Campfire:
Series 4
The Stargazer
The scene begins with a student on stage looking up at a point on the ceiling. (He
continues to look up throughout the whole skit without looking down or talking). Two
students enter and see him looking up. They wonder what he is looking at, so they look
up into the air too. They say, "Wow! Look at all the stars in the sky! " More students
enter and see the others looking upward and they too look up into the sky. They point
out a constellation. After awhile of looking up, the students begin to wonder what the first
student is looking at. They ask him, "Hey, you've been here the longest". "What are you
looking at?" The first students replies (rubbing his neck), "Nothing, I've just got a stiff
neck".
Midnight Snack w/song or round "Decomposition" Skit by Janice
Smith & Terry Hughes
(see Eco-Songs for words to the song)
This skit can be a lead in for the song.
The scene begins with two friends (surfer dude types) who have stayed up late to watch the late, late show on
T.V. It's an action adventure show with detectives and the FBI.
They get hungry and head to the kitchen to raid the refrigerator. First, they decide to make a big sandwich. One
reaches for the bread and throws it down screaming, "Whoa, Dude!" "There's a fungus among us!" They both
look at the bread and discover it is covered with mold and fungus. They both look at each other and say,
"Gross, man". So, they think on what to eat next and one says, "Hey man, got milk?" The other replies,
"Yeah, a great big cold glass of milk with cookies". One person gets the milk carton from the fridge, opens it
up and takes a big gulp right from the carton, then gags and yells, "Oh, Dude, it's sour! The bacteria got to it
first." They look at each other (sort of amused) and say, "gross, man".
They think again on what to eat and decide on a great big salad with all the fixin's. One of them goes to the
fridge and gets out the lettuce and screams, "Ahhh, there's a great big insect eating it! (out falls a huge plastic
bug)
"Whoa, Dude". "You're kitchen is really far-out". The other one replies, "Yeah, man". "Who needs to watch
T.V-We've got the FBI right here! " They pick up the big insect and exit saying, "Way cool".
The Art Show
Costumes: Rain ponchos, a coat hanger, a hat
Props: Pictures/paintings, sign that says, "Art Show"
Have pictures or paintings hung on a wall at different heights. Have several kids file by the pictures,
stopping at each one for a moment or to comment to someone about the pictures. All should be dressed in
rain ponchos. The final kid comes by inside a long
poncho which he holds over his head on a coat hanger. A hat is placed over the hanger's hook. As
he reaches each picture he "adjusts his height" by raising or lowering the coat. The effect is
hysterical.
The Bus Driver
Costumes: outdoor "camp" clothes
PropS: A bench or a chair for each person in a row, front to back, a
handkerchief.
The scene takes place as kids are getting on the bus to go to
outdoor school. They each "enter" through the bus door and take a
seat on the bus. The bus driver takes his/her seat in the "front" of
the bus.
The bus driver starts the bus (engine noises) and begins driving the
winding roads to camp. Everyone on the bus bounces up and down
with the bumpy ride and they lean together with every curve in the
road (follow the bus driver's lead). The kids are excited and talking
about camp when the person in the back of the bus makes a very loud
sneeze, "Achooo! ". The bus driver slams on the breaks, making
everyone on board lurch forward and back. The bus driver stands up
and looks at the kids and asks in an angry voice," OK, who sneezed
on my bus?" All of the kids act innocent. The bus driver looks at the
person sitting right behind him and accuses them of sneezing on the
bus. They are innocent and deny that they didn't do it, but the bus
driver doesn't believe him/her and kicks them off of the bus. The
student leaves the stage very distraught. The bus driver starts up the
bus again and they continue on their way. Again the person in the
back lets out a big sneeze, "Achooo! " The bus driver stops the bus
again and accuses the next person in line behind him/her and throws
them off of the bus. This continues until all of the people are gone
except the last person in the line. Again, he/she sneezes really loud,
"Achooo " The Bus driver stops the bus, turns around and looks at the
kid. He/she asks in an angry tone, "Did you sneeze on my bus?" The
kid looks around and there is no one left to blame. Finally, the kid
(scared) admits that he/she did sneeze on the bus. The bus driver
looks down at him/her, pulls a handkerchief out of their back pocket,
gives it to the kid and says (in a nice tone), "Well, bless you.”