6 Silly and Simple Cub Scout Skits for Campfires

The sillier, the better when it comes to Cub Scout skits! Find six simple, easy and silly skits your Cub Scouts can perform without much practice.

Cub Scout skits are one of the many reasons that Cub Scouting is so much fun. The Scouts don’t realize it, but their participation is also teaching them to be comfortable speaking to a group.

Cub Scout Adventures with Skits

In the Cub Scout Adventure program, each rank has an elective camping adventure. While none of these requires our Cub Scouts to do one, having skits at your campfire program is a highlight of any camping trip.

If you search the internet for Cub Scout skits, you’ll find literally hundreds. Not all of them are appropriate anymore, but there are many funny ones out there that can be performed in front of Cub Scouts. 

Some of the campfire skits are very elaborate and require props. Those are fun, but if you’re like me, you may forget to bring those props to your pack meeting!  🙂 So, I need simple and easy Cub Scout skits.

I’ve compiled this list of 6 Cub Scout skits that can be done without props and with little practice. Clicking on any of these links will take you to the skit.

Looking for a super cool snack to make around the campfire? The Scouts will love making fudge in a bag!

Six Simple Cub Scout Skits

The Viper is Coming!
Got Any Duck Food?
Invisible Bench Skit
Can’t Work in the Dark Skit
Emergency Broadcast System Skit
‘We Have No Skit’ Skit

The Viper is Coming!

This works best with at least 5 kids.

Cub Scout 1: Runs in “The viper is coming! Run!” Runs out
Cub Scout 2: Runs in “The viper is coming! Hide!” Runs out
#3: Runs in  “The viper is coming! Call for help!” Runs out
#4: Runs in “The viper is coming! Save yourselves!” Runs out
Viper: Walks in holding a napkin or rag “Hallo! I’m de Viper! Vere’s de Vindows?”

Got Any Duck Food?

You need 2 kids for this skit–a store owner and a customer.

The store owner stands behind a table or chair as if they’re behind a store counter. 
Customer: Walks in and faces store owner “Got any duck food?”
Owner: “No, this is a hardware store. We don’t sell duck food.”
Customer leaves and walks back in.
Customer: “Got any duck food?”
Owner:  “I told you yesterday that we don’t sell duck food.”
Customer leaves and walks back in.
Customer: “Got any duck food?”
Owner: “No! This is a haaaaardwaaaaaaaare store. We….do….not….sell….duck….food.”
Customer leaves and walks back in.
Customer: “Got any duck food?”
Owner: “No! No! No! Like I told you yesterday, we have no duck food!  And, if you ask me again, I’m gonna nail your feet to the floor!”
Customer leaves and walks back in.
Customer: “Got any nails?”
Owner: “No.”
Customer: “Got any duck food?”

Invisible Bench Skit

This skit is best with 4 to 8 scouts.

Cub Scout 1 walks onstage and squats down as if they is sitting on a bench that is invisible.
Cub Scout 2 walks up to Cub Scout 1.
Cub Scout 2: “Whatcha doing?”
Cub Scout 1:  “Just sitting on this invisible bench.”
Cub Scout 2: “Can I join you?”
Cub Scout 1: “Sure!”
Cub Scout 2 squats down to sit next to Cub Scout 1.  Cub Scout 3 walks up to Cub Scouts 1 & 2.
Cub Scout 3: “Hey, what are you guys doing?”
Cub Scouts 1 & 2:  “Just sitting on this invisible bench.”
Cub Scout 3:  “Do you mind if I join you?”
Cub Scouts 1 & 2: “Not at all!  Have a seat.”
Continue the dialog with each Cub Scout coming up to ask what the kids are doing and if they can join them until you get to the last Cub Scout.
Last Cub Scout: “What are y’all doing?”
All Cub Scouts:  “Just sitting here on this invisible bench.”
Last Cub Scout: “No you aren’t. I moved that bench over there yesterday.” Cub Scout points.
All Cub Scouts who are sitting fall down.

Can’t Work in the Dark Skit

You need 4 or more scouts for this skit.

All scouts are pretending to rake leaves or dig with shovels.  One scout just stands there with their arm raised straight as if they were holding a torch in their hand.

Boss walks in and approaches the Cub Scout who has their arm raised.

Boss:  “I’m paying you to work, not to just stand around. Why aren’t you working?”
Cub Scout with arm raised:  “I’m a lightbulb!”
Boss: “Get to work! When I come back, if you aren’t working, you’re fired!”
Boss leaves, and Cub Scouts continue to work.  Boss returns and sees the “lightbulb” Scout still standing with their arm raised.
Boss: “That’s it! You’re fired! Get out!”
Scout drops their arm and dejectedly leaves.  As soon as they drops their arm, the rest look around, stop working and start to leave.
Boss:  “Hey, why are you guys leaving? Get back to work!”
Cub Scouts:  “How? We can’t work in the dark!”

Emergency Broadcast System Skit

One Cub Scout or leader stands to the side or in front.  All other Scouts stand in line.
Leader: “For the next ten seconds, we will conduct a test of the emergency broadcast system.”
Cub Scouts: “Beeeeeeeeeeeppppp” for 10 seconds until Leader raises his or her hand.
Leader:  “Thank you. This concludes the test of the emergency broadcast system. Had this been an actual emergency, you would have heard…”
Cub Scouts scream in panic and run around waving their hands.

‘We Have No Skit’ Skit

You can use as many Cub Scouts as you would like for this skit.

Cub Scout 1 walks up and slaps their forehead.
Cub Scout 1:  “Oh, no!”
Cub Scout 2 walks up.
Cub Scout 2:  “What’s wrong?”
Cub Scout 1 whispers into Cub Scout 2’s ear.
Cub Scout 2:  “Oh, no!”
Repeat this for each Cub Scout only one Cub Scout is left. Scout runs up to the group.
Last Cub Scout:  “What’s wrong?”
All Cub Scouts:  “We have no skit!!!”

If you want more skit ideas, you can search online for them.  Another great source is this Scout Skits book.

I hope you liked these fun and easy Cub Scout skits!  My favorite has to be the “We Have No Skit” skit.  🙂  What’s your favorite?

Share your favorite Cub Scout skits in a comment below!

Yours in Scouting,
Sherry

P.S. Find more Cub Scout skits here!