PUPPET SKITS

 

TITLE: Father Abraham

 

CATEGORY:

Song

(Bible Story; Social Issue, Comedy, Song, Black light, Shorts, Misc.)

 

STORY SUMMARY:  Puppet leads audience in participation song.

 

CRUX OF STORY/LESSON:  A fun reminder that we are all children of Abraham.

 

PUPPETS

PUPPETEERS

1.      Puppet with arm rods and long legs!  One puppeteer operates the mouth and one hand.  Another operates the other hand.  The third operates the feet.

 

 

PROPS

PROPS

PROPS

1.      Cloth to cover legs at beginning of skit.

 

 

 

 

OUTLINE OF STORY:

PROPS / ACTIONS:

·        Puppet asks audience who Abraham’s children are.  Discuss.

·        Puppet tells everyone to stand and to follow his motions.

·        Puppet teaches song, then begins.

·        Lights up on upper and lower stage

·        Puppet body and head on upper stage.  Puppet legs extend down to the lower stage.  Cover legs with black cloth until later in song.

·        Father Abraham had many sons (and daughters). 

·        Many Sons & Daughters had Father Abraham.

·        And I am one of them and so are you

·        So lets all praise the Lord – Right Arm.

·        Ask everyone to stand

·        Sing song

·        Encourage audience to sing with you.

·        When you sing, “Right Arm” Raise the puppets right arm and begin marching with it.

·        Repeat song.  When you get to the last line, add another body part, “So lets all praise the Lord – Right Arm, Left Arm.

·        Keep marching with Right arm as you repeat the song.

·        When you sing “Right Arm, Left Arm” raise each are respectively then begin marching with both arms as you sing.

·        Repeat song.  Each time end by add­ing a body part.  In order add, “Right Arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, head up, sit down! (Sit on last command)

·        Keep marching.  Keep adding new motion with each body part. 

·        Uncover legs during song.

·        End with command to “Sit-Down!”