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A kids’ skit about fastingThe Fastest Fast2–4 actors · 3–4 min

Easter · 2–4 actors · 3–4 minutes · Children 7–11

The Fastest Fast

Leo reads “Join us Wednesday as we fast and pray” in the bulletin and goes for a speed-eating record, until a friend with a Bible tells him how long Jesus fasted in the wilderness. A funny kids’ skit about what fasting really means.

$8USD, tax included
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Running time3–4 minutes
Cast2–4 roles · Children 7–11
PrepOne walk-through of about 10 minutes, plus a week at home for Leo, who learns his short lines. Everyone else reads from what they hold.
Best forSunday school, children’s church or a kids’ moment in the service, any time you teach on fasting or on Jesus in the wilderness; Lent
ScriptureMatthew 4:1–4 (KJV)
ThemeJesus fasted forty days and forty nights in the wilderness. When He was hungry and the devil tempted Him, He held on to God’s word. He was tempted the way we are, and He never once gave in.
FormatPrintable PDF

About the skit

Leo has never been slow at anything, especially snack. When the bulletin says the church will fast on Wednesday, he grabs an empty paper plate, and Nico times him: four seconds, a new church record. Then Ruby explains what fasting means, so Leo stands beside a plate of cookies with his hands behind his back while Nico whispers like a golf announcer.

Four minutes later, it’s the fastest fast ever. Then Ava, without looking up from her Bible, mentions that Jesus did a fast too, and Nico works out how long that was in minutes. The story from Matthew 4, Jesus hungry in the wilderness and tempted to turn stones into bread, plays out right beside the snack table.

Two to four children, 7–11, and one ten-minute walk-through; only Leo learns lines. The staging notes cover the two mimes (nobody eats on stage), versions for two or three children, and a word for the teacher on what the skit does and doesn’t say about fasting.

Read the first page

(LEO runs in, waving the bulletin.)

LEO: Guys! Guys! The whole church is doing it!

RUBY: Doing what?

LEO: (reading) "Join us Wednesday as we fast and pray."

NICO: Fast what?

LEO: Fast everything! (He drops the bulletin on the snack table and grabs the empty paper plate.) Nico, time me!

NICO: (holding up the stopwatch, announcer voice) Leo is going for the record!

RUBY: Leo, that's not what it—

NICO: Ready… set… go!

(LEO "eats" from the empty plate as fast as he can: invisible food, both hands, puffed-out cheeks, a lot of chewing. He slams the plate down.)

LEO: Done!

NICO: Four seconds! A new church record!

LEO: (flexing) I'm so good at fasting.

RUBY: Leo. Not that kind of fast.

LEO: It's the same word!

RUBY: Fasting means you don't eat for a while. So you can pray.

LEO: (horrified) On purpose?

RUBY: On purpose.

The script continues in the full PDF.

Characters

  • Leo, sure that “fast” means “quick”; has never been slow at anything, especially snack
  • Ruby, knows what fasting is and explains it very patiently, mostly
  • Ava, knows the Bible story, with a children’s Bible open on her lap the whole time
  • Nico, optional: the timekeeper, who announces everything like a sports announcer

Props

  • A bulletin that says JOIN US WEDNESDAY AS WE FAST AND PRAY
  • A stopwatch or kitchen timer on a string
  • An empty paper plate
  • A plate of cookies on a small table, just to look at
  • A children’s Bible
  • A folder for Ruby’s lines

What you get

  • The full script with stage directions
  • Cast list, props list and simple staging notes
  • Four discussion questions for a small group, youth group or Sunday school class
  • Performance rights for your church: perform it as often as you like and print copies for your cast

Performance rights

One purchase covers one church or ministry. Perform it as many times as you like, make copies for everyone in the cast and crew, adapt the lines and include it in your livestream. Please don’t resell the script or share the file publicly. Read the full license.

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Questions

Can I change the names or lines?

Yes. Change names and genders, trim lines for time or adapt a joke for your church. The script is yours to fit to your people.

Can we record and stream the performance?

Yes. You can include it in your livestream and post the recording on your church’s own channels.

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