Brentwood Hills Church of Christ

Puppet Script for Children’s Worship Training

Lesson #8 – “The Birth of Jesus”

Characters needed:

Old Man	(old man is played by a woman trying to make the voice of an old man, or a man who sounds like a woman trying to make the voice of an old man, hee hee!)
Lion	(either man or woman, but some kind of original voice)
Boy	(man talking like a boy, in a high-pitched voice)
Girl	(man or woman, high-pitched voice)
Animals	(any number of animals, played by people who like to sing)
Chicken	(anyone comedic)
Dog	(sits there the whole time but says something at the end)

Dog:	(comes out, pants, moves around, then just sits there)
Boy:	(pops up, talking to himself, trying to tie his shoes) “Uhhhh…if I could just get this one around that one and then…ummmm…yeah, I think I almost got it…just like…YES! I did it! I tied my own shoe!”
Girl:	(pops up, watching boy while he was tying his shoe) “Well, CONGRATULATIONS!”
Boy:	(acts startled…didn’t know anyone was watching him) “Hi there, friend. I was just…well I just…I just tied my own shoe! I’m a big boy now!”
Girl:	“Wow, I know what you mean…I remember when I tied my shoe for the first time all by myself too. It was so AWESOME!”
Boy:	“It’s so cool! I can tie my shoes and I don’t have to wear DIAPERS anymore, and I can even do things like put my plate away after I eat! I’m so BIG now!”
Lion:	(pops up, laughing) “Haa haa, hardy har har har har…so you’re a big boy now, huh?”
Boy:	“Hi Lion! Oh yes, I’m VERY big, I can EVEN tie my own shoe!”
Lion:	“WOW, that’s something only BIG boys can do, you know! Babies can’t tie their own shoes.”
Girl:	“And babies have to wear diapers too.”
Lion:	(laughing again) “Haa haa haa, oh yes, you’re right about that. You know, I remember the very moment I turned big. It was when I could ROAR REALLY LOUD!”
Boy:	“Oh wow! I guess the king of the jungle HAS to roar really LOUD!”
Girl:	“Wait a minute! You mean that before you were a BIG lion you couldn’t roar? I don’t believe it! I mean, you’re so big and so strong and so “king-ly” now. I can’t believe you were ever LITTLE.”
Lion:	(laughing out loud, in a very low voice) “Haa haa haa haa, I know, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it? But I was once only a little-bitty-eensy-weensy lion cub, a LONG, LONG time ago.”
Boy and Girl:	(Simultaneously) Boy: “Wow, no way…that’s incredible.” Girl: “I can’t believe it, you’re so big now.”
Lion:	“AND…(pause)…do you know who else was once a little-bitty-eensy-weensy baby?”
Boy and Girl:	(intrigued) “Who?”
Lion:	“Jesus Christ.”
Boy:	“You mean the same Jesus that we WORSHIP?”
Girl:	“You mean the same Jesus that created the WHOLE WORLD?”
Lion:	“Yes. He was a tiny little baby and he was born to his mother Mary and her husband Joseph…AND…do you know what else?”
Boy:	“No, but I think you’re gonna tell us.”
Lion:	“He didn’t even have a bed or a crib or anything. His mama had to put him in an ANIMAL FEEDER with all kinds of prickly HAY in it. It was called a MANGER, and it was the only thing in the barn, where Jesus was born.”
Girl:	“So the king of EVERYONE, who created the WHOLE WORLD, was born in a BARN?”
Lion:	“Yes! God wanted to show the world how to be HUMBLE, so he allowed his son to be born in a BARN with the ANIMALS. And believe me, I’ve been in some of those barns, and let me tell you, it’s a pretty lowly place, especially for a little-bitty-eensy-weensy baby.”
Boy:	“Wow…so even JESUS had to learn how to tie his shoes then!”
Lion:	“Well, he probably learned to buckle his sandals! Haa haa hardy har har har…”
Old Man:	(pops up) “Buckle his sandals, eh? Well, I can do that!”
Boy:	“Hi old man, how ya doin’?”
Old Man:	“Oh, you know. Same ol’ thing. Clucky’s lost again, and, well, I have this pain in my back that I just can’t get rid of, and my knee’s been hurtin’ like the dickens, and my arthritis is actin’ up again…BUT I have GOOD NEWS!”
Girl:	“Oh I know! I bet you just saved a bunch of money on your car insurance by switching to GEICO!”
Old Man:	(confused) “Uhhhhh…no. (Now excited) “But I lowered my cholesterol!”
Boy:	(confused) “Uhhhhh…OK…ummmmm…HEY!”
Girl:	“Hey what?”
Boy:	“I think I see…
Old Man:	“Do you see Clucky? ‘Cause that darned ol’ chicken’s got lost again.”
Chicken:	(peeks from corner of stage while old man is talking, audience says “chicken”)
Old Man:	(talks while chicken is peeking) “He just gets right out of his chicken pen and every time there’s a hole in the chicken wire I fix it and then he gets out again.”
Chicken:	“Brock brock!! Brock brock!! Brooooo---ck, brooo----ck-ah!”
Old Man:	“Ah, it IS my sweet Clucky! C’mon, you ol’ chicken, let’s go home. But let’s run by Home Depot first, so we can fix your pen again, haa haa haa haa! Bye-bye everybody!!! (old man and chicken exit)
Boy:	“Hey, I wonder if there were CHICKENS in the barn with baby Jesus? I mean, you said there were lots of animals, right?”
Lion:	“Haa haa haa…yes, there were ALL KINDS of animals…after all, the barn was their HOME.”
Girl:	“I wish I was there when baby Jesus was born. That would have been really cool.”
Lion:	“Yeah, you know, there were some people who came to visit Jesus, like the shepherds, and three wise men who were led by a star. They thought it was pretty cool to be there too. Can you imagine being there when the SAVIOR came into the world? What a joyous occasion!! AND did you know that that’s why we celebrate Christmas every year?”
Boy:	“Yeah, Christmas is the holiday when we celebrate the birth of Jesus. The savior of the world, who was born very, very, very LITTLE…
Animals:	(pop up and sing) “Little, little, little…” (pop down)
Boy:	(continuing) “and then had to learn to tie his shoes…ummm…I mean…buckle his SANDALS…and grow up and be a man, and then die and save all of us from our sins. He ended up to be pretty GREAT, even though he was born in a barn.”
Animals:	(pop up and sing) “Great, great, great…” (pop down)
Lion:	“You know the story pretty well, little boy…uhhhh…I mean…BIG boy!”
Boy:	“And I’m soooooooooo proud I can tie my shoes!”
Lion:	“And who knows what OTHER great and wonderful things you will learn to do!”
Boy:	“As long as I follow God, I’ll grow up STRONG and WISE.”
Lion:	“That’s right!”
Dog:	“Strong and wise, strong and wise, little and great…woof woof…woof woof!”
Lion:	“Hmmmmm…I think even the DOGGIE learned something from our story!”
Boy:	“Yeah, I wonder if he was born in a barn when HE was a puppy?”
Lion:	“I don’t know, but I’m sure glad JESUS was born. I bet all the animals went wild and rejoiced!”
Boy:	“Yeah, and all of us humans, too! We are STILL happy that Jesus was born, because he saved us all!”
Lion:	“What a wonderful story! Makes me want to go tell all my lion friends. (pause) Actually, I think I WILL go tell all my lion friends! See you later everyone! Bye-bye!” (exits)
Girl and Boy:	“Yeah, we’ve gotta go too…see you later everyone! Bye-bye!”