Five people Four guys are sitting in a hospital waiting room. A nurse enters. “Hello Mr. Morrissey (or whatever name you want), I have great news! Your wife just gave birth to twins!” Mr. Morrissey jumps up and exclaims: “Wow, this is really funny, because I work as a talent agent for the Minnesota Twins!” and he exits. Time passes, …
Read MoreCamp Skits
Nothing makes an assembly period, overnight campfire, or family night more fun than camp skits. They are a great way to include a dramatic piece to your camp program. They also provide an opportunity for both campers and counselors to have some great fun.
Most of the skits listed here require minimal preparation, and can be easily adapted to accommodate groups of all sizes.
A Big Jerk
4 campers You need two people to start with. Person 1 is on all fours (they will be the lawnmower). Person 2 is the person trying to mow the lawn. Person 2 pretends to “start” the lawn mower a few times. Person 1 makes noises like a lawnmower that won’t start. Choose some people from the audience to try to …
Read MoreA typical day in NYC (AKA Pick Pocket Skit)
You will need four campers to do this one. Two Muggers, victim, and a narrator. Plus loose pocket change, watch and /or valuables The skit begins with the narrator saying that this is a typical day in NYC. At that point two campers (older/bigger) enter from stage left, one from stage right, and leisurely walk past each other to the …
Read MoreAaargh!!!
The skit involves a narrator, someone to act as the radio announcer, and someone with a large club who hides until the end. This is best told at nighttime around a campfire. Narrator: I’m going to tell you a scary story. There was a woman, working alone at a company late at night, listening to the news on the radio. …
Read MoreAirplane Disaster
5 campers 2 Chairs 1 apple 1 banana 1 ball (Grenade) *any objects can be used as long as the dialogue is correct. Two Campers are sitting on chairs, one pretending to be an airplane pilot, and the other is the co-pilot. Pilot: “The plane is a little too heavy – we can’t land!” Co-Pilot: “I’ll throw this apple out” …
Read MoreAnts Marching
Line up by height, smallest boy last, group leader in front leading the singing. At irregular intervals between skits, when there is ALWAYS dead time, this group marches across the stage/camp fire area singing the appropriate verse of “The Ants Go Marching…”. (Try to time the marching so one verse lasts all the way across the stage) 1st time: The …
Read MoreAnything for a Sale!!
this is a great skit for counselors to do – adults are great as furniture. Camper #1 is a store Salesman Camper #2 is a Mother looking for a new couch Props needed: 3 chairs lined up, a bucket of water, bottle of ketchup, mustard and some other kinds of condiments. Jelly, soda, baking sprinkles, etc. Safe but messy lotions, …
Read MoreArtistic Genius
Random works of art ; could be done by kids The scene is an art show where judges are inspecting several canvases that are on display. They comment on the brightness, color, technique, that is used on the different pictures. They select one for the prize and comment additionally on the genius, imagination, and the beauty of the picture. The …
Read MoreAttention Attention!
Stage Left a Lone Camper comes running until he is in front of crowd Lone Scout, shouting as he runs-“ATTENTION, ATTENTION………..” (yelling this until in front of crowd.) (Lone Scout now stands in front of crowd) Person in Audience: “WHAT,WHAT,WHAT?” Person 2 In Audience: “What do you want?” Lone Camper- “I just wanted some attention”
Read MoreBach
Two of the people are standing pretending to play the violin. Larry and Bubba mosey up and one of them says, “Whatcha doin’?” Person playing the violin says “We are playing the violin” Larry: “Hi, I’m Larry and this is my cousin BUBBA we’re from Arkansas” Bubba: “Howdy do dah day!” Larry: “Whatcha playin’?” Violinist: “We are playing Mozart” Bubba: …
Read MoreBachelor
4 chairs. 4 willing volunteers. An audience with a good sense of humor. The Bachelor or the Bachelorette must guess who the other volunteers are pretending to be! This is a good group bonding activity. At the front of the room or on the stage there should be 4 chairs. 1. Pick 4 volunteers from the audience. You will need …
Read MoreBalloon Orchestra
Balloons (one for each person) The players in the orchestra each hold a balloon. They blow up their balloons in unison, and then let out the air in a squeak at a time to the rhythm of some easily recognized rhythm such as “Blue Danube” or “Jingle Bells”. To end the skit, all fill their balloons with air and let …
Read MoreBeam Me Aboard
One camper walks out and one hides with the “board”. The first camper acts like he is calling the “Star Trek” ship with the flip walkie talkie and says “Beam me a board!” Then the second camper tosses the board onto stage and the first camper says “Thank you” and carries the board away (or if at a campfire, adds …
Read MoreBean Skit
This activity needs 4 people, boys and/or girls. Start Positions: One person is making beans by pretending to mix a bowl. One person is off to the side waiting for their cue. One person is the pretend director watching the skit. One person is also to the side waiting for their cue. Skit: The first person off to the side …
Read MoreBeluga Whale Song (Revised/Updated)
You only need one person to lead this. But they need to be loud. Really really loud. It doesn’t really have a tune, unless you really want it to. Its mostly just yelling. Feel free to come up with your own actions! Make them fun/ silly. A very loud and very fun little camp song about everyone’s favourite whale…the Beluga …
Read MoreBig Game Hunting
Have between two and four hunters talk to each other. One says that he is packing a heavier and more powerful gun to shoot with. Have two other hunters standing off to the side, eavesdropping. The first starts out with a small handgun and the last ending up with a very powerful rifle, shotgun, or whatever. The two others come …
Read MoreBlack Bart
There are endless combinations for Black Bart skits, all revolving around the basic plot of the hero chasing Black Bart… Ultimately, the hero and Black Bart come face to face. Black Bart is cornered, building up the tension. Destroy it with the anticlimactic line of: “You get the ping pong ball and I’ll get the paddles and I’ll meet you …
Read MoreBlue Trolls or Rough Riders
Two campers are walking through the woods. They come to a campsite and realize they only have a one person tent. With a little bit of bickering, they decide who will sleep in the tent and who will sleep on the ground. Both campers get comfortable and fall asleep. Four more campers (unseen to the audience and positioned one in …
Read MoreBonfire
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 …
Read MoreBrain Store
Table, sign that says brain store To make the campers and counselors laugh This is a skit for the campers to do with the help of counselors. There will be a table with a sign that says brain store, and one camper will be the clerk. Another camper will come up and ask the clerk for counselor #1’s brain. The …
Read MoreBubble Gum Skit
1st camper walks out to the chair, takes his gum out of his mouth, places it on the back of the chair, and then walks off. 2nd camper walks out to the chair, leans his hand on the back, finds the gum on his hand, and totally disgusted wipes it on the seat of the chair and walks off. 3rd …
Read MoreBully Be Gone
1st camper walks slowly along when all of a sudden 2nd camper (the bully) says give me all your money! 1st camper says NO! The 2nd camper pushes him and mugs him. The narrator speaks… “Have you been bullied? (1st scout nods) picked on, (nods) or mugged? (nods) Then you need ‘Bully Be Gone’… (Scout looks confused) Bully Be Gone, …
Read MoreBumble Bee Skit
Person A asks Person B if they want to see the World’s Best Skit. Person B, of course, can’t wait to learn the skit. Person A tells Person B to act like a flower. They have some dialogue about what the ideal flower looks like. Person A (the Bee) then tells Person B (the flower) that they are going buzz …
Read MoreBus Stop
two chairs two people To make the other person give up their seat. The skit starts with one person sitting on a bench at the bus stop. Another person comes up and tries to make the person uncomfortable so they will leave their seat. Once they have accomplished this, the person that was bothering the other person takes their place. …
Read MoreBusy Busy Bee
two water bottles, any props you want (chairs, stools, ect..) Two people enter. One person wants to play a game and the other wants to be left alone. Something like this: (names chosen at random) Ann: Play a game with me! May: No it’s almost time for dinner. Ann: Please! I really want to play a game! (Ann continues to …
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