Ready to move beyond ever after? We will explore strategies for taking traditional folk tales and fairy tales and reconnecting them with science experiences, hands-on experiments, and STEAM challenges designed to fully engage young learners. Participants will gain new perspectives on traditional stories, strategies, and ideas designed to provoke wonder and curiosity as they are paired with science and STEM/STEAM connections. Through hands-on demonstrations, participants will learn how to connect science to literacy, oral communication, gross motor skills, math, and dramatic and artistic play. Every activity and strategy can be completed using materials readily available in most classroom, school, library, or home education settings.