Each child finds a space and sits down. Each child or a group of children are assigned a specific word and a corresponding action. The narrator/teacher reads the story aloud, and when the children hear their word, they must jump up and do their actions. The words are in bold…
Category: Plays
How the Camel got his Hump – A play for children based on the story by Rudyard Kipling
Characters: Three storytellers, Camel, Man, Ox, Horse, Dog, Djinn. Storyteller 1: In the beginning when the world was new. Storyteller 2: All the animals were working hard to make the world a better place. Storyteller 3: Except for the camel who was very lazy. The camel lived in the middle…
Christmas Drama Games for Children
https://www.amazon.com/Drama-Start-Christmas-Activities-Movement-ebook/dp/B0FFCNJ9XS?ref_=ast_author_dp_aw&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Etqp0Kby4XW05aqu2E0zTqeV-SF5wuFNgcL1-6z9VWleaPpyQ2VExT11C4t5QTUzgs1U2vCMNWejz2sao511SRT6AsEBhYJB90IHgVlj2LoL-jipg9Ud42unsmiAN8PH.hc-5h1HZRdn7nLaHciKCcoYkpEGUHfh5DIIZ3KsYtOU&dib_tag=AUTHOR Christmas Movement Story Christmas Drama Games Christmas Drama Workshop Scan the code below and sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage. Christmas Drama Games for Children Game: What’s the time Santa Claus? Age: 3 years + Minimum number of participants:…
The Enormous Turnip – A five minute playscript for children
Subscribe to my mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. The Enormous Turnip Characters: Three Storytellers, Old Man, Old Woman, Boy, Girl,…
Humpty Dumpty – a 5 minute play script for children.
Cast of characters (14): Humpty Dumpty, Egg 1, Egg 2, Egg 3, Egg 4, General, King’s man 1, King’s man 2, King’s man 3, King’s horse 1, King’s horse 2, King’s horse 3, King and Servant. (Stage directions: There is a big wall upstage and there are a group of…
The King and the Donkey’s Ears – An Irish Legend – 5 minute play scripts.
Narrator 1: Once upon a time, there was a boy called Donal Narrator 2: He wanted to be a Barber when he grew up. Donal: Mother, When I grow up I want to be a barber. Mother: Don’t be silly. You can’t be a barber. Everyone knows what happens to…
The Thirsty Crow – A 5 minute Playscript for children
The Thirsty Crow Characters: Three Storytellers, Crow, Bees, Ladybirds, Butterflies Storyteller 1: One fine morning the crow woke up. He was very hungry.Storyteller 2: He decided to go looking for some breakfast.Storyteller 3: Soon, he came across some juicy flies. (Crow eats the flies.)Crow: That was delicious but now I’m…
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde -A Playscript for Children
If you would like to sign up to our mailing list and receive a free copy of Aesop’s Fables on Stage, click here. The Canterville Ghost Characters: Lord Canterville, Mr Otis, Mrs Otis, Virginia, James, Lewis, Clark (twins), Mrs Umney, Sir Simon (the ghost)Stage directions: Outside Canterville Castle there is…
The Ants and the Grasshoppers – A 5 minute play script for children.
The Ant and the Grasshopper Characters: Three storytellers, three ants, grasshopper, owls, squirrels and bears. (Stage Directions: the owls, squirrels and bears are in a large semicircle stage right; storytellers are stage left and the ants are in the centre of the stage.) Storyteller 1: One hot summer’s day ……
SNOW WHITE & SEVEN DWARFS – A PLAY FOR CHILDREN
 Scene 1: *Curtains open with Snow White on one side of the stage, sitting down reading a book and the Queen on the other side of the stage looking at Snow White angrily* Narrator: Hello boys and girls. Welcome to our play. Do you all know the story of…
The Gingerbread Man- a simple five minute play for children.
The Adventure of the Gingerbread Man The Gingerbread Man Characters: Gingerbread Man, Three Storytellers, Old Woman, Old Man, Cow, Horse, Dog, Two Bears, FoxStage directions: Three Storytellers stand on the left side of the stage. Old Woman is sitting on a chair – knitting or reading a book…
The Lion and the Clever Rabbit – A Simple Play for Children.
Characters: Three narrators, the rabbit, the lion, deer, elephant Narrator 1: Once upon a time in a jungle in India. Narrator 2: There lived a lion. He was very powerful and very cruel. Narrator 3: He hunted and killed a lot of animals in the jungle. Sometimes he just hunted…
The Four Friends and the Hunter – 5 minute play based on the Panchatantra story.
 About the Panchatantra:The Panchatantra is one of the world’s oldest books and even today it remains one of the most popular works of literature. It originated in India and was initially written in the Indian languages of Sanskrit and Pali. It is a collection of stories…
The Magic Porridge Pot – 10 Minute Play for Children
The Magic Porridge Pot Characters: Two storytellers, Daisy, Maisy, Mother, four villagers, old woman and the porridge pot. Storyteller 1: Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Daisy who lived with her mother in a very small house. Storyteller 2: They were very poor and they didn’t…
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse – A Ten Minute Play
Characters: Town Mouse, Country Mouse, Country Mouse’s wife, three tree, three flowers, hedgehog, squirrel, worm, mother, father, child, cat, dog. (Town Mouse is sitting on the stage. He is looking very bored.) Storyteller 1: Once upon a time there was mouse called Town Mouse. Storyteller 2: One day he was…
Another simple Xmas play for children aged 3 to 6
The Littlest Christmas Tree  Narrator – Long ago in the forest there were 3(or they can be as many as you want) beautiful Fir Trees. These 3 fir trees hoped that someday they would be Christmas Trees. They were very patient and each day they grew and grew  (Trees walk…

