A
Crying Skit
The first person of the team comes on stage crying. The next
person comes out, asks the first one what's the matter and
the first one whispers in his ear. Then they both start crying,
long and loud. Several others come out on stage, one at a
time and repeat the same action. When everyone is on stage,
crying, moaning, howling, sniffing and so on (using large
handkerchiefs that were dipped in water before their entrance
and wringing them out splashily) the last person comes out
and asks aloud: "Why is everyone crying?" They all
answer in unison: "Because we haven't got a skit!"
All
Face
An Indian and a white man are traveling together. It's cold
and the white man is shivering. The white man is all bundled
up and the Indian has very little on (i.e. pants, no shirt)
and his blanket. The white man complains about the cold and
doesn't understand why the Indian isn't. The white man asks
the Indian how he stays so warm. The Indian asks if his face
is cold. The white man says no it isn't. The Indian replies,
"Me all face.
Bad
Breath
One blanket-covered player is the terrible dragon with the
terrible breath. Plant three or four "volunteers"
in the audience who come up, one by one, to say hello to the
dragon. Each time the dragon replies, "Hello!",
the "volunteer" falls over dead (lots of scope for
hams, here). Then, ask for a real volunteer to say hello to
the dragon. When he says, "Hello, Dragon", the dragon
falls over dead.
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Big
Game Hunting
Two to four hunters talking together each says that he is
packing a heavier and more powerful gun to shoot with. The
first starts out with a small handgun and the last ending
up with a very powerful rifle, shotgun, whatever. Two others
come over who have overheard the hunter and want to settle
a bet. Are the hunters going after wolves or moose. One of
the hunters relies," "Why no, we are going after
mosquitoes!"
Bonfire
A leader begins to explain how to lay a campfire. The leader
decides to use members of the audience to represent different
pieces of wood. The bonfire builders bring up various volunteers.
Some of the volunteers are bunched in the center for tinder
with others placed for kindling with the "big" logs
stacked on top of each other in increasing larger sizes. The
leader then says that the fire is ready to light, strikes
a match, whereupon, several accomplices yell out that its
ON FIRE and dash several buckets of water on the fire.
Change
Underwear
Have the boys march in, single file,
with one boy leading them like a drill sergeant. The sergeant
tells them to stop and addresses them. He tells them he has
some good news and some bad news. The good news is that they
get a change ofundervear. The boys cheer and he cuts them
off. The bad news is that they have to change underwear with
one another. The boys groan.
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Campfire
Conference
Six or eight weary-looking campers enter the campfire circle,
silently circle the campfire once, and sit in a ring around
the fire. After a pause, the first camper sighs and says "What
a day!" There's another pause for deliberation before
the second camper sighs and says, "What a day!",
and yet another before the third repeats, and so on around
the circle until they reach the last camper. He sighs and
says, "Yes sirree!" (or "You betcha",
or something similar). After a long silence, the first camper
says in disgust, "If you can't stick to the subject,
I'm getting out of here! " Then he rises and leaves the
campfire, followed by all the others.
Convict
PROPS: A cardboard cutout of a prison window, or a few sticks
as bars, and 3 candles.
ANNO: The scene is the outside of a prison.
[Enter 2 Scouts. One holds out his arms at full stretch, one
above the other, and the second inserts between them the window
or a number of sticks of wood to represent the bars of a cell]
Enter the prisoner. He peers out through the bars.] [Enter
the prisoner's friend, with a bow saw concealed behind his
back. He hands it to the prisoner, who goes through the motions
of "sawing" through the bars of his cell] Prisoner:
[emerging joyfully I'm fwee! I'm fwee! [Enter 3 Scouts, each
carrying a lighted candle, signing: Happy Birfday to you,
Happy birfday to you!
Dinner
Special
Characters: two customers, waiter. Let actors develop actions
and dialogue from the situation Props: table with tablecloth,
candles, menus, etc. Most important - a storybook Two customers
enter a fancy seafood restaurant, study menus, etc. Waiter
strives to take orders. One customer orders shrimp. The second
says, "I'd like a lobster tail, please. Waiter says appropriate
things, goes away, returns with storybook, sits down near
customer two but facing audience, and begins reading: "Once
upon a time there was a little lobster...
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Easter
Bunny
The Easter Bunny is out delivering his eggs and the police
arrest him for breaking and entering a house. The police don't
believe that he is the Easter Bunny, but finally decide to
believe him and let him go. He decides to finish delivering
and tries to enter another house where an old lady or man
accuses him of stealing. The Bunny says, "Oh no, not
again!" and is run off the stage by the old lady swinging
a stick or umbrella.
Glass
of Water
There is a glass of water in the middle of the stage. First
scout crawls across the floor crying for water. He dies dramatically
shortly after beginning his crawl. The second person dies
just short of the glass of water. The third person on his
last bit of strength really hams up his desperation as much
as he can. He reaches the water, takes out a comb, grooms
his hair with the water, sighs with relief and goes off stage.
Lunch
Break
Props: Lunch bags or pails.
Announcer: We see here a construction site. It is now lunch
time, and two friends are about to eat. Worker 1: (Opens lunch
bag and looks very disgusted) Yechhhh !! Egg salad sandwiches
again ! Worker 2: Look, if you hate them that bad, I'II swap
with you. (Both pretend to eat, then exit.) Announcer: The
next day. Worker 1: (Enters with Worker 2, opens lunch bag
and looks very disgusted) Yechhhh ! !! Egg salad sandwiches
again! Worker 2: O.K... I'11 trade with you again. (Both pretend
to eat, then exit.) Announcer: The next day. Worker 1: (enters
with Worker 2, opens lunch bag and looks very disgusted) Yechhh
!! Egg salad sandwiches again Worker 2: (Angrily) Look, if
you don't like egg salad sandwiches, why don't you ask your
(wife/mom/significant other) to make something else ? Worker
1: My (wife/mom/significant other)?? She's got nothing to
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Missed
Scene 1: Guy juggling balls. Drops one. Snaps fingers and
says, "Missed!" Exits.
Scene 2: Same guy juggling balls. Drops one. Snaps fingers
and says, "Missed!" Exits.
Scene 3: Same guy Says. "If I don't get it this time,
I'll shoot myself!" Juggles balls. Drops one. Exits (Sound
of gunshot) Same guy reappears, snaps fingers and says, "Missed!"
Mixed
Up Magic
Child is told to clean room. The child hates to clean his
room so he gets out his book of magic spells and use one to
clean the room. Unfortunately, the room gets worse with clothes
etc. thrown in >from offstage. This happens again twice.
The child decides he might as well clean up this mess and
proceeds to do so. When the room is finally clean, the child
is ready to throw the magic book in the garbage. The child
talking to himself says, "Enough of this Hocus Focus".
More stuff flies in. The child moans not again!
LOOSE
ROPE
A person enters
the room pulling a rope behind him. When a leader asks, "Why
are you pulling that rope?" The person replies, "Have
you ever tried pushing one?"
The person can top the stunt
later in the meeting by coming in while pushing a rope which
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UFO
An object flies
through the air and lands on the stage. Boys come onto stage
and begin examining the object. The boys say such things as
"It’s from Mars!", "What is it?", and
"Let’s get an expert!". An expert with a magnifying
glass strides onto the stage. As he studies the object, he
says, "It says I will not talk in class. I will not talk
in class."
HAIR
Pluck hair from a beard, Use
as a tooth pick
Pluck a hair from head, Lick
fingers and stretch hair till long enough to pass through
head from ear to ear.
Take out hair and wipe it down,
Lick fingers and stretch again.
Swallow hair, retrieve it from
bottom, Seesaw action to clean out body
Pull out and wipe down, Lick
fingers and stretch hair even longer with another person to
make a skipping rope.
IT’S
ALL AROUND ME
A person runs into the room yelling,
"It’s all around me! It’s all around me!" Someone
asks, "What’s around you?" The person replies, "My
belt."
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Crying
Cast can be any number of people
greater than three. One member acts as the healer. Everyone
is crying except the healer.
The healer goes up to each person
in turn and asks them what is wrong. ( Each person has to
invent a problem)
After healer has been told the
problem he either heals or offers words of wisdom.
After which the person stops
crying.
When he gets to the last person
"I am a Scouter from St. Albert" is the answer he
receives.
The healer then sits down and
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I'm
a tent/teepee
(Best done outside) Someone runs into the room and up to
the person in the middle of the horse shoe yelling really
fast " I'm a tent, I'm a teepee" (repeats Three times) The
person in the middle then responds with "Don't worry, your
just too tense." Then the tense person runs out off the room
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They're coming
(Best done outside) Someone runs into the
room yelling "Their coming, their coming, their coming" acting
really worried The person in then middle of the horse shoe
asks "What's coming?" The first person then responds with
"The squirrels, they think I'm nuts!" and then runs off
Submitted by Chris Tanock
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