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A Hug from Mary
The past few months I've been reading Catholic Mom Calm by Sterling Jaquith. In this lovely book, the author suggests many ways to come back to calm in stressful situations, such as breathing, taking a walk, praying, and listening to calming music. A few weeks ago, I...
Peg Dolls for Holy Week and the Easter Season
A number of years ago our family painted a few peg dolls for Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Last year, as we were having our Seder meal on Holy Thursday, I thought, "It would be wonderful to have peg dolls for the Last Supper." It took me a year to get around to...
Dried Flower Paper Eggs
Happy Easter!We love to make Easter decorations that can be used year after year (see our post "Homemade Easter Decorations that Last" for more ideas), so we were thrilled to see this paper egg idea on Returning Grace Designs that inspired our Easter craft this year....
Helping Children to hear God’s Voice
I had the blessing this January of reading Hearing God's Voice: A Catholic guide to listening prayer by Jonna Schuster.I'm a cradle Catholic with a deep love for the Lord and my faith. I love to pray, but still, this book was able to add clarity and depth to my prayer...
A Year of Printable Garlands to grow in God’s love
Bring joy to your decor all throughout the year!Would you and your family like to have a bundle of sweet and simple crafts ready to make to celebrate all year long?In celebration of Sparkles and Sprinkles turning 3 this year, we put together a bundle of our holiday...
A Christmas Carol – printable quotes to grace your home throughout the Christmas season
We love printable garlands, and we've been meaning to make one for the Christmas season. Today we are sharing with you some printable wall art and garlands with quotes from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. What inspired us to create these printables? Reading...
Gluten-free Pizzelle Cookies
I was so lucky that my dear college roommate often received big tins of freshly made pizzelle cookies from her grandma... and she shared them with me! These cookies, with a delightful shape, are light and crispy. I think they look a bit like snowflakes, so I...
Felt Christmas Bear Ornament – Free Pattern!
Looking for a sweet handmade Christmas gift idea? How about a darling handsewn Christmas bear ornament? This ornament was inspired by a handsewn bear ornament I received as a gift as a small child... it still hangs on our Christmas tree today (over 40 years later!)....
DIY Essential Oil Candles… made easy!
Ready to learn how to make essential oil candles? We are so excited to share this fun activity with you!We did not actually set out to write a blog post on candle making. We were really just thinking that making candles would make a sweet Christmas gift for neighbors....
Fairy Tale Pumpkin Spice Smoothie
Ready for a fun new treat this fall? How about a delicious and healthy pumpkin spice smoothie?A little background on our recipe... At the end of long day of driving on a road trip last summer, a Google search kindly came up with a healthier option when we searched for...
Cookie Cutter Needle Felting – perfect beginner project
Thinking about giving needle felting a try? Follow our simple video tutorial for a delightful project that is perfect for beginners!At Sparkles and Sprinkles, we love just about everything that might fit in the category of handcrafts. However, we had put needle...
Homeschool kick-off week: a joy-filled way to start the school year
Looking for a way to make the start of the school year something to look forward to? And bring happy memories for years to come? How about a homeschool kick-off week? We've been doing homeschool kick-off weeks in one way or another since our oldest daughter started...
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Hello! Welcome to Sparkles and Sprinkles! We are a homeschooling family with 4 daughters who love to bake and craft together. If we let them, they might just skip every other school subject and bake and craft all day!
We create fun craft tutorials and share our favorite healthy recipes (that are also gluten-free and super yummy!) in a visual format, so that children can learn to bake.
Our goal at sprinklesandsparkles.blog is to share the joy we have in baking and crafting with you! Enjoy!