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50 Skits for Kids

Below are over fifty royalty-free classic skits for students! They are a form of American folklore, in that since the turn of the century, students have been gathering at camps, scout groups, church groups, and in their backyards to come up with them and act them out. Skits can offer a creative way to put on a show, without having to stage a full-scale production. Many of the skits are written so that much of the action can be improvised, or lines ad-libbed, leaving room for individual creativity! The skits are organized by simplicity and number of characters for easy printing. Many of the skits can be adapted to a larger or smaller cast.

Tips for Putting on a "Kidz Show!"

Casting Rather than holding auditions, play theatre games with the students for a session or two, then assign skits in pairs or small groups, according to ability. For younger students, fewer lines, etc.

Set Having no set is fine. But many of the skits call for a simple counter or a bench. Big colorful stars that the students made could adorn the stage. If you have access to a theatre space that has black boxes, great. Use those pieces to represent set pieces. If you don't have access to black boxes, you'll at least need a few chairs. You could also obtain a few boxes of various shapes (at least one fairly large one for a counter) and paint them in different bright colors. But don't worry too much about this. Most of the action in these skits can simply be pantomimed!

Costumes Invite students to wear a plain brightly colored t-shirt and jeans.

Sound Effects You may want to have some music to accompany certain scenes. This can be especially effective for scenes that involve no talking.

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Staging Nearly every skit will have the action taking place downstage (closest to the audience). You may want to alternate the direction that actors make their entrance for in each skit. For example, if students act out a scene and exit stage left, you'll want the next group to enter from stage right as the actors are leaving. This keeps your show going at a good pace. You may also want to designate one actor as the announcer who runs onstage and declares the title of the skit. If students are into it, they can also make signs that announce the name of the piece.

Opening Scene You may want to choose a group number that can involve the entire cast for the opening skit. "Balloon Symphony" and "Bubble Gum" can be great openers. For "Bubble Gum," expand the skit to include more characters that do gross things to the gum.

Closing Scene Again, pick an act that has everyone onstage. You may want to add to the skit, "The End," where students go onstage holding letters that are all mixed up. They keep scrambling and unscrambling the letters until they spell something, such as: THIS IS THE END, depending on how many students you have, you'll have to get creative with what you spell.

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Skits for Two

Scene: bedroom Cast: two friends

You Don't Say!

Two friends are hanging out when one person's cell phone rings. She picks up.

Friend #1: Hello? Yes. You don't say...you don't say...you don't say. You don't say! Yeah, okay, bye. Friend #2: Who was that? Friend #1: She didn't say.

Scene: Summer camp Cast: Two campers

Letter

One camper is writing a letter, when along comes a second camper. Camper Two: Whatcha up to? Camper One: I'm writing a letter to my little brother. Camper Two: How come you're writing so slowly? Camper One: My little brother can't read very fast.

Scene: a riverbank Cast: a boy and a girl

Crossing the River

The players stand on opposite sides of the stage.

Girl: Hey! Hello over there! Boy: Yes? Girl: Can you tell me how to cross this river? Boy: Why? Girl: I want to get to the other side. Boy: You are on the other side!

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Scene: stage Cast: two players

I'm a Rabbit

Player 1: Ask me if I'm a rabbit. Player 2: Okay. Are you a rabbit? Player 1: Yes. Now ask me if I'm a beaver. Player 2: Are you a beaver? Player 1: No, silly. I already told you I was a rabbit!

Finding a Dead Body Scene: City sidewalk Cast: A dead guy, the guy who finds him.

One guy lies dead on the ground. Someone comes along and finds him, pulls out a cell phone, dials 911.

Caller: Yes, this is an emergency! I've just found a dead person...where?...um...(he looks around for a street sign)...oh, I'm near the corner of, um Chatanuga and Bordeaux Boulevard....can I spell it? Um...c-h-a..., um t-u, I mean, a...wait. C-h-a...t-u...oh heck, I'll just drag him over to Johnson Street.

Mayday! Mayday!

Scene: cockpit of an airplane Cast: pilot, air traffic controller

The pilot in the cockpit on one side of the stage, air-traffic controller with a computer on the other side.

Pilot: Mayday! Mayday! My engine is failing! Air Traffic Controller: Roger. We read you, loud and clear. We're going to locate your position! Pilot: Hurry! I'm going down! I need a place to land, or I'm gonna jump! Air Traffic Controller: We gotcha! Now, this is important. Before you eject, state your height and position! Pilot: I'm about six feet tall and I'm sitting down! The pilot leaps out of his seat and jumps from the plane.

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