and at afternoon rest time!
We have four children ages 6, 5, 2, and 1. The kiddos (at least the older three) love listening to stories almost anytime! Sparkle stories would be perfect for a quiet afternoon break or on one of our many car trips to visit family!
My kids are 2, 4, and 6 and they love listening to stories in the car!
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My kids are 2 and 4 and I am 7.5 months pregnant. We could use these stories as the afternoons heat up or days when I am feeling the need for a break.
I have an 8 year old daughter, a 4 year old (hopefully soon to be adopted) daughter, and a 3 year old son. These stories look so great! I love things that we can do/listen to together. Thank you for the chance to win.
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My kids are 10, 8, 4 and 2. We tend to be in the car A LOT over the summer, either going to swim team practice or traveling to visit family. These stories would be great for our trapped-in-the-car times! Thanks for the chance to win!
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We love Sparkle Stories! This spring we bought our just turned 5 and 3 year olds a yearlong subscribtion to the “At Home With Martin & Sylvia” series for their birthdays. Im hoping to incorporate these stories into our weekly homeschool routine as a listenng comprehension activity. We would love to be able to listen to the sleepy time series too during our quiet time each day on days when I’m too exhausted for reading aloud myself. 🙂
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My children are 5, 3, 6mon. We are moving next month and will be traveling for a few weeks before going to our new house. Momma will be with the kiddos by myself for some of the time, so this would be great to have in the car!
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My girls are almost 9, 7 and 2. We live in a pretty rural area so anywhere we go, it’s a drive. Audio stories make the ride go much more smoothly 🙂
My boys are 6, 5 and 1. They would love to listen to the stories at quiet time.
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i have 2 sons, one is 4.5 and the other is 2.5. each night their daddy tells them a story about a few different animals and a “moral of the story” . they would love to hear them all through the day and at bedtime.
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My children are 5 and 3. These stories would be wonderful for quiet time.
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I Liked both FB pages, and have a ten year old daughter, two year old son and newborn girl : ). They would listen in the car, definitely, and it would be great for bedtime listening!
I liked both FB pages. I have a 10 year old girl, two year old boy and a newborn girl. They would love listening in the car, as well as for naps and bedtime! : )
I have three daughters ages 8, 4, and 20 mos. I think we would most enjoy Sparkle Stories during afternoon rest time and in the car on long trips.
My children are 8, 6, 2 and a newborn. We would love to experience the Sparkle Stories. They sound like they would go well with our Waldorf Homeschooling, especially in the evening.
My kids are 7, 5, 2 and 1. I think these would be wonderful at bedtime as my older three have a VERY hard time winding down. Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂
My children are 6, 3 and 10 months. All boys!!! Most of our days are full of high energy activities. I’d love to use the stories as a great way to add a little peace and rest to our days (and bedtime routine). We also work in full-time ministry and travel quite a bit during the summer visiting ministry partners and attending various conferences. These stories would be wonderful for travel!
We have a 1yr old, 3 yr old, 4 yr old and 6 yr old. We would love these for our quiet time during the day.
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My kids are 10,7,and 4. They love listening to stories on CD at bedtime and in the car.
My kids are 8 and 5. I think we’d listen to these on car trips, but also, my kids, who still have a daily quiet time, have just begun enjoying audio books during this time, so this would be a good “quiet space” addition!
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Our kids are 16, 14, 4, and 1. The four year old loves his At Home with Martin and Sylvia subscription he got for Christmas and generally listens to several of them every day. The older two would never admit it, but they can be seen lurking around sometimes when a story is playing. We’d love to win this giveaway!
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My kids are 6 and 3.5. Audio books/stories are a big hit during afternoon rest/quiet time. We would definitely listen to these then, and I think they would be great for our summer road trips as well. thank you for the chance to win.
I have a 5 and 7 year old. We love listening to audio books and sparkle stories sound right up our alley! This summer we have lots of road trips ahead of us and some quiet times in between when we’d love to listen to sparkle this summer . Thanks
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My kids are 7, almost 6 and 3. We are taking a long road trip this summer to visit family in New Mexico. We have never taken a road trip with kids longer than about 5 hrs…this will be around 11hrs. These would be great for this trip!
My darlings are 7 and 4 and we love Sparkle. Already took advantage of the sleepytime sale as it will be a great resource for an upcoming family trip during which there will be driving at bedtimes. Already loaded my phone with lots of Sparkle Stories for the trip!
My daughter is 4. I know she’d love to hear these stories in the car!
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2, 5, 7-we like to listen to audio stories during lunchtime!
My children are 6, 6, 4 & 12 weeks. We listen to audio stories in the van & I know they would love something new to listen too. I’ve never heard of sparkle stories but they look fabulous.
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I have a 5 year old son, a “Free and a Half” year old son, and a 2 year old daughter. They would love Sparkle Stories…I am thinking they would be especially useful on our 3 planned roadtrips this summer!
Our boys are 5 and 2. We’re moving overseas at the end of the summer so they would love to listen as we travel.
My children are 9 & 5. They would love to hear these stories at anytime of the day during the summer. They love mommy reading to them or just grabbing a book & reading to themselves. Thank you for the giveaway offer. 🙂
My girls are 4 & 17 months. I think they would enjoy listening to the stories as we take the loooong trip to see their grandparents next weekend!
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My kids are 14, 9, 8, 7, 4, 2 and prenatal. 🙂 In spite of the long active days outside, I have two who have difficulty falling asleep at night and would absolutely ADORE the Sleepytime stories, especially since one is an especially avid animal lover. Additionally, we love listening to audiobooks while doing chores or working on crafts, it’s one of our favorite ways to enjoy stories! What a great giveaway!
My children are 7,5,3 and 9 months. Some of my children love listening to audio books while resting so the sleepy time series would be great! We also camp a lot in the summer so having something to have them settle down with at night or while we are traveling would be so helpful and a lot of fun for all of us!
My little ones are 4, 2, and 4 mo. We LOVE to listen to audiobooks on long car rides or when they first get up from their naps. The inability to wake up quickly is something they inherited from their momma.
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My kids are 13, 10, 4 and we also foster. My younger two would listen to SS at home & in the car. My little guy is disabled & listens to stories while laying in bed during the day.
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my kids are 8, 6, 4 and 1. They’ll be listening to these stories any time mama needs a break!! 🙂
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My children are 14, 11, 8, 6, 3, 6 months. I think these would be great for afternoon quiet time and in the car. Thanks for the chance! 🙂
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My children range in age from 14-3. We would love listening to these when traveling to visit out-of-town relatives.
Hi! My children are 6 & 1. I know they would love listening to these stories on our car trips or while as well as during wind down time before bed. I’m always looking for different ways to encourage quiet time as a family and move us away from “screens!”
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I have 6 children, 11months to 9 years. We’re taking at least 2 longish (5 hrs) trips this summer (camping and grandparents) so we’d love to listen to some Sparkle stories!
My kids are 7, 5, and 2. They love to listen to stories while they play in their room while they wait for the rest of the house to wake up! We also love them in the car or during silent reading/rest time after lunch.
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My kids are ages 7, 6, 4 and 2. A great time for the kids to listen is during that tough time: waiting for a meal or whenever Mom needs a few minutes. Makes that time calm and quiet.
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I have an eight-year-old ,twin boys that are seven, and a four-year-old. We have listened to almost all of the Martin and Sylvia sparkle story series! Nearly to the point where we can all recite them together out loud as a family :-)! We are moving our life from Houston, TX to Grand Rapids, MI this summer. We will have a Very long drive up there and it will take as a while to settle into our new home! It would be such a gift to our family to have these stories for that drive & during the transition that will follow!
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My daughters are ages 3,4, and 6. I’ve been eyeing these stories ever since you started posting about them. I would love to introduce them to my girls over the summer. Keeping my fingers crossed!
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Sparkle Stories are wonderful! We have heard a few of the Martin & Sylvia & Junkyard Tales and would love to have access to more stories for year-round listening. During the summer we would listen to them as a family (me, my husband, and my 2 boys who are 8 and 4 years old) during road trips to visit family, museums and outdoor exploring adventures. We would also listen to them and discuss them after our evening neighborhood walk as part of our bedtime routine 🙂
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Children are 6,4,2 and 6 mos. My oldest is a boy and has really gotten into radio adventures and would love listening on car trips and before bed. So glad to hear about Sparkle Stories!
My children are 7, almost 3, and 2.5 mo 🙂
My 7 year old loves audio stories. I envision listening to them in the car on the way to homeschool adventures or to entertain the kudus while I’m nursing the baby!
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My kids are 1, 4, 6 & 8 and would love listening to these stories when we are driving up North for vacation (yay!) or just driving around town!! They also listen to stories at bedtime. 🙂
My five year old and i read all.day.long…….audio stories are used for bedtime here or else he’d be up reading all nite! We snuggle, listen together and have a small discussion about what his “friends” were up to.
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We LOVE sparkle stories and have been listening to Martin and Sylvia for 3 years now! I would love to win the car and bedtime stories! It takes 30 min to get to school so we listen to stories in the car during the school year and during the summer the kids either listen to them during quiet time or during lunch!!!!
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My son is 6 and would love to listen to these on summer vacation car trips.
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My youngest is 3 years old. (The rest are too old to appreciate these awesome stories: 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, & 21). She loves to listen to audio stories and songs while she is playing in her “toy room”. Thank you so much for your giveaway. These look like a lot of fun.
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My girls are 3 and 5 and the 7 year old is devouring audiobooks and stories as fast as I can find them! She would adore this… and the rest of us would too, as we have a 14 hour drive to PEI ahead of us in July!
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My children are 6 and 4. They love to cuddle and listen to audio stories before bed. We have a few sparkle stories and the kids love them! Unfortunately, we can’t afford an ongoing subscription. This would be awesome!
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My son is 7 years old. We are planning a cross country drive this summer to visit relatives, and he would love listening to the stories as we travel.
My kiddos are 10, 7, 6 and 2 and they would love this. Rest time is a perfect time to listen!!
My kids are 12, 9, 7, & 4 we love to listen to stories on our long summer car ride to and from grandma’s house (10 hours one way). And also on those lovely slow summer afternoons when we seek the coolness of the house for a few hours. 😉
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I have four boys, ages 10, 8, 1 and 5 months. We love listening to stories! We liver out in the country, 20+ minutes from town so we are always looking for new audio books to listen to, so these would be fabulous! Hope to win!
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I love the idea of stories that inspire quiet time. lovely! and thank you for the giveaway.
My boys are 2 and 4 and ou neighbor gave us some old books on tape. The only place we still have a tape player is the van and the boys LOVE them. They would go in there even if we wern’t driving!
My kiddos are 7,5,2 and 5 months. As a homeschooling family, a little quiet time during the day is a necessity and we love audio books and stories especially at this time. We also love them on car trips to keep little ears occupied for at least a little while. 🙂
I have twins that are 8 and a 7 year old. We listen to audiobooks in the car a lot but have gotten in a slump with finding a good one.
My kids are 8 and 5. As a homeschholing family, we use audiobooks every day, during afternoon “quiet time” or during the evening hours when I’m trying to get dinner on the table. I’ve been wanting to try out Sparkle Stories for a while now, so fingers crossed!!
My daughters are 5 and 2.5. They (esp. my 5 year old) would enjoy listening to this before nap or during quiet time (she has the option to sleep or do quiet time). We’ve also listened to sparkle stories in the past when I was trying to get dinner done and they wanted something to do!
My kids are 4, 5, and 7 months. They love being read to.
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My kids are 5, 9 and 12 and I think they would enjoy listening to the stories before bedtime 🙂
My children are 7 and 5. They love listening to stories during their afternoon quiet time.
My children are 11, 4 and 5 months. They just really enjoy being read to any point throughout the day. I think these stories could be a special treat to use together right before bedtime and the car stories would be great for the stay-cations that we have planned for this summer.
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I have a 10,7,4 and 1 year old. We would love to listen before bed and on rainy summer afternoons during resting time.
This is an amazing giveaway. We already love Sparkle Stories!
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These stories sound lovely! I have three children ages 10, 6. & 4. We have a long trip from GA to NY planned for the summer and this would make the trip much more fun! Also, my children enjoy audio books very much, but it isn’t always easy to find something for them to listen to together.
My girls are 3 and 5 1/2 (the 1/2 is important). We love to listen to stories in the car. I really love the sleepytime story idea though. Not so much pressure on me. 😉
My kids are 8 and 3. I think they would enjoy listening in the car! Thanks for the chance!!
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My boys are 2 1/2 and 1. I think this would be a lot of fun to listen to during breakfast, but having something to engage them during car rides would be awesome too.
My kids are 6, 5 and 21 months. They would love listening to Sparkle Stories during lunch, their rest time or while I’m making dinner. 🙂
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I have three kiddos – 5, 2, & 1 month. I’ve been looking for more audiobooks for my eldest to listen to during quiet time. We also have some big road trips to take during the summer. I’ll definitely be checking out some of these sparkle books.
I have one girl, who is 7.5 years old. I love summer because our rhythm gets shifted into a different, more easier going gear and sparkle stories are a fun uplifting part of that. I think my daughter and I (because I LOVE listening to them) would listen to these stories as a wonderful transition to the evening. After being out in the hot sun and moving through the day, a simple loving story helps make that transition to the quiet time of evening. I also think these stories help for needed restorative restful times. The car stories will bring a lot of sparkle to some family road trip/camping trips we have planned! Thanks for the chance to win!
My son is almost 2 1/2. I think he would love to listen to these stories in the late afternoon–that challenging time before dad gets home and when I need to start getting dinner ready. We have a couple song/book combos that he loves and listens to at this time, but I think he would really love some stories to listen to. Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
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I have 4 boys, 5, 3,1, 4 months. We would love to listen to them instead of cartoons!
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My daughters are 4 and 2 (birthdays coming in August!) and three days old. I have a few Sparkle Stories and they love them. We listen in the car and in the afternoon when we need a calming story. Winning this set would be amazing for the transition of having a new baby in the house!
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I signed up for their newsletter & got the free story to see if my girls would enjoy it. It totally mellowed out my 4 year old and she was completely enthralled! I’d say it might be a daily thing we’ll do as quiet time. And on road trips =) Oh and my girls are 4 and just about 6!
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I have 4 kids: ages 6, 4, 2, and 1 and I am trying to be more intentional about reading to them–especially as I grow in homeschooling my oldest. I would love for listening to sparkle stories to become more of a treat than watching a veggie tales!:) I also liked both on facebook.
My kiddos are 7, 3 and 2 months. We would love to listen to these while out on the back porch enjoying the beautiful summer and in the house during rainy days in winter.
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I have 2 boys – almost 5 and 4 months. We spend a lot of time in the car and rely on audiobooks to keep us all happy. These stories sound wonderful!
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Three and Five, we love audiobooks! I’ve been contemplating Sparkle Stories for a while…would love to win some! We listen in the car, nap time/quiet time, and bed time.
This looks so wonderful! We love Sparkle Stories in our family, I can’t imagine our life without them!
My daughter is 5 and my son is almost 3. They are enjoying using their imaginations with okay so I think they’d love this!
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My girls are 6,4 and 7 months. We have been listening to sample sparkle stories on our lunches, and would love to try some in the car as well! I also think we could use them for downtime in the afternoon, or on rough sleep nights:)
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My kids are 6 and 2. I think Sparkle Stories would be a great way for us to pass the time when we are in the car. thanks for the giveaway!
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I have a 9 yr old daughter, and 5 yr old son, and a baby due in 3 weeks. We love listening to stories anytime but especially during afternoon quiet times and on road trips.
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Ages 3 and 1. They love stories most any time but especially during quiet time.
My girls are 7 and 5, and we have a big road trip planned for this summer and Sparkle Stories would be perfect!
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My kids are 17, 15, 7, 4, & 1!! I think they would most enjoy these first thing in the morning. Mine are early risers and often need a quiet activity to do until mom, who is not as keen on mornings, catches up with all of them.
My children are 8&9, and would enjoy Sparkle stories at bedtime. We are aLways looking for a good story!
My kids are 2 and 4. They both love story time, especially in the late morning and right before bed. It would be great to use Sparkle Stories for those times I can’t read to my children. I work away from home during the afternoon right through the last half-hour before bed. This would be a wonderful way to help them wind down (and make the job easier for my husband) until I get home.
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My children are 5 and 2, I would love these for quiet time! I think my older one loves crafting and such too much during quiet time, it seems to be too arousing rather than soothing for his mind so hopefully sparkle stories would work well.
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My girls are 6, 5, and 3 with a boy who is 1. We love to listen to Sparkle Stories all of the time but mostly in the van.
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My girls are 7 & 4 and they would love to ave new stories for our summer road trips!
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My children are 12, 11 and 3. I think these would be great for our summer travels!
My girls are 6 and 10 and we LOVE to listen to audio books/stories! We would listen to them while making dinner, in the car, bedtime anytime! Thanks!
My kids are 7, 5, 4 and 2 and they would listen to these stories every night to fall asleep after a long fun busy summer day!
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I just “liked” you on FB. These audio stories sound like a perfect complement to our family reading times!