Sunday School Program Idea for
The Birth of the Lord Jesus
Here is the
skit our Sunday School presented by the Kindergarten/Grade one students a few
years ago.
Before
the day of the skit, we went to an appliance store and got two large boxes, one
for the inn and one for the stable, and cut and stapled them into shape, with
the door for the inn opening and large enough for a child to walk through.
Paint the box to look like an inn, the same for the stable. We drew
a cow and a donkey on the walls of the stable, and got some straw to place
around the manger which we used a wicker basket, but it would be better if
someone could build a wooden manger.
The littlest
children, about five years old, played Joseph Mary, and they waited with an
adult at the back of the chapel.. An older child played the innkeeper, and
he was in place behind the door of the inn. There were two children as
Shepherds sitting on the floor to the far right of the stable. We had one
child be the angel of the Lord. The angel was played by the oldest child,
who was a girl, but a boy would certainly be fine. She waited off stage
for her entrance.
Then the
Sunday School
Superintendent set the stage by quoting Luke 2:1-6....
"And
it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar
Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And all went to be taxed,
every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of
the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem: (because he was of the house and lineage of David.) To be taxes
with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that,
while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be
delivered."
The children
were in place, he quoted the verses, and then the Mary and Joseph children came
down the isle from the back of the chapel, hand in hand.
They went up to the inn,
knocked on the door, and asked the innkeeper "Do you have any room for
us?" he told them "no, but you can use the stable." Then they went into the stable where there
was a basket for the manger.. we didn't know really how to show the
birth, so we just had them sit around the basket with a doll inside for baby
Jesus.
Then outside the stable, off
to the right there were the two shepherd children and as they sat there we had
the angel child entered from in front and off to the side of them. Just before she came in we shone
a bright light on the shepherds. Then the angel quoted Luke 2:10-12 to
the shepherds:
"Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to
all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord."
We didn't have a big class but if I were doing it again,
I would have more children enter at that point dressed as angels to quote Luke
2:14:
"Glory to God
in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
Then the shepherds quoted Luke 2:15:
"Let us now go
even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord
hath made known unto us."
and they went to the stable where
they saw Mary, baby Jesus and Joseph.
And that was the end of
the production.. after that we sang a Christmas Carol before the older
classes put on their productions.
We didn't show the wise men
because according to Matthew 2:11 the wise men saw the "young child"
in a house.. they are not mentioned at the manger at all.
I have seen more lavish
productions, but I do believe that simplicity is the best, and with young
children acting this out, it is just too precious in its simplicity. You
can make simple costumes, even just use bathrobes and towels for headgear...
some of the children had stuffed animals that were sheep and we used them for
the shepherds. Someone made the angel a beautiful dress and we made a
golden garland to sit on her head.
May the Lord bless you.
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