SKITS
CLIMB THAT
Two Scouts meet, and the first scout begins to brag he can climb anything.
Scout 1: "Can you climb that tree?"
Scout 2 "Sure I've done it lots of times."
Scout 1 "Can you climb the steep hill over there?"
Scout 2 "No sweat, no problem for me."
Scout 1 "How about the EmpireStateBuilding?"
Scout 2 "Done it, Did it."
Scout 1 "How about Mount Everest?"
Scout 2 "Boy that was I cold day, I've done that too. I told you I am the world's greatest climber, I can
climb anything!"
Scout 1 "I'll bet you ten bucks I can show you something that you can't climb."
Scout 2 "Your on!"
Scout 1 pulls out a flashlight and shine the beam up into the sky "all right climb that!"
Scout 2 "Are you crazy? No Way!"
Scout 1 "I knew you would back out, now pay up!"
Scout 2 "I won't pay because it's not fair. I know you, I'd start climbing and I'd get half way and you'd
turn the flashlight off!"
WHAT ARE CUB SCOUTS MADE OF?
This may be used as a reading or a skit. To use as a skit have a narrator who pauses to let
the Cubs pantomime their parts.
NARRATOR: Cub Scouts are made of 7, 8, 9, and 10 year old boys.
(Enter 4 Cubs, one saying “I’m 7,” one saying ”I’m 8,” one saying “I’m 9,” and one saying “I’m 10.”)
NARRATOR: Some are solemn and wide-eyed.
(Enter 2 Cubs, one saying “I’m Solemn,” one saying “I’m wide-eyed.”)
NARRATOR. Some are wiggly and giggly
(Enter 2 Cubs, one saying, “I’m wiggly,” and one saying “I’m giggly.”)
NARRATOR: They come in two varieties, Cubs and Webelos.
(Enter 2 Cubs enter saying, “I’m a Cub,” one saying “I’m a Webelos.”)
(You may vary the number of Cubs by having more than one come in and say the line together.)
NARRATOR: Cub Scouts love…
Making noise: (Cubs do Grand Howl)
Competition: (Cubs pair up, arm wrestle, leg wrestle)
Getting Awards: (Cubs point proudly to badges on uniforms)
Singing silly songs: (Cubs sing one verse of favorite song)
Games: (Cubs do a crab race)
Making things: (Cubs pantomime hammering and sawing)
And just getting together: (Cubs huddle around each other)
NARRATOR: Cub Scouts dislike…
People who forget the refreshments: (Cubs make a crying face)
Being still: (Cubs all wiggle)
Lining up: (Cubs attempt to line up but mainly mill around)
And being called sweet: (All Cubs make faces)
NARRATOR: Cub Scouts are fastest at…
Voting for field trips: (Raise hands and Shout “yea, yea”)
Eating refreshments: (All pantomime stuffing refreshments
into mouth)
And getting to the head of the line: (All try to be the first in line)
NARRATOR: Cub Scouts are quietest at…
A flag ceremony: (All salute and repeat pledge).
And waiting for the Cubby announcement.
NARRATOR: Cub Scouts are most important…
While doing good deeds: (Cubs show Scouting-for-Food bags)
And doing community service: (Show a poster)
NARRATOR: Cub Scouts are the basic ingredients for two special things.
They are what justifies the time a volunteer leader gives…
And Cub Scouts are what Boy Scouts are made of.
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THE LOST QUARTER
Number of Participants: 5 or more
Props: Flashlight
Scene: One person acts as a lamp post, shining a flashlight on the ground. Another (#1) is groping around in the pool of light.
A third person enters, sees # 1, and asks: "What are you looking for ?"
# 1: "A quarter that I lost".
He joins # 1, and helps him search.
A fourth and fifth enter and repeat the above scene.
Finally one of them asks # 1: "Where did you loose the quarter ?"
# 1: (Pointing away) "Over there:.
Boy: "Then why are you looking here ?"
# 1: "Because the light is better over here !"
CPR
Setting:First person is lying on the ground on his back and appears to be unconscious.Second person and third person walk up and notice the unconscious person.
Second:Oh no, he looks unconscious. We better start CPR.
Second and third kneel beside the first person. Second person starts chest pumps while third person counts.
Continue this for about 15 - 30 seconds.
Second:I'm starting to get tired. Let's switch positions.
First person sits up and prepares to do chest pumps.Third person lies down and becomes the unconscious person.Second person starts counting.
INFANTRY
Runners enter, one after another, and breathlessly announce that the "infantry" is coming, then run offstage. After a pause a man dressed in a black cape enters, unveils a small tree seedling, and plants the "infant tree".
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THE BUBBLE GUM ON THE STREET
One of those skits Cubs just love and laugh at.
Cast: Kid, Dog, Basketball Player, Car, Jogger and Old Man
Setting: City Street
Kid: Blowing bubbles is just great. Watch. (Blows imaginary bubble; it pops and lands somewhere on the ground.) Hmm. Where did it go? I should look for it. (Goes around and exits, still looking for it.)
Enter dog, who stops, sniffs at gum, pees on it, and exits. Basketball player is dribbling ball when it gets stuck on the gum -- he tries to loosen it and finally does. Car drives right over it. Jogger goes by, his foot gets stuck on it; old man comes by and his cane gets stuck on it. Finally, Kid comes back.
Kid: Ahh! There's my piece of gum! (Picks it up, pops it in his mouth and continues chewing.)
MacScouter
CUB COOKOUT
Characters: Several Cubs around fake campfire pretending to cook hot dogs on sticks. Two Cubs dressed as mosquitoes--antennae, wings etc.
Setting: Boys around fire keep slapping as if they are being attacked by mosquitoes throughout the skit. As the scene opens, the two mosquitoes enter the stage and continue walking randomly around the boys as they deliver their lines.
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Mosquito #1: Hey, I got a good one! Which sport do we mosquitoes like best?
Mosquito #2: Easy! Skin diving. Say, did you hear what the Cub Scout said to the mosquito.
Mosquito #1: No, what?
Mosquito #2: Don't bug me!
Mosquito #1: Are you related to any of the bugs around here?
Mosquito #2: Sure. My ant.
Mosquito #1: Did you hear what the mother grasshopper said to her children?
Mosquito #2: No -- tell me.
Mosquito #1: Hop to it!
Cub #1: These mosquitoes are awful! Lucky I brought the insect repellent. (Pretends to spray air.) (Mosquitoes exit quickly -- choking and gagging.)
Cub #2: (To cub #1) Say, what has 18 feet, red eyes, and long claws.
Cub #1: I don't know.
Cub #2: Neither do I, but it's crawling up your neck.
(All boys run screaming from stage.)
CUB SCOUT SOCKS
Characters: Den leader, 3 Cub Scouts
Props: A pile of socks on a table. Den leader sits behind table.
Den leader: Boys, I'm pleased to announce that our new Cub Scout socks have arrived! Please step up for your supply of clean socks.
Cub #1: I need four pair.
Den leader: What do you need 4 pair for?
Cub #1: I need them for Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Den leader: O.K. Here are your socks. Next please.
Cub #2: I need seven pair.
Den leader: What do you need seven pair for?
Cub #2: For Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Den leader: O.K. here are your socks.
Cub #3: I need 12 pairs.
Den leader: Wow, you must really be a clean guy! So why do you need 12
pair?
Cub #3: Well, there's January, February, March, April...etc.
FRED THE TRAINED FLEA
"Here in my hand is Fred the Trained Flea. Fred will perform for you some amazing feats. Watch closely."
"Fred, do jumping jacks! Very good! Cheer, everyone!"
"Fred, do a somersault!"
"Fred, do a high jump!" Watch him go way up, then back down.
"Now Fred will do a long jump. I need a volunteer to catch Fred." Pick a scoutmaster, or someone in authority.
"Fred, do a long jump!" Watch Fred jump to the volunteer "Oh! He seems to have jumped into your hair!"
Walk over to the volunteer, start picking through their hair. "Here we are .. no, that's not Fred." toss the flea over your shoulder "Ah! No, that's not Fred." "That's not Fred." "Fred, are you in there?" "That's not Fred either." "Boy, there's a lot of fleas in here." "Fred? Fred?" ...
-- Thanks to Bob Jenkins – MacScouter
GIANT WORM
On stage you have a boy concealed in a sleeping bag that is open on both ends, he is the Giant Worm. Several "hikers" happen upon the worm. The hikers are eating and carrying with them a supply of candy bars. They look at each other in amazement ask each other "I wonder what he eats" The hikers hold some candy bars near the mouth of the worm. The worm gobbles up the candy bars wrappers and all. Then the worm quickly discards empty wrappers form the other end.(stuff happens). The hikers run away. Another group of hikers comes along drinking soft drinks and repeats the routine. The third group comes along with nothing to eat or drink. This group should have your smallest scout. This group also ponders what this giant worm would eat. At that moment the worm gobbles the smallest scout. Then discards a pair of pants and shirt out the other end. The worm walks off with the eaten scout under the sleeping bag. The hikers run away. 3
IS IT TIME YET?
Version 1:
Have several boys standing in a line (facing the audience) with one arm on the next boys shoulder. The first boy in line looks at the second and asks the second boy, "IS it time yet?" The second boy asks the third boy the same question and so on down the line. The boy at the end of the line looks at his watch and says to the boy next to him, "No, its not time yet," and this continues on up the line to the first boy in the line again with each boy saying it in turn. This can continue a couple times; then when it gets to the last boy, he says, "It's time!" and when the message gets back to the first boy each boy moves his arm from the other's shoulder and puts his other arm on the boy next to him.
Version 2:
Line of 5-8 Scouts standing with left foot crossed over right, right arm crossed over left.
First Scout in line asks: "IS IT TIME YET?" -
Second Scout asks third, etc down the line.
Last Scout says: "NO"
Word is passed back to the first Scout, one Scout at a time.
After a lonnnnnnnng pause, First Scout asks: "IS IT TIME YET?"
It goes down the line as before.
Last Scout says: "NO"
Again and the word is passed back.
Another long pause......
First Scout asks again: "IS IT TIME YET?" etc and,
Last Scout says: "YES" the answer is passed back. Just after the first Scout gets the word, they all change to right foot over left and left arm over right.
Version 3:
Text from Best of Leader Magazine Cut Out pages:
Six to ten players sit in a line facing the audience, legs stretched out in front of them, left leg crossed over right at the ankle. The player at one end asks the one beside him, "Is it time yet?" The question passes from person to person down the line. The last player looks at his watch and tells the person beside him, "No, not yet." The reply passes from player to player back up the line to the first person. Players send question and answer up and down the line three or four times, each time becoming more and more impatient and fidgety. Finally, the end player replies, "Yes, it's time now." The news passes from one to another up the line to the first player who says, "Oh, thank goodness!" At this point, all the players uncross their legs and re-cross them right over left.
LISTEN TO THE WALL
One person goes along a wall listening and listening. Others come along and ask him what he is doing. He says dramatically, "Listen," and the others do. One of them says, "I don't hear anything", in a disgusted voice. "LISTEN", he says more dramatically and they listen some more. Again someone says, "I don't hear anything." The original listener says, "You know," with a faraway look, "its been like that all day."
SHIRT POCKET PUPPETS
Puppets made from shirt pockets may be made by cutting the pocket portion from an old shirt, leaving about
2" of the shirt attached all around the pocket. This extra material can be fringed for hair, beards, lions I
manes, etc.
Slip the pockets onto your hands so you can determine where to cut "armholes" for your thumb and
forefinger. Make faces with crayons.
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CLARENCE SLEPT HERE
CAST: 2 CUBS
MOTHER
OTHER CHILDREN (in the family)
SETTING: 2 boys playing Nintendo
1ST CUB: Clarence, I hear something. Is it raining?
2ND CUB: Sure is,
1ST CUB: When you came over there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
2ND CUB: Sure wasn’t
1ST CUB: Wow! Look out the window! It’s raining cats and dogs!
2ND CUB: Sure is.
MOTHER: Clarence, I can’t let you go home in this storm. You’ll catch your death of cold.
1ST CUB: Mom, can Clarence sleep over? Huh, can he? Please?
MOTHER: Sure he can. But you come upstairs with me first and get your room straightened up.
(Mother and 1st Cub leave to go upstairs talking between themselves. Clarence leaves in
another direction. Mother comes back and calls for Clarence.)
Mother: Clarence, I’ve got your bed ready ... Clarence? Clarence, Where are you?
(Clarence comes in dripping wet)
Clarence! You’re soaking wet! Where have you been?”
2ND CUB: (panting) I ran home … to get … my pajamas.
Greater Cleveland Council Pow Wow 1993
THREE RIVERS
CAST: CAMPCOOK
3 STRANGERS
THREE RIVERS, a boy on all fours acting like a dog
PROPS: Big Kettle or Dutch Oven
SETTING: The camp cook is stirring the contents of the big kettle when along comes a stranger.
1ST STRANGER: What’s cooking? Sure does smell good.
COOK: Homemade stew. Want a plate?
1ST STRANGER: Yeah, if it’s not any trouble. Got an extra plate?
COOK: Sure do. Three Rivers just finished cleaning some.
(The 1st Stranger picks up a plate from the pile the cook is pointing to.)
1ST STRANGER: Are you sure these plates are clean?
COOK” Sure are, stranger. Three rivers just cleaned ‘em.
(This is the crux of the skit. Make sure the audience understands that Three Rivers cleaned the plates.)
(Two more strangers come in and get served.)
3RD STRANGER:Cookie, that stew was great! To show my appreciation, I’d like to clean up the dishes.
COOK: Never mind about that. Three Rivers will take care of them.
Three Rivers!!! Three Rivers!!! Here boy, come on Three Rivers!!!” THREE RIVERS: (Enters, barking.)
STRANGERS: (Pretend to get sick.) 5