This script was shared here in past years. It is from Jim’s script book Tripp’s Scripts, which many of us have and use a lot and which has a lot of holiday stories in it besides a lot of really good – and simple – other scripts:
____ years ago
I want to be
you should be
this year
Two years ago, Hank wanted to be a dragon for Halloween. Hank said to his mom, “This year, I want to be a dragon for Halloween.” His mom said to him, “You shouldn’t be a dragon for Halloween this year, you should be Minnie Mouse.” (So Hank was Minnie Mouse for Halloween and was sad.)
One year ago, Hank wanted to be Indiana Jones for Halloween. Hank said to his dad, “This year, I want to be Indiana Jones for Halloween.” His Dad said to him, “You shouldn’t be Indiana Jones this year, you should be Barney.” (So, Hank was Barney for Halloween and was sad.)
This year, Hank wants to be a clown for Halloween. Hank says to his parents, “This year, I want to be a clown for Halloween.” His parents say to him, “You shouldn’t be a clown for Halloween, you should be a cucumber wearing a hat. Hank yells while he falls down because he’s scared of cucumbers with hats.
Jim adds: I have the kids put their choice of Halloween costume for the year on a piece of paper and I collect them. I then draw them out of a hat and ask “Who wants to be X for Halloween?” and circle those for a while before settling on one student.
You could easily make this story about a couple of different kids’ Halloween experiences instead of only “Hank’s” experience. Or just use it for a one location story, and there will be zero worries of running it out of gas.
related:
https://benslavic.com/blog/2011/10/26/halloween-script-readingart-work/ https://benslavic.com/blog/2011/10/30/cest-lhalloween-by-matt-maxwell/