Good Thing About Christmas Skit

4 or more scouts - 2 narrators, a scout, an adult, Aunt Ruth.

Could have more scouts, each with a role to come on and perform for each Good/Bad item.

(Adult Leader could be a larger scout playing the role of a grumpy adult)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Getting Christmas cards.
(opens envelope pulls out the card and smiles)
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Writing out and sending the Christmas cards.
(pretends to write, gets cramp in his hand and shakes it)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Christmas vacation.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Christmas vacation.
(Scouts run around him once yelling)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Dreaming that you're Santa flying through the sky.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Wearing an old rented Santa suit.
(smells his armpit)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Having a white Christmas.
(flutters his fingers like snow)
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Having a white Christmas.
(pretends to shovel snow)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Eating Christmas cookies.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Making Christmas cookies.
(pretends to mix the dough in a big bowl)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Santa comes.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Santa's reindeer come too.
(takes a step and picks up his foot and shakes it so everyone knows what he just stepped in)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Unwrapping presents.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Cleaning up after unwrapping presents.
(pretends to pick up the wrappings from the floor)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Peace on Earth.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... It's not always so peaceful.
(Scout 1 pretends to play with loud electronic game, bangs drums or other noisy toy)

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Christmas dinner.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Aunt Ruth.
(someone runs on stage with a wig on, pinchs his cheek and shakes it, yelling Oh, you're sooo cuute! )

Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... Getting a do it yourself - build your own motorcycle kit and your Dad is going to help you put it together.
Narrator 2: A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... Opening the box and finding the instructions are in Chinese.


Narrator 1: A good thing about Christmas is ...
Scout : ... it's only ___ days away.
Narrator 2 A bad thing about Christmas is ...
Adult Leader: ... It only comes once a year. Merry Christmas!