Cub Scouting isn’t just about earning badges or camping in the great outdoors—it’s also about having fun and learning through creative performance. Skits are a great way for Cub Scouts to build confidence, keep each other entertained, and practice teamwork. Below is a list of ten skits with descriptions, sample dialogue ideas, and tips for performance.
Below is a comprehensive guide featuring ten simple Cub Scout skits that are perfect for campfire programs, pack meetings, or any gathering where you want to mix humor, learning, and a bit of acting fun. These skits require minimal props and allow each Cub Scout to have a chance to shine while learning teamwork, public speaking, and improvisational skills. Whether you’re a Cubmaster or a parent, these skits are designed to be easily adaptable for your troop’s needs.
Adapting the Skits:
- Group Involvement: Let even those scouts with smaller roles get creative with their parts.
- Flexible Dialogue: Feel free to modify lines to match your troop’s style or to include regional humor.
- Safety First: In skits like CPR Rescuers, always remind participants and your audience that the portrayed actions are simplified approximations of real-life emergency procedures.
Post Contents
- 1. Short Runway
- 2. Bravest Scout in the World
- 3. Banana Bandana
- 4. Be Prepared
- 5. Bear Attack
- 6. Emergency Alert System
- 7. Broken Finger
- 8. Lost Money Skit
- 9. The Ghost of Midnight
- 10. Can’t Work in the Dark Skit
- 11. Constitution Skit
- 12. The Greatest Spitter in the World
- 13. Bear Hunt
- 14. The Good Samaritan
- 15. The Viper Is Coming!
- 16. Got Any Duck Food?
- 17. Ice Fishing Skit
- Final Thoughts
1. Short Runway
Description:
This skit revolves around a Scout acting as an air traffic controller while guiding an airplane to land on an increasingly absurd and inadequate runway.
How to Perform:
- One Scout plays the air traffic controller, standing off to the side with a pretend radio headset.
- The “pilot” acts out the process of trying to land but mimics complications (e.g., pretending the runway is too narrow or ends abruptly).
- Other Scouts can act as the passengers, reacting humorously to the situation.
Tips:
Exaggerate gestures and reactions to highlight the chaos. Play up the pilot’s confusion and passengers’ exaggerated fear for comedic effect.
2. Bravest Scout in the World
Description:
Scouts share wild, exaggerated stories about their “bravery,” growing more ridiculous as the skit progresses.
How to Perform:
- Scouts take turns boasting about their “heroic” acts, such as wrestling imaginary beasts or surviving perilous adventures.
- The final Scout delivers the most absurdly mundane line, such as being brave enough to eat broccoli.
Tips:
Encourage Scouts to use dramatic expressions and gestures. Keep each boast progressively sillier for maximum laughs.
3. Banana Bandana
Description:
This skit plays on a hilarious miscommunication where “bandana” is misunderstood as “banana.”
How to Perform:
- One Scout pretends to instruct another on how to use a bandana while the second Scout mistakenly uses a banana instead, hilariously peeling, smashing, or “tying” the fruit.
Tips:
Overemphasize the misunderstanding, and make the actions exaggerated for slapstick humor.
4. Be Prepared
Description:
This skit humorously demonstrates what happens when Scouts take the motto “Be Prepared” to extreme levels.
How to Perform:
- Scouts appear on stage carrying excessive amounts of gear for a simple task (e.g., camping for one night with dozens of backpacks).
- The humor builds as they realize they’ve overlooked something important, like food or matches.
Tips:
Use props creatively, such as oversized items or objects labeled humorously (e.g., “spare air”). Keep the dialogue lighthearted and playful.
5. Bear Attack
Description:
Scouts encounter an imaginary bear and hilariously attempt to escape or fend it off.
How to Perform:
- One Scout acts as the bear, growling and stomping while others react with silly solutions, such as climbing imaginary trees or hiding behind each other.
- The scene ends with the Scouts running off stage, chased by the bear.
Tips:
The “bear” Scout should make dramatic but funny gestures. The reactions from other Scouts should grow more absurd with each attempt.
6. Emergency Alert System
Description:
This skit parodies emergency broadcast messages by announcing trivial “emergencies,” such as missing snacks.
How to Perform:
- A Scout as the announcer solemnly declares a “test” of the emergency broadcast system.
- The other Scouts react wildly to imaginary “alerts,” such as the absence of marshmallows for s’mores.
Tips:
Use dramatic pauses and over-the-top reactions to create contrast between the serious tone and the humorous announcements.
7. Broken Finger
Description:
A Scout dramatically claims to have a broken finger, leading to hilarity when the truth is revealed.
How to Perform:
- The Scout dramatically laments their injury while others react with exaggerated concern.
- The punchline comes when the Scout points out the “injury” is a different finger each time.
Tips:
Ham up the drama and deliver the punchline with a deadpan tone to maximize laughter.
8. Lost Money Skit
Description:
This skit revolves around Scouts frantically searching for missing money, only to find it in an obvious spot.
How to Perform:
- Scouts act out a comedic search, checking increasingly ridiculous places (e.g., pretending to search “underwater” or in their shoes).
- Finally, one Scout finds the money in plain sight, such as in their pocket.
Tips:
Add physical humor by pretending to look in absurd places like behind an invisible curtain.
9. The Ghost of Midnight
Description:
A spooky tale with a funny twist, this skit introduces a ghost who turns out to be harmless or playful.
How to Perform:
- Scouts huddle around a “campfire,” telling ghost stories.
- The “ghost” jumps in to scare them, only to do something silly, like juggling or dancing.
Tips:
Create a suspenseful buildup before revealing the ghost’s humorous actions.
10. Can’t Work in the Dark Skit
Description:
This skit showcases Scouts hilariously refusing to work without light.
How to Perform:
- One Scout acts as the “lightbulb,” holding their arm up to “shine.”
- When the “lightbulb” is fired, the others claim they can’t work in the dark and leave.
Tips:
The Scout playing the lightbulb should be overly dramatic when “shining.”
11. Constitution Skit
Description:
This skit humorously reenacts the making of the Constitution with exaggerated portrayals of historical figures.
How to Perform:
- Scouts act out a humorous version of the Constitutional Convention, debating silly laws such as “mandatory pie Fridays.”
Tips:
Encourage Scouts to improvise lines for extra laughs. Keep props simple, like paper hats.
12. The Greatest Spitter in the World
Description:
Scouts compete in a humorous contest to prove their “spitting prowess.”
How to Perform:
- Each Scout mimics ridiculous feats of spitting, such as pretending to “spit across the ocean.”
- The skit ends with a Scout declaring, “I forgot my water!”
Tips:
Make the spit-sound effects loud and exaggerated for comedic effect.
13. Bear Hunt
Description:
Scouts set out on an imaginary bear hunt filled with obstacles.
How to Perform:
- Scouts pantomime crossing rivers or climbing trees, adding humorous commentary.
- The final twist comes when the bear chases them offstage.
Tips:
Add playful banter between the Scouts as they face each obstacle.
14. The Good Samaritan
Description:
A comedic twist on the classic story, Scouts hilariously misinterpret what it means to help someone.
How to Perform:
- One Scout pretends to be injured while others offer absurd “help,” such as handing over imaginary chocolate for a sprained ankle.
Tips:
Keep the offers increasingly ridiculous for maximum humor.
15. The Viper Is Coming!
Description:
Scouts panic over the arrival of a “viper,” only to realize it’s just a window cleaner.
How to Perform:
- Scouts shout warnings about the “viper,” running in and out in a frenzy.
- The “viper” Scout enters last, speaking in a Dracula accent, saying, “I’m here to vipe the vindows!”
Tips:
The “viper” should deliver their line slowly for comedic timing.
16. Got Any Duck Food?
Description:
This skit revolves around repeated misunderstandings at a hardware store.
How to Perform:
- Multiple Scouts enter one at a time, asking the store owner for duck food.
- The final Scout hilariously tricks the owner by asking for nails before asking for duck food again.
Tips:
Use exaggerated expressions of frustration from the store owner.
17. Ice Fishing Skit
Description:
Scouts go “ice fishing” on an imaginary rink, only to be hilariously corrected by the rink manager.
How to Perform:
- Scouts pantomime drilling holes and fishing.
- The “manager” Scout interrupts, announcing, “There are no fish here!”
Tips:
Build comedic tension by pretending to catch random objects like boots.
Additional Skits:
Here are more options for entertaining performances:
- Boss, The Train! (Train mishaps)
- The Catch Skit (Silly teamwork)
- Not Enough Parachutes Skit (Absurd problem-solving)
- The Ghost With The Bloody Finger (Spooky fun)
- Clarence Slept Right Here (Imaginative tale)
- CPR Rescuers (Comedic first aid mishaps)
Cub Scout skits inspire creativity, teamwork, and fun. With careful preparation and practice, Scouts can deliver memorable performances that delight audiences of all ages. Encourage them to embrace their roles, think outside the box, and most importantly, have fun!
Final Thoughts
These Cub Scout skits provide a fun mix of humor, creativity, and subtle learning opportunities. They not only serve as ice breakers or campfire entertainment but also help young scouts develop confidence, teamwork, and even a bit of public speaking skills—all in an environment where laughter and camaraderie are encouraged.
Whether you choose to perform “Boss, The Train!” with its hilarious train chase, or “Is It Time Yet?” with its impatience-driven comedy, remember that the real reward is the joy of sharing a creative moment with friends. Enjoy the process of rehearsing, performing, and improvising, and let every skit be a chance to celebrate the fun side of Scouting.
This guide is inspired by various collections and resources of Cub Scout skits available from well‑known scouting sites and publications . Feel free to adapt these ideas to best suit your troop’s unique style and spirit. Happy Scouting and break a leg (figuratively, of course)!
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