scenes - 4 years old
Theatre 1:
“What comes next?”
All: Summer holidays! What can we do?
Child 1: Let’s go to the pool!
All: Yipee! Swim, swim, swim
Child 1: Ahhh! I’m drowning!
Child 2: Let’s go to the beach!
All: Yay! Let’s build sandcastles!
Child 2: Ouch! Sand in my eyes!
Child 3: Let’s go to grandparent’s house!
Child 4: Yes! We can eat cookies!
All: Yipee! Cookies! Yummy, yummy, yummy!
Theatre 2:
“Please be quiet!”
Mum is reading a book.
Kids: Mummy mummy mummy. What are you doing?
Mum: I’m reading a book.
Kids: Can we eat cookies?
Mum: Ok! But please be quiet!
Kids: Yes mummy! (They eat)
Mum: Shhh! I said be quiet!
Kids: Mummy mummy mummy. What are you doing?
Mum: I’m reading a book (Annoyed)
Kids: Can we drink some juice?
Mum: Ok! But please be quiet!
Kids:Yes mummy! (They drink)
Mum: Shhh! I said be quiet!
Kids: Mummy mummy mummy…
Mum:What!?
Kids: What are you doing?
Mum: READING!
Kids: Can we…
Mum: I don’t care! I’m leaving!
Mum leaves & kids shrug shoulders & giggle.
Theatre 3:
“My head hurts”
Kid 1: I don’t want to go to school!
Kid 2: Me either!
Kid 3: What can we do?
Kid 4: Pretend to be sick!
All: Good idea!
Parent walks in…
Parent: Good morning children!
All kids: Good morning (sick)
Parent: Oh no! What’s wrong?
All kids: We feel sick!
Parent: What’s wrong with you?
Kid 1: My head hurts!
Parent: Poor baby! What’s wrong with you?
Kid 2: My arm hurts!
Parent: Poor baby! What’s wrong with you?
Kid 3: My leg hurts!
Parent: Poor baby! What’s wrong with you?
Kid 4: Ummmmmm……My teeth hurt?
Parent: Your teeth?
All kids: Oh ohhhh!
Parent: You’re not sick! Go to school!
All kids: Ohhhhhh! So close!
Theatre 4:
“ I don’t want to grow up ”
Kids: What’s wrong Grandma/pa?
Grandparent: Ah! I’m old!
Kids: So?
Grandparent: I’m tired!
Kids: Yeah? Me too!?
Grandparent: I always have to pee!
Kids: Yeah? Me too!?
Grandparent: I can’t read well!
Kids: Sooo? Me too?!
Grandparent: I can’t eat candy!
Kids: What?! I'm never growing up!
Theatre 5:
“Can we go outside?”
Kids: Can we go outside?
Parents: mmmm.
Kids: Please! It’s sunny today.
Parents: Ok! But wear a hat!
Kids: Yaaaaaay! Ok. (start walking out)
Parents: (look out the window) Wait! It looks hot!
Kids: Hot? Ok…Sunglasses (with gesture) Bye!
Parents: (look out the window) Wait! It looks warm!
Kids: Warm? Ok… Jacket (with gesture) Bye!
Parents: (look out the window) Wait! It looks windy!
Kids: Windy? Ok… Scarf (with gestures) Bye!
MUM/DAD: (look out the window) Wait! It looks snowy!
Kids: Snowy? That’s Impossible!
Parents: Why?
Kids: because it’s summer!
Parents: Ups!
Kids: Bye!
Theatre 6:
“The Cheeky Kangaroo”
KID 1: I’m bored
KID 2: What can we do?
MUM: Let’s go to the park!
KIDS: Not again!!!!
MUM: I know! Let’s go to the zoo!
KIDS: yay!!!
They walk to the zoo…
MUM: Let’s see the Monkeys!
Kids look at the monkey & don’t notice the Kangaroo hiding behind.
KIDS: Look! A Kangaroo!
MUM: No! There’s no kangaroo
(Kids shrug their shoulders)
MUM: Lets see the bears! (Points)
KIDS: Look! A Kangaroo!
MUM: No! There’s no kangaroo
(Kids shrug their shoulders)
MUM: Lets see the elephants! (Points)
KIDS: Look! A Kangaroo!
MUM: Oh will you stop! There is no….
Kangaroo jumps infront of MUM…
MUM: Kangaroo! Ahhhhh!
KIDS: I told you!
Theatre 7:
“ Hey! Where’s my Fork?”
All: Waiter/waitress!!
Waiter: Can I help you?
Customer 1: Cup please!
Customer 2: Spoon please!
Customer 3: Knife please!
Customer 4: Fork please!
Waiter: Coming up!
(Waiter leaves to get things and comes back…)
Waiter: cup, spoon, knife… (gives one to each customer)
Customer 4: Hey! Where’s my fork?
Waiter: Ups! Sorry!
Customer 1: Plate please!
Customer 2: Glass please!
Customer 3: Napkin please!
Waiter: Coming up…
(Waiter leaves to get things and comes back…)
Waiter: plate, glass, napkin…
Customer 4: Hey! Where’s my fork? (Angry)
Waiter: Ups! Sorry!
Customer 1: Knife please!
Customer 2: Plate please!
Customer 3: Spoon please!
Waiter: Coming up (stressed)
(Waiter leaves to get things and comes back…)
Waiter: knife, plate, spoon.
Customer 4: HEY! WHERE’S MY FORK? (Angry)
Waiter: That’s it!
(Grabs the other customers forks.)
Waiter: Here! 3 forks!
(Other customers are shocked and customer 4 is happy.)
Theatre 8:
“Let’s bake a cake!”
Cook: Let’s bake a cake!
All kids: Yes yes! We want to help!
Cook: Do you know how?
All kids: Yes! We know!
Cook: Are you sure?
All kids: Yes! We’re sure!
Cook: OK! Wash your hands!
All kids: Hands washed!
Cook: Great! Let’s start! Crack the eggs!
Child 1: Crack the eggs!
Child 2: Mix the eggs!
Child 3:Boil the eggs!
Child 4:Fry the eggs!
Cook: No no no! That’s not how you bake a cake!
All kids: ups! Sorry!
Cook: Are you sure you know how?
All kids: Yes! We’re sure!
Cook: OK! Let’s start again! First crack the eggs, then mix the flour.
Child 1: OK! Mix the flour!
Child 2: Boil the flour!
Child 3: Fry the flour!
Child 4: Chop the flour?
Cook: No no no! That’s not how you bake a cake!
All kids: ups! Sorry!
Cook: Forget it! I’ll bake the cake!
Theatre 9:
“What’s that noise?”
KID 1: Shhh! What’s that noise?
ALL: It sounds like a plane (look up)
KID 1: No planes in the sky!
KID 2: Shhh! What’s that noise?
ALL: It sounds like rain (look up)
KID 2: It’s sunny!
KID 3: Shhh! What’s that noise?
ALL: It sounds like a bee!
KID 3: A bee? Aaaaaaaaah!
KID 4: Shhh! What’s that noise?
ALL: I don’t know humph!
KID 4: Listen! It sounds like… a drum!
ALL: Yes! It’s a drum!
Theatre 10:
“A Crazy Day At School”
Children: Where is the teacher?
Giant: Hello children!
Children: Wow you’re tall! You are not the teacher!
Giant: I am a giant. I want to sit down.
(Sits on teacher’s desk & crushes it…)
Giant: Oops, bye!
Children: Oh no, the teacher’s table!
Prince: Hello children!
Children: You are handsome! You are not the teacher!
Prince: I am a prince. My horse needs to poop. Bye!
Children: Oh no, the horse pooped on the floor!
Teacher: Good morning… Hey! What is this disaster?
Children: There was a giant and a prince on a horse…
Teacher: A giant and a prince on a horse? Don’t be silly!
Children: It’s true! It’s true!
(Monster roars)
Teacher: Ok! I believe you!