Church Skits & Plays
A Christmas skitThe Smallest Present5–6 actors · 4 min

Christmas · 5–6 actors · 4 minutes · Children 6–11

The Smallest Present

Late on Christmas Eve, the presents under the church tree wake up and argue about which of them is the best. A four-minute kids’ skit about a plain brown box nobody wants, and the one present that was given first.

$8USD, tax included
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Running time4 minutes
Cast5–6 roles · Children 6–11
PrepMemorized, with two or three rehearsals, one in costume. Every line is short, and Little Box reads from the notes.
Best forChildren’s Christmas program, Sunday school Christmas party, family Christmas service
Scripture2 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV)
ThemeThe best present under the tree isn’t one of ours. God gave it first.
FormatPrintable PDF

About the skit

When the grown-ups go home, the presents wake up. Drum is the loudest, Bike is the fastest, Doll is the prettiest, Big Box is the biggest, and nobody wants to talk about Socks. Over by the manger sits a plain brown box with a crayon heart, and everybody laughs at it.

Little Box isn’t for anybody under the tree. Inside are notes the Sunday school kids wrote to Jesus, and the memory verse their teacher added. The bragging stops, and the last picture puts the manger right in the middle.

Five or six children, short lines, costumes made from poster board, and cuts for four or five kids. Little Box reads from the notes, so the longest part needs the least memorizing.

Read the first page

(Lights up, dim. The presents kneel in a cluster around the tree, very still. LITTLE BOX kneels apart from the others, right next to the manger, holding the shoebox. After a moment, DRUM peeks up.)

DRUM: (loudly) IS EVERYBODY GONE?

BIKE: (ringing the bell) Shh! Yes!

DOLL: Finally. I've been holding this pose since the potluck.

(Everyone stands up and stretches.)

DRUM: OKAY. Tomorrow's the big day. And I just want to say what everybody's thinking. I'm the best present here.

BIKE: You're the loudest present here.

DRUM: SAME THING.

BIKE: I'm the best present. I've got two wheels, a bell (ringing the bell twice) and streamers. I go fast.

DOLL: You go nowhere. You're in a box. (She fluffs her bow.) Obviously the best present is the prettiest present.

BIKE: Your bow is crooked.

DOLL: It's a style.

SOCKS: Hi. I'm socks.

(Everyone groans.)

SOCKS: Every year. Same reaction.

BIG BOX: (stepping forward) Excuse me. Hello. I'm the BIGGEST present. So I'm probably the most important.

DRUM: WHO ARE YOU FOR?

BIG BOX: I'm for... (He checks all over himself for a tag. He checks again.) ...I don't have a tag.

The script continues in the full PDF.

Characters

  • Drum, the loudest present under the tree; says everything at full volume
  • Bike, the fastest, with a bell and not afraid to use it
  • Doll, the prettiest, or so she says; her bow is on crooked
  • Big Box, the biggest present there, with no name tag
  • Little Box, plain brown cardboard with a crayon heart; the most lines, for a steady reader
  • Socks, optional: everybody knows what’s inside

Props

  • Poster-board present costumes with big bows
  • A plain brown box costume with a crayon heart
  • Shoebox with four folded notes
  • A bell for Bike
  • Floor-size manger and a baby doll
  • Optional: a Christmas tree or lights

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.

How do I get the file after I buy?

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