Free Children’s Play Scripts: Short Plays for Kids

Looking for free children’s play scripts for a classroom, school drama club or children’s performance? This collection brings together short Drama Start scripts based on Aesop’s fables, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, myths, legends and seasonal stories. Many can be performed in around five minutes and use flexible casts, storytellers and simple staging.

Popular Free 5-Minute Play Scripts for Children

• The Lion and the Mouse – an Aesop fable with storytellers and animal roles.
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears – a simple script particularly suited to younger children.
• The Enormous Turnip – a repetitive, ensemble-friendly traditional tale.
• The Ants and the Grasshopper – a short Aesop play with multiple animal roles.
• The Frog Prince – a small-cast fairy-tale script.
• The Hare and the Tortoise – a familiar fable for classroom performance.

Aesop’s Fables Play Scripts

• The Lion and the Mouse
• The Ants and the Grasshopper
• The Hare and the Tortoise
• The Fox and the Crow
• The Sun and the North Wind
• The Tortoise and the Eagle

For a larger collection, visit Aesop’s Fables on Stage.

Fairy-Tale Play Scripts

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• The Frog Prince
• The Emperor’s New Clothes
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Nursery Rhyme and Traditional Story Scripts

• The Enormous Turnip
• Humpty Dumpty
• The Buddha and the Beggar Man

Myths, Legends and Cultural Stories

• King Midas and the Golden Touch
• St Patrick
• The King and the Donkey’s Ears
• The Chinese Zodiac Story

Christmas and Seasonal Play Scripts

• The Nutcracker
• The Fir Tree
• The Littlest Christmas Tree
• The Story of the Easter Bunny

Choosing a Children’s Play Script

Choose a script that fits the age and size of your group rather than worrying about elaborate scenery. Storytellers can help younger performers remember the story, group roles can be expanded to include more children, and simple movement or mime can make even a short script feel like a complete performance.