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Always Something New script excerpt:
(for preschool children)
We know God made the whole world (place hands over head to make a circle)
God made everything we see; (place “salute” hand above eyes and look from left to right)
The colors of the rainbow, (right hand starts left and sweeps overhead, ending right)
Or a tiny bumble bee. (place pointer finger and thumb together and buzz around like a bee)
We know God made the whole world. (place hands overhead to make a circle)
God made everything we hear; (place hands behind ears and look from left to right)
A quiet, little whisper, (place “sh” pointer finger in front of mouth)
Or a rooster that is near. (make a “cock-a-doodle-doo” sound)
We know God made the whole world. (place hands overhead to make a circle)
God made everything we smell; (point to nose and look from left to right)
The soap that’s in the bathtub, (pretend to be holding a bar of soap and washing body)
Or a fishy-smelling shell. (pinch nose shut and make a face)
We know God made the whole world (place hand over head to make a circle)
God made everything we taste; (stick tongue out and look from left to right)
A great big sour pickle (pretend to hold a pickle and lick it from bottom to top)
Or the sugar on my face. (wipe arm across mouth)
We know God made the whole world (place hands over head to make a circle)
God made everything we touch; (wiggle fingers and move them from left to right)
Soft kittens, (pretend to pet a kitten) frozen ice cubes, (hug self and shiver)
Even worms, they’re just too much! (push both hands away from body and shake head “no”)
We know God made the whole world. (place hands over head to make a circle)
God made everything, it’s true. (nod head “yes”)
So keep your eyes wide open, (point to eyes; lift up eye brows and open eyes wide)
God will show you something new. (point to audience)
Song: Always Something New (NOTE: signs & motions)
(Entire Always Something New script: 10-12 minutes)
Script includes 14 finger plays and 1 narrated script with 16 non-speaking parts.
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Are We There Yet? script excerpt:
(for elementary age children)
Song: 150 Years of Grace (NOTE: leg pats, stomps, claps & hops)
(As music ends, bus driver enters stage left and sits in driver’s seat)
#8: (enters stage right, walking backwards motioning toward #9 & #10) Come on you guys. The bus is waiting. Take two giant steps forward.
(#9 & #10 enter stage right and take two giant steps toward #8)
#8: (continues walking backwards while looking at #9 & #10) O.K. Now take three chicken hops backwards.
(#9 & #10 take three chicken hops backwards, away from #8)
#8: (continues walking backwards while looking at #9 & #10) Now take four baby steps forward.
(#9 & #10 take four baby steps forward, toward #8)
#8: (continues walking backwards while looking at #9 & #10) Now take two bunny hops backwards.
(# 9 & #10 take two bunny hops backwards, away from #8)
#9: Are we there yet?
#10: We don’t seem to be getting anywhere.
#8: Sure you are. Look how far you’ve come!
(#9 & #10 turn around and look behind them)
#9: I guess you’re right. But we’re not as far as we’d like to be.
#10: If I hadn’t looked behind me, I’m not sure I would have known that I had taken any steps at all!
#8: Progress isn’t just about how many steps you take or how far you get. It’s about what you learn as you go. Remember, God is with you every step of the way.
#10: God is with me even when it seems like I am going backwards?
#8: (nods head “yes”) Even when it seems like you are going backwards!
#9: What a relief.
#8: Every step we take brings us a little closer to being the people God wants us to be in the world. How about ending with ten giant steps forward?
(#9 & #10 race to take ten giant steps forward to get on the bus. Bus driver, #8, #9, & #10 join choir as chant begins)
Spoken Word: Every Step (NOTE: drum & motions)
(Entire Are We There Yet? script: 10-12 minutes)
Script includes 16 speaking parts and 6 non-speaking parts.
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Assignment: Life! script excerpt:
(for elementary age children)
(as music ends, Child #10 enters dragging an extended extension cord)
#10: (to the choir) All right. Everyone who wants a jolt of resurrection power, grab hold of the extension cord. (3-10 children run forward from the choir and grab the extension chord) That’s right . . . there’s plenty of room. No pushing! Grab on for a jolt that will change your life!
#11: (enters waving hands and shaking head) No, no no! That’s not how resurrection power works. Back to your places, everybody. (3-10 children return to the choir)
#10: (hold up extension cord) But there is a lot of power that runs through this cord.
#11: Yes, but the power of the resurrection is the power of God’s spirit working through us.
#10: (hold up extension cord) So we don’t need an extension cord?
#11: Nope. Resurrection power is always just a prayer away.
(Child #10 & Child #11 exit together as music begins)
Song: Resurrection Power (NOTE: motions and claps)
(as music ends, Child #12 enters slowly wearing cowboy/cowgirl hat and outfit and carrying or riding a stick horse – stands center stage)
Child #12: (speaks slowly with a drawl) Howdy, y’all. (slowly tips hat toward audience) My assignment is to SLOW DOWN. It’s been a very relaxing assignment. I used to giddy-up and go everywhere doin’ everything with my trusty steed. (holds up stick horse and puts it back down) Since I slowed down, I’m seein’ and hearin’ things I’ve never seen or heard before. So I’m here to invite ya to join me in slowin’ down. Ya’ll will see and hear some things ya ain’t never seen or heard before, and ya might even hear a little somethin’ from God. (slowly tips hat toward audience) Happy trails, y’all.
(Child #12 exits slowly as music begins)
Song: Slow Down (NOTE: whistling and motions with bandanas)
(Entire Assignment: Life! script: 10-12 minutes)
Script includes 15 speaking parts and 5+ non-speaking parts.
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It’s About Life script excerpt:
(for preschool children)
(As music ends, Child #2 – Child #6 enter and stand in a line; #2 is wearing a baseball uniform and/or hat & carrying a ball, #3 is wearing an animal costume, #4 is carrying a musical instrument, #5 is wearing a swimsuit and carrying a towel and #6 is wearing dirty clothes and carrying a shovel)
Narrator: Oh look! (points to Child #2 – Child #6) Let’s see what these children are going to do with the life that God gives to them today.
Child #2: I’m going to play ball with my friends. (Child #2 holds up the ball for everyone to see and then freezes)
Child #3: I’m dressing up like a (name of animal) so I can play with my little sister. (Child #3 moves and makes noises like an animal and then freezes)
Child #4: I’m going to play a little music with my neighbor. (Child #4 plays instrument and then freezes)
Child #5: I’m going swimming with my dad. (Child #5 does a couple of swimming strokes and wraps up in towel and then shivers)
Child #6: I’m going to play in the dirt with my big brother. (Child #6 holds up shovel for everyone to see and then freezes)
Narrator: These children are all excited about what they get to do today. But they’re also excited about the people they get to play with. Friends and family are a gift from God to each of us. (Child #2 – Child #6 exit as music begins)
Song: This is the Day – verse 2 (NOTE: motions)
(As music ends, Child #7 enters wearing pajamas and carrying a teddy bear)
Narrator: Look! (points to Child #7) Here comes someone who is getting ready to go to bed. The end of the day is a great time to thank God for the day. (Child #7 kneels, folds hands and bows head) As you get into bed and say your prayers tonight, remember to thank God for all the ways that God has made life wonderful for you today. (Child #7 open eyes, hugs teddy bear, stands up and exits as music begins)
(Entire It’s About Life script: 10-12 minutes)
Narrated script includes 5 simple speaking parts and 12 non-speaking parts.
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Kids on the Grow script excerpt:
(for preschool children)
(children enter wearing fancy hats & stand center stage)
Narrator: Fancy hats remind us of God’s creativity in nature. It’s those moments that make us say, “Wow . . . look at that!” It might be a bright red flower, or a bug with lots and lots of legs, or a sunrise that makes us want to get out of bed in the morning.
(children with fancy hats exit; children with bandanas enter & stand center stage single file behind each other with bandanas on arm, around neck, on top of head, around leg and over nose like a bandit)
We like hats that let us express ourselves in our own special way. Bandanas remind us that we may all be God’s children, but we get to use the gifts God gives us in a whole bunch of different ways.
(first child models bandana then exits, second child models bandana then exits, etc. until all children have exited; child enters wearing hard hat & stands center stage)
Life can be hard, and hard hats remind us that hard stuff happens.
(child enters and knocks on hard hat)
God doesn’t take the hard stuff away, but God promises to be with us through all the hard stuff.
(child with hard hat & child who knocked on hard hat exit; children with baseball hats enter carrying their hats)
Baseball hats remind us that God goes before us,
(put baseball hat on with brim toward front)
God comes behind us,
(turn baseball hat so the brim is in the back)
and God will always walk beside us.
(turn baseball hat so the brim is on one side; children with baseball hats exit)
(Entire Kids on the Grow script: 10 minutes)
Narrated script includes 2 finger plays and a skit with 12-25 non-speaking parts.
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Takin’ It Through the Day script excerpt:
(for middle school & high school youth)
#3: (enters with an adhesive notepad and sticks notes on self, books, people walking by, etc.) One, two, three, stick ’em on me. (#4 and #5 walk by) One, two, stick ’em on you! (sticks a note on each of them)
#4: Hey, knock it off!
#5: Get away from me!
#4 & #5: (angrily) What are you doing?
#3: Trying to remember my Bible verse.
#5: Oh yeah? What verse is that?
#3: Deuteronomy 11:18.
#4: So, what’s it say?
#3: “Remember these commands and cherish them. Tie them on your arms and wear them on your foreheads as a reminder.”
#4: O.K. . . . so what’s with the notes?
#3: I was having a hard time remembering my verse, so I thought having lots of notes around would keep reminding me.
#5: Well, keep your reminders to yourself! (#4 & #5 take notes off themselves and stick them on #3 and leave)
#3: One, two, three, stick ’em on me. One, two, stick ’em on you! (#6, 7, & 8 walk by)
#6: Hey, what’s up?
#3: Oh. . . I was having a hard time remembering my verse for the day, so I wrote out a bunch of notes I’m sticking them up as reminders!
#6: Great idea! You know I’ve been having recall problems, too! I wonder what I could do to remember my verse?
#7: How about putting it to music?
#8: Yeah, make a song out of it!
#6: Ephesians 6?
#8: Sure. . . it’s about getting dressed, isn’t it?
#6: Sort of, but. . .
#7: Listen. . . you start. . .
#6: (clears throat and sings some badly out-of-tune warm-up notes) La – la – la – la – la.
#7 & #8: (shrug and look at each other with doubt) We’ll try and help you put it all together.
(#3, #7, & #8 leave but #6 stays center stage and gets dressed with the full armor of God during “God’s Armor”)
Song: God’s Armor (NOTE: solo or ensemble leads a call/response)
(Entire Takin’ It Through the Day script: 10-12 minutes)
Script includes 24 speaking parts.
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Thankful Me script excerpt:
(for preschool children)
It Is Good (Psalm 92:1)
(Distribute props for the children to hold up as the leader reads.)
Reader: We’re thankful to God that’s the reason we sing.
We’re thankful to God for so many great things.
Children: It is good, it is good, it is good, it is good . . . . . it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
(children hold up piece of colored paper or wave colored scarves as each color is read)
We thank God for colors like pink and bright blue,
we thank God for red and for black and green, too.
Children: It is good, it is good, it is good, it is good . . . . . it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
We thank God for people who read and who pray,
(child holds up book when “read” is read; child folds hands when “pray” is read)
We thank God for people who work and who play.
(child points to hard hat when “work” is read; child holds up ball when “play” is read)
Children: It is good, it is good, it is good, it is good . . . . . it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
We thank God for rain and for stars that are bright.
(child twirls around with umbrella when “rain” is read; child holds up star when “stars” is read)
We thank God for sunshine and things that give light.
(child holds up sun when “sunshine” is read; child holds up flashlight when “light” is read)
Children: It is good, it is good, it is good, it is good . . . . . it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
We thank God for love and we thank God for peace.
(child holds up heart as “love” is read; child holds up peace sign – 2 fingers – as “peace” is read)
We thank God for blessing us each time we sneeze.
(child says “aachoo” into hanky after “sneeze” is read – all children say, “God bless you”)
Children: It is good, it is good, it is good, it is good . . . . . it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
We’re thankful to God who sends good things our way.
We’re thankful, we’re thankful to God every day.
Children: It is good, it is good, it is good, it is good . . . . . it is good to give thanks to the Lord.
(Entire Thankful Me script: 10 minutes)
Script includes narrated rhyme and 2 skits with 13-25 non-speaking parts.
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We Did It script excerpt:
(for preschool children)
These are a few lines from the “Be Dressed & Ready for Service” Fashion Show
(Fashion Show Music begins)
Reader: Welcome to our servant’s fashion show which is based on the Bible verse from Luke 12:35, “Be dressed, ready for service.” Today, you are going to see some of this season’s newest fashions for being a servant. Our models are all dressed up and excited to serve God by serving others. Let’s get started.
(2 children enter stage right with dish towels tied under their chins like kerchiefs. Children walk on tape lines and stand on “X” as the reader reads)
Our first models know how to keep cool on a hot summer day. These headpieces double as dishtowels. Our models will be there to dry the dishes as soon as everyone is done eating and the dishes are washed! Every family will want to get their hands on a few of these very practical headpieces.
(Children with dish towel kerchiefs turn and walk back on tape lines and then exit stage left)
(2 children enter stage right with a book bag between them – one child holding one handle and the other child holding the other handle. Children walk on tape lines and stand on “X” as the reader reads.)
Here comes the newest book bag to hit the store shelves and our next models carry it well. You can take it anywhere and that means you can share your favorite books with others. This spacious book bag also includes room for markers, crayons, and a juice box. This is a fashion must for every servant who loves to share!
(Children with book bag turn and walk back on tape lines and then exit stage left)
(2 children enter stage right with pom-poms. Children walk on tape lines and stand on “X” as the reader reads.)
We all know that being a servant may be as simple as sharing a smile or cheering someone on. These adorable pom-poms are available in a number of awesome colors. (to models) Show them what they look like when you shake them! (children shake pom-poms over their heads) What a great way to cheer someone on. These pom-poms are lightweight and easy to pack so you can take them anywhere.
(children with pom-poms turn and walk back on tape lines and then exit stage left)
(Entire We Did It script: 10-12 minutes)
Script includes finger play, fashion show and narrated skit with 23 non-speaking parts.
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We’re Goin’ Fishin’ script excerpt:
(for elementary age children)
(Professor is talking to #1 – #5)
#4: Well, the first thing you need to learn is the official fishing handshake.
#1, #2, #3, #5: (together) Ya!
Professor: O.K.
#1: We always pray that God will lead us to people who need to hear about God’s love, so we start with our hands like this. (clap hands into prayer position; Professor claps hands into prayer position)
#2: And then we’re fishing for people, so we wiggle our hand like this three times. (wiggle “prayer position” hands like a fish – 3 times; Professor wiggles hands like a fish)
#3: And then you shake hand with your fishing partner three times. (shakes hands with Professor 3 times)
#4: Now put it all together. Everyone gets a fishing partner.
(#1 & #2 are partners, #3 & #4 are partners, and #5 and Professor are partners)
#5: Everybody ready? 1-2-3-go. (everyone does handshake with partner as #5 speaks) Pray, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, shake, shake, shake.
#1-#5: (together) All right!
Professor: You are good teachers.
#1: We do O.K. but we’re counting on learning a bunch of new things from you.
Professor: You know the best teachers hand out hard assignments.
#2: We can handle it.
Professor: And a good teacher realizes that the same approach doesn’t work for everyone.
#3: That’s for sure.
#4: And when it comes to learning how to fish for people, Jesus is the very best teacher we’ll ever have.
Song: The Very Best Teacher (NOTE: solo, actions)
(Professor is looking at clipboard center stage as #6 enters with fishing pole)
#6: Are you the fishing professor?
Professor: Professor Freshwater at your service with fun facts about fishing for fish and their families. (bows)
#6: I was wondering how you know how many fish you can catch and how big they should be and what’s the biggest fish ever caught on record and when fishing season starts and . . .
Professor: (holds up hand) Whoa. . . slow down! You’ve got lots of questions. Fortunately, the answers to all of your questions can be found in the Fishing Regulations Handbook. (pulls out regulations book from back pocket)
#6: (takes book from Professor) Wow! A handbook. Thanks a lot! (starts to exit, then returns to Professor)
Professor: Did you have another question?
#6: How much do you know about fishing for people?
Professor: Not a lot. I’m still learning. What do you need to know?
#6: Is there some sort of handbook on fishing for people?
Professor: Why yes there is . . . . it’s called the Bible. Let’s go and see if we can find a copy.
(exit together as music starts)
Song: You’ll Find It (NOTE: solos, snaps & fists)
(Entire We’re Goin’ Fishin’ script: 10-12 minutes)
Script includes 16 speaking parts and 5+ non-speaking parts.
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