The
Centurion
The Easter story is engagingly told through the eyes of a Roman Centurion named
Marcus Gaius.
Just The Facts Jesus
Christ has risen from the grave and those that believe in him and are
baptized, shall be saved. The dialogue is delivered in the same
matter-of-fact manner as in the Dragnet television show.
The Easter Bunny Story
The Easter Bunny tells the Real Story in Diana Brown's skit. (Click the
title to get the script.)
He
Is Risen
Faith Scott has delivered another short skit to bring the good message of the risen Lord! (Click the
title to get the script.)
Easter
Morning
What would Easter morning have been like in Jesus' day?
Faith Scott tells the Easter story in this easy-to-produce skit. (Click the title to get the script.)
An
Easter Presentation
Debra Halleck has written a wonderful Easter play that can accompany a
Passover Seder. (Click the title to get the script.)
Easter Skits
Palm Sunday Live! Join the Channel 10 news team
as they cover breaking news in Jerusalem!
Join the Channel 10 news team
as they cover breaking news in Jerusalem!
The UN-PASSIONATE Christ...What If? What if Jesus came to earth out of
selfish ambition, rather than to seek and to save the lost? Where would
mankind be?
Palm
Sunday Skit
Faith Scott has written this short skit with the ending unresolved, in
order to make the audience ponder the events of that original Palm
Sunday. (Click the
title to get the script.)
What's Easter All About?
Easter
isn't about bunnies and chocolate covered eggs. This puppet play
incorporates a paper cutting technique to reveal the true meaning of
Easter.
He's Alive!
Nancy Harper
tells the story of four people who knew Jesus or were associated with
Him during His life and at the time of His death. Each person tells
what he or she knew about Jesus and how Jesus changed that
individual’s life.
The
Resurrection
Nancy Harper
tells the resurrection story. "He's Alive" written by Don
Francisco, is sung by "Peter" at the end.
The
Wedding Banquet- A parable about God's
invitation to all people and coming
to him on his terms and not our own. Based on Matthew 22:1-14.
General
Christian Skits
Someone
To ListenA teenage girl and her family have recently relocated to a new town. The girl is beset with problems concerning a new school, personal relationships, and feelings of isolation. She seeks advice and counsel from others, but they all seem to be preoccupied with their own life situations and problems. A simple comment offered by an unexpected source paves the way for her to find
Someone to Listen.
What
Did They Do?
There were difficult times in the past for the wives of Biblical heroes,
but as with all human experiences, there were humorous moments too.
New Glasses For Brady
- Helping children develop thankful hearts is the object of this skit.
For two people or two puppets.
The Servant
- A teacher recruiting
skit. The scene opens at Heaven's gate. The servant-teacher learns that her
efforts were not in vain.
Pray Continually
- From the booklet, "Living like Jesus: 20 short and easy-to-use scripts teaching Christ-like character traits and virtues."
The Return Debra Halleck's interpretation of the Parable of the Five Talents has a powerful message!
(Click the
title to get the script.)
Ups
and Downs
Four women attending a convention in New York are trapped in an elevator when it stops between floors in a high rise
hotel building. Their mood slowly turns from one of joking and wise cracks about the elevators and service to genuine concern for their safety.
To Be Kind Or Not To Be Kind
-Kindness is a Godly character trait which Christians should possess.
This skit compares the differences of two kings' rule, one with kindness and the other with meanness.
Bible
ACT-ion Skits
-
Any story
from the Bible can be acted out (pantomimed) by children
while a narrator reads from Scripture. For example, Moses at the Burning
Bush: one child would pretend to be Moses and four children could
pretend to be the burning bush. To "act out" the bush,
children would kneel on the ground with their hands raised in the air
and move their arms and fingers to represent the flames.
This Old Church
is performed to help raise money for a major
renovation or new building project for a church. A take off of the
popular TV show, This Old House.
Inspector
Clueless
An interactive script, originally intended for an Easter Family
Breakfast, but can be used throughout the year. (Click the title to
get the script.)
Puppet Skits
DOWN ON THE FARM A four night puppet skit show,
complete with coordinating songs.
NEW-LIFE PUPPET SCRIPT
Thadeus the tadpole is changed into a new creature and given a new name.
When you trust in Jesus, you too are given a new name! (Click the
title to get the script.)
HOW DO YOU GET TO HEAVEN?
The answer is simple,
511531. Click the title to learn more.
ZACCHAEUS PUPPET SKIT
A unique puppet skit that tells the story of a
life transformed by meeting Jesus.
NOAH'S ARK PUPPET PLAY
Luanne Payne, one of the teachers from the Sunday School Teacher's
Network wrote the 'Noah's Ark Puppet Play'. (Click the title to get the script.)
THE
HAMSTER'S GREAT ESCAPE
The story of Moses and the Israelites' escape from
Egypt in this amusing and unique skit from a hamster's point of view! (Click
the title to get the script.)
WHAT'S CHRISTMAS ALL ABOUT?
Christmas is all about money, food, singing, and presents...or is it?
The puppet characters voice their opinions on the meaning of Christmas.
WHAT IS EASTER ALL ABOUT?
Easter isn't
about bunnies and chocolate covered eggs. This puppet play incorporates
a paper cutting technique to reveal the true meaning of Easter.
SOMEONE IS COMING TO OUR HOUSE
It's the Christmas story as seen through the eyes of the animals of the
stable where Joseph & Mary came to stay. Gabby is the pink flamingo
who is busy "preparing" for Christmas. But her friend Minnie
Moo (the cow) tells Gabby about a different way to prepare for a very
special Someone. Gabby does help in the skit by singing a stanza
from various Christmas Carols.
Puppet Skits Starring: Gabby The Pink Flamingo
GABBY'S
GIFTSa skit
about stewardship based on the Gifts of the Magi.
GABBY'S BURIED TREASURE Gabby, the pink flamingo becomes Capt'n Gabby in search of buried treasure.
GABBY'S SUMMER VACATION
Gabby, the pink flamingo, travels the world on her summer vacation but seems to have forgotten something very important.
GABBY SAVES THE SWAMP
Gabby, the pink flamingo, recounts the war story of when the buzzards
tried to take over Pickadilly Swampground, and how God gave her
something powerful to use in the face of battle.
JESUS AS A BOY
Gabby, the flamingo puppet, is most interested in what Jesus was like as a
boy. Gabby wonders what Jesus' mother thought he would grow up to be. This skit
can be performed anytime of year, shortly after Christmas, or even perhaps on Mother's Day.
GOD'S SHIPPING & RECEIVING DEPT.
A puppet skit with a simple explanation on baptism. Starring, Gabby, a
pink flamingo used within the puppet ministry of Grace Lutheran Church,
in St. Charles Illinois.
FALL SKITS
DRY BONES -‘Tis
the season for tacky Halloween decorations to be replaced by tacky
Christmas decorations.
A HARVEST CAROL- Inspired
by "A Christmas Carol", the main character wants to celebrate
Halloween, but learns that to do so may be dangerous.
SQUANTO'S THANKSGIVING -
Thanksgiving began long before the Pilgrims and Indians sat down to
dinner at Plymouth Colony. A One Act Children's Play set in the Fall of
1615 tells the story.
Christmas Skits
The
Perfect Gift
This skit was designed to require minimal prep and rehearsal! Uses eleven or more people, and can include audience if not enough
kids. It teaches a lesson about the busy-ness of the gifting season. The perfect gift is, of course, the Savior, and the nativity is the basis of the skit.
Bethlehem Drivea
fun and effective way to witness to your community. Stations are set up
to tell important parts of the Christmas story. Visitors drive past each
station, finally arriving at the manger scene. Little to no memorization
required. For older youth and adults.
The
Christmas Tree Narrative - Easy setup to adapt to your Children's Ministry. It does not
necessarily need a rehearsal.
No Room In The Inn- A comical skit
which takes place at the Reservation Desk of the Bethlehem Inn &
Spa.
Mrs. Magi
The
Magi's three wives are "doing" lunch after sending their
husbands off on an expedition to Jerusalem.
Shepherds On The Hillside
Faith Scott gives us a
glimpse as to what the shepherds might have been saying and doing the
night the angel appeared to them.
What's
Christmas All About?
Christmas is all about money, food, singing, and presents...or is it?
The puppet characters voice their opinions on the meaning of Christmas.
Someone is Coming to Our House
It's the Christmas story as seen through the eyes of the animals of the
stable where Joseph & Mary came to stay. Gabby is the pink flamingo
who is busy "preparing" for Christmas. But her friend Minnie
Moo (the cow) tells Gabby about a different way to prepare for a very
special Someone. Gabby does help in the skit by singing a stanza
from various Christmas Carols.
Grandpa
Remembers Mary
Goemaat, Children's Director at Faith Church in Michigan wrote in to
say, "A few years ago our church created an original Christmas
production, a brainstorm of the associate pastor and myself that we
pulled together out of necessity. We include many different programs and
ages of kids and put it all together in "Grandpa Remembers".
A
Christmas Play
Faith Scott, a dedicated Sunday School teacher, and contributor to the
Sunday School Teacher's Network, wrote this Christmas play. She
initially used it with a small group of kids. However, you can adapt it
to a larger group of children by adding more angels and/or interjecting
Christmas Carols to be sung by your children's choir.
CHRISTMAS & Santa
Santa Claus in a play about the birth of our savior?! Read it to see
why?
Christmas Skits
X-FactorIt's easy, and maybe even common,
to miss the "X-Factor" in Christmas today, but this skit reminds us
what's important during the hustle and bustle of the
"holidays".
The
Real Story
Faith Scott has written
another great skit for Christmastime, and has incorporated the poem, One Solitary
Life.
A
Candy Cane Christmas
You might have heard the Legend of the Candy Cane. But I bet you've
never heard it like this! Lori Frankel, a subscriber to The Sunday
School Teacher's Network, has sent in a wonderful retelling of the
legend in play format! Click the title to get the script.
The Reason For The SeasonSome
common Christmas symbols come to life and find out the real reason for
celebrating Christmas, learn important lessons about friendship and
unity, and discover their own hidden gifts and responsibilities. A short
skit for 13 characters.
Ewe Said It! a sweet skit which
tells the story of some Spring Lambs who anxiously await Ewe's
arrival to hear the story of the Good Shepherd several generations after
the first Christmas.
What
is Christmas?
Written
for a small Sunday School class of 5-6 students. Anyone can use this
skit "as is" or build one around the idea.
A
New Home for Christmas
The story takes place Christmas Eve at a home for orphaned and abandoned
children... Jared and Michael find this Christmas extremely difficult
feeling no peace, no hope, and no love. UNTIL...Discover their hope!
Bethlehem Walk
A group of about 20 visitors at a time follow a shepherd on a 15 minute
walk to view 7 skits or vignettes while looking for baby Jesus. A unique
way to witness to your community this Christmas season!
Not the Last Straw A play for
tweens and older youth that weaves the life of Jesus together with his
birth. It reminds us of how the world changed forever with his birth,
life, death, and life beyond death. Some of the traditional costumes and
nativity setup can be used along with street dress.
All
I Want For Christmas is to Know Jesus Bill Game, the lead
character, and his family, are enamored with the things of this world
(the path that leads to destruction). With the help of a music director,
Miss O'Malley, and a slightly eccentric Pastor Ernie, Bill learns that
God needs to come first in his life.
