Once Upon A Story

In this episode of Once Upon a Story, classic nursery rhymes Humpty Dumpty and Little Bo Peep are turned into playful, movement-filled stories for kids.

Listeners join Humpty on his morning run and surprising transformation, meet Bo Peep and her dancing sheep, and are invited to try simple extension activities like a protective egg drop experiment and a sharing-and-compromise challenge.

In this episode of Once Upon a Story, traveler Oliver arrives in a small town where people keep to themselves. To feed the hungry villagers, he makes “stone soup,” encouraging everyone to add ingredients from their homes until there is enough for all.

The story teaches the value of sharing and community and invites listeners to reenact the tale by pretending to make their own stone soup.

In this short, playful episode, the Easter Bunny falls ill right before delivery day. Her friend Squirrel steps in, painting acorns and turning them into colorful, surprise-filled treasures so every child still gets an Easter treat.

The story is interactive and full of sound effects and movements for kids to join, followed by a fun acorn-hunt activity to spark creativity.

Join Jack as he trades a cow for magic beans, climbs a towering beanstalk to a cloud castle, and befriends a kind giant while discovering a golden chicken that lays precious eggs.

This playful retelling includes movement prompts and a fun hide-and-seek activity, highlighting kindness, cooperation, and imaginative play.

Grayson struggles to find the perfect Valentine until he creates unique cards that match each classmate’s favorite things, turning a classroom activity into a celebration of individuality and friendship.

The episode is interactive and playful, featuring movement prompts and ends with a simple craft idea: make a card for someone you love to show you notice and care about what makes them special.

Join Marvin and Martha in a playful retelling of "The Elves and the Shoemaker," where tiny elves craft a rainbow of magical shoes that make the wearers skip, kick, jump, spin, skate, walk backwards, dance, and go wild.

This interactive episode invites listeners to move along with each color’s special action and ends with a fun memory game to match colors to movements.

In this episode of Once Upon a Story, listeners follow the Little Red Hen as she plants wheat, cares for it, grinds it into flour, and bakes bread while her friends refuse to help.

The episode is interactive with movement prompts and encourages teamwork, responsibility, and creativity, ending with a simple activity to make bread or use Play-Doh to reenact the story.

Little Red Riding Hood gets a playful, interactive retelling full of movement, butterfly chases, and a surprising twist: the muffin-stealing wolf learns to bake and becomes kind after Little Red helps him.

This episode invites kids to move along, practice calming breaths, and try a fun extension—bake real muffins or host a pretend muffin tea party at home.

Join a playful bear and his thoughtful friend, Deer, as they try one silly idea after another to keep Bear awake through winter. This short original preschool story teaches children about hibernation and adaptation, while inviting them to move, imagine, and draw along.

Welcome to the Once Upon a Story podcast — a playful audio show that invites kids and grownups to press play, move their bodies, and let imaginations run free with interactive retellings of favorite fairy tales and original adventures.

Perfect for peaceful car rides, screen-free playtime, classroom brain breaks, or a calm moment while making dinner, each episode turns listening time into magical, meaningful play.