Skit – Cracker Magic!

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What you need:

• A silly volunteer that is willing to really be dramatic and play it up
• About 5 to 10 crackers (any type will do)

About this lesson:

They were doing something a bit different. Instead of an object lesson or game, we’re going to do a very silly, funny sketch that is a wonderful icebreaker and will definitely draw a lot of laughs from kids. I typically will use this as a segue into the main lesson and not necessarily make it one on its own although I am very sure that you can teach with it should that be desired.

Lesson:

You can introduce this a lot of ways but generally, I will be about to do my lesson and my silly volunteer will come in and stop everything and asked me to do some magic instead. This makes me quite angry and we have an argument back and forth about what the next thing should be. Just to keep him quiet, I finally agreed to do one “Christian illusion” if you would just leave me alone and let me teach my lesson. He agrees and then it begins.

“So today I am going to do a very simple Christian illusion. Do you see what I have in my hand?”

HOLD UP THE CRACKER

Yes, I have a cracker and today I’m going to make it disappear. I know, it’s hard to believe but yes, I can do it. I’m a trained professional, been doing it for years and now I will put my talents on display for you all.

SET THE CRACKER DOWN ON THE TABLE IN BETWEEN YOU AND THE VOLUNTEER AND THEN TURN SLIGHTLY SO YOU CANNOT SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. DON’T MAKE THIS OBVIOUS THOUGH.

In just a moment I’m going to take that cracker in my right hand, I’m going to cover it completely with my left hand and in just an instant it is going to…

WHILE YOU ARE SAYING THIS, YOUR VOLUNTEER WILL PICK UP THE CRACKER, EYE IT GREEDILY AND THEN EAT IT. YOU ARE NOT TO NOTICE THAT THIS IS GOING ON. WHEN YOU’RE DONE WITH THE PREVIOUS STATEMENT INTERRUPT YOURSELF AND THEN TURNED SUDDENLY AND LOOK AT THE TABLE WHERE THE CRACKER WAS BEFORE.  ACT VERY STARTLED NOT TO SEE THE CRACKER WHERE IT SHOULD BE, PLAY THIS UP BIG AND ACT VERY PUZZLED INDEED.

I, I… I just don’t know what to say. It’s never happened that quickly before. Hmmmmmm… I’m better than I thought it was. But let’s try that again.

TAKE ANOTHER CRACKER OUT OF YOUR POCKET AND HOLD IT UP ONCE AGAIN.

Sorry about that… But now, ladies and gentlemen, I’m going to make this cracker disappear completely before your very eyes.

ONCE AGAIN PLACED THE CRACKER DOWN ON THE TABLE BETWEEN YOU THE VOLUNTEER AND THEN TURN SLIGHTLY.

Yes, in just a moment I’m going to make this cracker completely and totally disappear into thin air. It is going to be mind-blowing, it is going to be incredible. I’m going to clutch it in my right hand, cover it with my left hand and suddenly, before your very eyes…

ONCE AGAIN, WHILE YOU’RE DOING THIS YOUR GOOFY VOLUNTEER WILL EAT THE CRACKER. SHORTLY AFTER, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO INTERRUPT HIM, TURN AND LOOK AT THE TABLE AGAIN AND SEE THAT THE CRACKER IS GONE. AS BEFORE, YOU ARE STARTLED AND MORE THAN A BIT FLUSTERED AND ANGRY.  GLARE MENACINGLY AT YOUR VOLUNTEER.

My cracker is gone again! What is going on? I have never seen this happen before. Do you know anything about this? (Ask your volunteer)

WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING, THE KIDS WILL, OF COURSE, BE GOING CRAZY TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT IS HAPPENING. PRETEND NOT TO HEAR THEM.  YOUR VOLUNTEER WILL DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT’S GOING ON. BY THIS TIME YOU ARE MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT ANGRY.

YOU CAN REPEAT THIS ENTIRE PORTION AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WOULD LIKE UNTIL YOU CAN TELL YOU’RE WEARING IT OUT. I WILL GENERALLY LET MY VOLUNTEER EAT 3 CRACKERS BEFORE I GO TO THE NEXT STEP. AT THIS POINT, I AM A NERVOUS ANGRY WRECK.

AT THIS POINT YOUR VOLUNTEER SHOULD ASK IF YOU COULD ALSO MAKE A CHEESEBURGER DISAPPEAR.

No! Absolutely not, I am going to work with this cracker until it finally cooperates. There is some funny business going on around here and I am going to get to the bottom of this if it’s the last thing I do.

GO THROUGH THE ROUTINE AGAIN BUT THIS TIME INSTEAD OF LETTING THE VOLUNTEER COMPLETELY EAT TO THE CRACKER UNDETECTED YOU’RE GOING TO CATCH HIM RIGHT AS HE PUTS IT IN HIS MOUTH.

I knew it, I knew it! You’ve been eating my crackers all along haven’t you?

YOUR VOLUNTEER WILL DENY ALL CULPABILITY BUT YOU DON’T LET HIM SLIDE THIS TIME.

Why are you doing this? Are you trying to run my lesson? Are you hungry?

YOUR VOLUNTEER WILL SAY THAT YES, HE IS VERY HUNGRY. GIVE HIM A STACK OF CRACKERS.

Okay then, you eat these while I continue my lesson. Don’t mess me up again. This time I am not going to set this down because I’m afraid of what will happen.

FROM THIS POINT ON YOU WILL ACTUALLY BE DOING THE ACTIONS THAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING

Instead, I’m going to clutch it in my right hand (clutch it in your right hand)

I’m going to cover it with my left hand (cover it with your left hand)

AT THIS POINT, YOU’RE GOING TO PERFORM WHAT IS CALLED THE “FRENCH DROP”. IT’S WHERE YOU PRETEND TO GRAB THE ITEM WITH YOUR LEFT HAND BUT INSTEAD YOU ALLOW IT TO FALL INTO YOUR OPEN RIGHT HAND WITH THE FINGERS COVERING THE ACTION. AS FAR AS THE KIDS ARE CONCERNED, YOU ARE HOLDING IT IN YOUR LEFT HAND.

Now, I am simply going to sprinkle the magic dust or rather the Christian illusion dust over my left hand and just like that! INCREDIBLY it has completely disappeared!

SO THE CRACKER IS NOW IN YOUR RIGHT HAND AND YOUR LEFT HAND IS EMPTY. YOU ARE GOING TO PUT YOUR RIGHT (CRACKER) HAND OVER YOUR LEFT (EMPTY) HAND THAT THE KIDS THINK IS STILL HOLDING THE CRACKER AND YOU’RE GOING TO CRUSH THE CRACKER AND SPRINKLE THE CRACKER CRUMBS ALL OVER YOUR EMPTY LEFT-HAND.

So are you happy now? Are you happy? I have finally done an amazing Christian illusion now we can move on to my real lesson. Pretty incredible, huh?!

YOUR KIDS WILL NOT BE IMPRESSED. IT WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE UPSET AT THE DECEPTION AND THIS IS A GREAT SEGUE INTO YOUR NEXT LESSON, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.

Anyway, I hope this helps you get the attention of the class and add some flare and spice to your upcoming Sunday.

If you have a better way to use this lesson please let me know about it by emailing info@apostolicSundayschool.com or by dropping a comment below. Until then, God bless and happy Sunday Schooling.