What is a One Liner Skit?

One Liner Skits are some of the most fun skits you can do with your children. Adults and children love watching them! The skits do not require any rehearsal. They don’t require expensive costumes, props or scenery. Each child is given only one line to say just prior to their turn. Use funny props you find in thrift stores, your closet, dollar stores or make them yourself.

The children have no idea what they are going to do or say in advance. The children you choose to be in the skit are just given a piece of paper with a number on it during the program or class.

This requires two adults, the teacher who leads the program, and an assistant who gets the child ready off stage and tells him his line.

The teacher announces the skit is about to begin and sends Child Number 1 off stage. The assistant puts funny props on the child and tells the child their line. She encourages the child to speak loudly and “ham it up.” The child is to speak the line every time the teacher cues the child (generally, by squeezing his shoulder).

When Child Number 1 enters the stage, the teacher sends Child Number 2 off stage to be instructed and so on.

How Will You Get to Heaven?

Characters:

1 - Max Money – hat, “gold” chains, oversized play money

When teacher squeezes his shoulder, he should say “I’m so rich!” and fan the money.

2 - Patty Popular – big ribbon clipped in her hair, hand mirror

When teacher squeezes her shoulder, she should say “I’m so popular!” and look in the mirror and admire herself.

3 - Sammy Strong – fake mustache, barbells (can be made by gluing circles made from Styrofoam or foam rubber painted black on both ends of a dowel rod or old broom handle)

When he comes on stage, he carries the barbells up like they are heavy and then puts them down. When the teacher squeezes his shoulder, he should say “I’m so strong!” and make a muscle.

4 - Sally Smart – graduation cap, dictionary, funny glasses

When she comes on stage, she should hold the book like she is reading it. When the teacher squeezes her shoulder, she should say “I’m so smart!” and hold her head up like she is proud.

5 - Nancy Nice – Funny hat or ribbons clipped to her hair, a scarf

When teacher squeezes her shoulder, she should say “I’m so nice!” and wave the scarf in the air.

6 - Brother Cool – Baseball cap, sunglasses

When teacher squeezes his shoulder, he should say “I’m so cool!” and strut.

The assistant will also have a line, but no funny props. She should hold a bible and say Jesus died for my sins.

The props listed are just suggestions, use your imagination and have fun!

In addition to the props suggest, make a sign with a marker, construction paper and yarn with the name of each character and hang it on the child.

The Skit

(The teacher is on stage and Child Number 1 (Max Money) enters)

Who’s this? Why, it’s Max Money! (Squeeze shoulder)

While I’m talking to Max, whoever has the paper with the 2 written on it, go see _________ to get ready.

Max is rich. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max has BIG money. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max has more money than anybody in town. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max has more money than anybody in the whole country. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max might just be the richest man in the world. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max can buy anything he wants. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max can buy the nicest house. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max can buy the nicest car. (Squeeze shoulder)

Max can buy his way anywhere. (Squeeze shoulder)

But Max, tell me, how will you get to heaven? (Squeeze shoulder)

Max has used his money to buy his way into so many places that he thinks he can buy his way into heaven. (Squeeze shoulder) That’s not the way to heaven.

Everyone give Max money a big hand. Thank you, Max. Now the person with number 3 go see _____ to get ready.

(Child Number 1 (Max Money) exits, Child Number 2 (Patty Popular) enters)

Oh, look, it’s Patty Popular. (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty’s the most popular girl in school. (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty’s the most popular girl in the neighborhood. (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty knows all the latest fashions. (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty wears all the latest styles. (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty has lots of friends. (Squeeze shoulder)

Everybody wants to be Patty’s friend. (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty is invited to all the parties. (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty is invited to go to lots of places because she’s so popular, but tell me Patty, how will you get to heaven? (Squeeze shoulder)

Patty thinks that since she’s invited to go to a lot of places just because she’s popular, she can get to go to heaven because she’s popular. (Squeeze shoulder) That’s not the way to heaven.

Everyone give Patty Popular a big hand. Thank you, Patty. Now the person with number 4 go see _____ to get ready.

(Child Number 2 (Patty Popular) exits, Child Number 3 (Sammy Strong) enters)

Oh look, it’s Sammy Strong. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sammy is the strongest man in the whole country. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sammy is the strongest man in the whole world. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nobody has ever beaten Sammy at arm wrestling. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sammy can lift over 1,000 pounds. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sammy has muscles on top of muscles. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sammy works out eight hours every day. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sammy is tough. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nobody messes with Sammy. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sammy can push his way into a lot of places because he’s so strong, but tell me Sammy, how will you get to heaven? (Squeeze shoulder)

Just because Sammy is so strong and he can force his way into a lot of places, he thinks he can push his way into heaven. (Squeeze shoulder) That’s not the way to heaven.

Everyone give Sammy Strong a big hand. Thank you, Sammy. Now the person with number 5 go see _____ to get ready.

(Child Number 3 (Sammy Strong) exits, Child Number 4 (Sally Smart) enters)

Oh look, it’s Sally Smart. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally is the smartest girl in town. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally loves to learn. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally is reading the dictionary. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally always gets all A’s in school. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally graduated high school when she was thirteen years old. (Squeeze shoulder)

Now Sally is in college. (Squeeze shoulder)

When Sally graduates, she is going to be a rocket scientist. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally might become a doctor too. (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally is so smart, she can figure out how to do anything, but tell me Sally, how will you get to heaven? (Squeeze shoulder)

Sally has been able to do a lot of things because she is so smart, but she thinks she can get to heaven, just because she’s smart. (Squeeze shoulder) That’s not the way to heaven.

Everyone give Sally Smart a big hand. Thank you, Sally. Now the person with number 6 go see _____ to get ready.

(Child Number 4 (Sally Smart) exits, Child Number 5 (Nance Nice) enters)

Oh look, it’s Nancy Nice. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nancy is the nicest girl I know. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nancy is always doing good deeds. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nance volunteers at church. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nancy always bakes cookies for the elderly lady next door. (Squeeze shoulder)

If anybody needs help Nance is the first to help. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nancy helps take care of her little brother. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nancy always obeys her parents. (Squeeze shoulder)

Nancy is always doing nice things for others, but tell me Nancy, how will you get to heaven? (Squeeze shoulder)

We should all be nice, but Nancy thinks just because she’s nice that will get her into heaven. (Squeeze shoulder) That’s not the way to heaven.

Everyone give Nancy Nice a big hand. Thank you, Nancy.

(Child Number 5 (Nancy Nice) exits, Child Number 6 (Brother Cool) enters)

Oh look, it’s Brother Cool. (Squeeze shoulder)

Everybody knows that Brother Cool is cool. (Squeeze shoulder)

Brother Cool is the coolest dude around. (Squeeze shoulder)

Brother Cool goes to the coolest places. (Squeeze shoulder)

Brother Cool listens to the coolest music. (Squeeze shoulder)

Brother Cool wears the coolest clothes. (Squeeze shoulder)

Brother Cool hangs with the coolest people. (Squeeze shoulder)

Everybody wants to hang out with Brother Cool. (Squeeze shoulder)

All the kids want to be like Brother Cool. (Squeeze shoulder)

Brother Cool is so cool that everyone wants to be close to him, but tell me Brother Cool, how will you get to heaven? (Squeeze shoulder)

Brother Cool thinks that just because everyone thinks he’s cool, that’s how he’ll get to go to heaven. (Squeeze shoulder) That’s not the way to heaven.

Everyone give Brother Cool a big hand. Thank you, Brother Cool.

(Child Number 6 (Brother Cool) exits, Adult Assistant enters)

This is ____________ (Squeeze shoulder)

We’ve heard from our friends how they thought you can get to heaven. You can’t get to heaven just by being nice, or rich, or strong, or cool, or smart, or popular, can you? (Squeeze shoulder)

There’s only one way to heaven. (Squeeze shoulder)

___________ knows the way because she read it in the bible. (Squeeze shoulder)

The bible says that everyone has sinned. No sin can enter heaven. We deserve to be punished for our sins, but Jesus took the punishment for our sins by dying on the cross. If we believe that in our heart, and ask Jesus to forgive us, and with His help turn from our sins, when this life is over, we can have a home in heaven.

So, remember (Squeeze shoulder)

Everybody say it with ___________ (Squeeze shoulder)