I CAN'T SWIM

Listen to puppet skit 

Theme: Fear

Reggie, Child puppet, boy or girl of your choosing & Leader. Props: Gather as many children's swimming rings and inflated arm bands and a life preserver as you can find for Reggie.

Child: (When Reggie enters Child begins to laugh at him.)

Reggie: What is so funny?

Child: You are! What's all that stuff?

Reggie: What stuff?

Child: The life preservers, the swimmeys, the kiddy’s ring. (Continue to laugh)

Reggie:: It's not funny.

Child: No, you're right it's hilarious! (Laughs)

Reggie: Stop laughing at me.

Child: But why are you wearing all that stuff?

Reggie: Cause I'm going for a boat ride dis afternoon.

Child:: What?

Reggie: Don't you remember what happened to Paul? His ship wrecked in a terrible storm. Dat could happen to me, ya know!

Child: You're scared. That's it! You're afraid the ship is gonna wreck! (Laugh again.)

Leader: What's all the laughter about, (child's name)?

Child: Do you really have to ask? Look at Reggie. He's afraid to go on a little boat ride. (Begins to laugh again) Have you ever seen anything so funny in your whole life?

Leader: Stop laughing, (child's name)!

Child: Well, it's funny.

Leader: But hurting someone's feelings isn't funny.

Child: What?

Leader: You heard me. You're hurting Regie's feeling by laughing at him.

Child: I am? Oh, I guess I was. I'm sorry, Reggie. You're my friend, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

Leader: Being someone's friend means you consider their feelings. (Child's name), do you like to be laughed at?

Child: No. I remember when Sammy laughed at me. It really hurt my feelings.

Leader: Then you know how it feels.

Child: Yes, but this is different. He looks so silly.

Leader: It's not different. No matter how someone looks, always be kind.

Child: But why does he have all that stuff on anyway?

Leader: Well, Reggie? I was wondering about that myself.

Reggie: Cause . . . cause . . . I'm scared.

Leader: Scared of the water?

Child: How could anyone be scared of water?

Reggie: I can't . . . I can't . . . I can't swim.

Child: (Starts to laugh and stops suddenly) Sorry.

Reggie: I heard about Paul's ship wreck in de Bible. It was awful. We could have a boat wreck.

Leader: Yes, but we have many safety features that Paul didn't have. Would you like me to show you some of them? More than that, God took care of Paul even in the storm. God will take care of you too! 

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