This is a very short sketch for children actors (four boys and four girls) that lasts only a few minutes. The story takes place in a playground and teaches a lesson about acceptance and kindness. This play is free of charge. Click on 'view excerpt' and then cut and paste it into your own document. The entire script is there for you. Do not use the "add to cart" button unless you are also purchasing another script. Your credit card will not be accepted for a zero amount. Please e-mail me and let me know how you like it and especially if you use it. I would enjoy knowing.
Are you looking for a Christmas extravaganza? This Christian play has it all...toys that come to life, a kind old toy store owner, a villain who is trying to ruin Christmas (and the whole town forever) and a mystery. Merryton is a special town and they love to celebrate Christmas. The problem this year is that someone stole the star from the top of the town Christmas tree. The mayor hires a private detective and the mystery begins. Meanwhile, the toys in the toy store come to life and they are also trying to solve the mystery of the missing star. Many of the toys are based on recognizable characters and much of it is humorous. The villain is Mrs. Murray and her very strange grounds keeper who are trying to remove all religious references from the town's public activities. Meanwhile, while everyone is upset about the star and trying to guess "who-done-it", one Christian family is reaching out to the lonely toy store owner and trying to be his friend. They share the gospel with him over dinner and he gets saved. The British P. I. is about to solve the case, when the Christian puppeteer confesses to the crime to protect the real thief, the toy store owner. But as a new believer, he confesses everything and soon all is forgiven and the town has a happy ending. Well, except for Mrs. Murray. This would make a great musical, however you would have to provide your own songs, none are included here.
A large cast of over 50 plus extras. (speaking parts for 53) Good mixture of adults and children, or could be all children. Gender can be easily changed in many of the roles. Should run about 65 mins without songs.
In this EASTER skit, Mikey is having his annual Easter Egg hunt at his place and all his friends have come. But Mikey is focused too much on the Easter Bunny and gets into a discussion with one of the other kids on what Easter is really about. Then Mikey falls asleep and in his dream, the Easter Bunny comes and tells him that he is now saved and has changed his name to Resurrection Rabbit. He explains the true meaning of Easter, and tells the kids that instead of passing out candy, he now just tells people about Jesus. The salvation message is very clear.
6 child actors (boys or girls, it doesn't matter) and one teen or adult playing the bunny. About 10-12 minutes.
This THANKSGIVING DAY skit will also work for anytime, but the story begins as siblings, Jason and Tori are complaining about what Mom is fixing for Thanksgiving dinner. The setting then switches to a couple of homeless kids who just had a meal at a shelter and were very thankful. The story goes back and forth with ungrateful kids with nice clothes, and then the opposite response when a missionary kid, Adam passes out stuff to kids in a poor country. Adam comes back home and shares with the American kids what he learned about being grateful for what we have.
Another THANKSGIVING DAY skit with Jason and Tori and friends learning gratefulness. After learning that they will spend Thanksgiving serving food at the homeless shelter, they are very upset and complain. Suddenly Jason finds himself at the shelter with all his friends, and they are all homeless. All he gets for a Thanksgiving dinner is a roll, but he is so hungry, that it tastes wonderful. After living like them for a time, he finally wakes from his dream and vows to change his attitude and be grateful for the things he has.
A bunch of kids are left alone in a room to keep busy and keep quiet while their parents are in a church meeting. The older kids are in charge. They are playing games and working puzzles when some of the kids are getting bored and want to do something as a group. They try playing "follow the leader" and "rock, paper, scissors" but one girl suggests a game that really isn't a game but an exercise in thinking about what is important in their lives. She first asks what they want to be when they grow up, then asks them to name three life changing events that they have experienced and finally, name three things that they can't live without. Many of the answers are humorous, but some get serious and it leads to a discussion of where Jesus might fall on a list of what is important. This causes one child to admit that she has doubts about her own salvation.
16 actors (easily changed to more or less) 10 females and 6 males (gender can be changed easily) All children, ages may vary. About 30 mins. No set or scene changes.
This play works well for children or adults. It is the simple story of the birth of Christ with a very small cast. Easy to add extras. Adding songs to it will make a nice musical production. Easy to do with easy sets and typical Bible costumes. Mary and Joseph have the most lines and they talk about what they have witnessed and how they feel. The wise men also play a big part as this deals with their visit, too.
Two girls crash into each other with their bikes and begin to discuss how they almost got hit by a car. The brother of one of the girls comes along and shares how they ought to be thankful to God for all that He does to protect them all the time. He points out several things that were opportunities to be thankful. They get the message.
2 girls and 1 boy. Very simple and short, only 3 mins.
This is a short skit for children and a narrator about kids who act arrogant toward strangers while playing freeze tag and cause an offense. They repeat the same scene with more loving attitudes toward the strangers and by just being friendly, they win them to the Lord. This is actually a scene from the play, "The Best Way To Live".
12 children plus extras and a narrator. Only about 5 minutes.
This was done as a Children's Musical, but there was only one original song. The rest of the songs were borrowed from other places. It does work well as a musical with costumes. Joey is in the Children's Choir and he falls asleep after the performance and dreams that he is back in the time of Jesus' birth as one of the children of Bethlehem. Jonas and Deborah live in the Inn that is run by their parents. Mary and Joseph come by asking for a room...and get sent to the stable. The kids are all excited about a baby being born in their stable that night. Micah is a shepherd boy who wants to be able to stay up all night with his older brother and the other shepherds to watch the sheep.. so he hides out after he and the other children were sent home. Jedidiah is his brother, who loves to study the scriptures..and knows a lot about the prophesies concerning the Messiah. The angel appears to them and they immediately believe that this baby is the one they have been waiting for. They hurry to see the baby and worship him telling Joseph and Mary about the angels. As they leave, they see Jonas and Deborah and tell them, too. They tell their dad, who doesn't believe them that the baby is the Messiah, and sends them off to bed. Joey is wakened by his mother, and he tells her about his dream. He decides to give his heart to Jesus.
Cast of 22 (12 male, 10 female, some adults can be used), plus extras and Children's Choir. Depending on how many songs are used, time is 60-90 mins. Dramatic portion is about 25-30 mins. This can also be used as a short non-musical play.
This is a two actor children's skit about "honesty". A child is playing with something that belongs to her mother, and the other child is bossing them to put it back. Eventually, there is a struggle over it and it gets broken. The rest of the scene is their discussion on whether they should tell their parents what they did.
Two child actors. (written as boy and girl, but 2 boys or 2 girls could also work) Only about 6-7 minutes.
This is a series of 5 skits that take about 6 minutes each. It can also work as a play with 5 scenes. This is more for kids entertainment and probably should be performed by young adults or teenagers. It is done mostly for laughs as these are pretty silly super heroes with very unusual abilities. One hero, Spirit-Filled Man, is the one who quotes scripture and reminds them of the spiritual battles that they are fighting and who the enemy really is. This would work great for VBS or Camp.
Cast of 20. No more than 8 in each skit. Mixed gender, many of the characters could be played by either male or female. Double casting is also an easy possibility if you don't have 20 actors. 30 mins. total
