The Scene: Three children with a Bible
discussing the true meaning of Easter.
The Characters: Three children, the Easter Bunny,
the Teacher, Jesus on a stick pony, two children with palm
branches, Jesus carrying a large cross, a Roman soldier with a
"whip," and a child in robes.
(Easter Bunny enters stage.)
Easter Bunny: Hey! It's me!
Happy Easter!
Child 1: Yeah, whatever.
(Continues talking to the others.)
Easter Bunny: (Jumps around excitedly to
get their attention again.) Hey! Hey! It's me! Aren't you
excited?
Child 2:
(sarcastically) Oh...yeah... sure. We're real excited.
Easter Bunny: (Walks over and listens in on
the conversation to see what's going on for a few moments before
speaking.) What are you guys talking about anyway?
Child 3: We're talking about
Easter!
Easter Bunny: Yeah! That's what I've been
trying to tell you! I'm all about Easter -- and I'm here! (All
the children laugh; the Easter bunny looks confused.)
Easter Bunny: Why aren't you guys excited to
see me?
Child 1: Oh! It's not that we're not excited to
see you. Of course we're excited to see you. It's just that you're
not really what Easter is all about.
Easter Bunny: (perplexed) I'm not?
Child 2: No! You're not! And that's what we
were just talking about!
Child 3: (Shows the Easter Bunny an open
Bible.) It's all right here! And we were just reading about
how the disciples got the greatest surprise ever on that first
Easter morning.
Easter Bunny: (excitedly) Let me
guess! Let me guess! (Stops to ponder.) I know! I know! A
super-sized, giant, extravagant Easter basket that's this high
(holds hand up) and filled with all kinds of candy!
(Looks at kids and realizes he's way off.) No?
All Children: No!
Child 1: There's so much more!
Child 2: Now don't get us wrong...we like
candy. It's just that if that's all Easter is about, it's a pretty
empty holiday.
Easter Bunny: If it's not about me and it's not
about candy, then I'm lost.
Child 3: Exactly!
Child 2: And that's what Easter is all
about!
Child 3: Easter is about Jesus rising from the
dead! (Easter Bunny looks surprised but intrigued.)
Child 3: And Jesus came to earth to "seek and
save the lost."
Child 2: (Puts his arm around the Easter
Bunny.) Let's go talk about this some more while our teacher
tells all these kids more about the real meaning of Easter.
(Everyone exits the stage. Afterward, the Teacher tells
children about the biblical account of Easter. As each scene is
mentioned, characters pantomime the scene.)
Teacher: (Enters the stage. As the Teacher
talks, two children enter the stage and wave palm branches. They're
followed by a child dressed as Jesus and riding a stick pony.)
It was really incredible! On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem
riding on a donkey. Everyone went crazy, praising Jesus and waving
palm branches to honor him.
Teacher: (As the Teacher talks, two
children enter the stage. One is dressed as Jesus and carries the
cross on his back. The other is dressed as a Roman soldier and
pretends to whip Jesus.) The soldiers beat Jesus and put a
crown of thorns on his head. The soldiers made Jesus carry his
cross to the place where he would die.
Teacher: (As the Teacher talks, the soldier
mocks Jesus and pretends to nail him to the cross. Jesus
"dies.") Jesus hung on the cross while the soldiers mocked
him. Finally, he died on the cross and was taken down to be
buried.
Teacher: (As the Teacher talks, a child
dressed in a robe enters and lays Jesus on the floor. When the
teacher says that he arose, Jesus jumps up.) But that's not
the end of the story! They buried Jesus in a tomb, and three days
later he arose! He came back to life! (Everyone
cheers!)
Debbie Hardy
Conowingo, Maryland
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