The Great Gift Mix-Up is a 10-minute Christmas puppet skit designed for 3–5 puppets, perfect for children’s ministry, church services, and family Christmas programs. The story follows a lovable puppet team as they prepare Christmas gifts for kids in their community—until everything goes hilariously wrong. Labels get chewed, presents are wrapped for the wrong people, and a baby almost ends up with a gardening book while a grandmother receives a baby rattle! Through the chaos, the oldest puppet gently reminds the team that the greatest gift has already been given: Jesus.

Filled with lighthearted banter, silly misunderstandings, and a clear gospel focus, this script teaches generosity, humility, teamwork, and putting others first. With simple staging, easy props (just wrapped boxes and tags), and flexible casting, The Great Gift Mix-Up is ideal for churches looking for a fun, meaningful, and easy-to-perform Christmas puppet skit. It ends with the team fixing the gifts, sharing the message of Jesus as God’s greatest gift, and joyfully shouting “Merry Christmas!” to the audience.

“The Great Gift Mix-Up”

A Christmas Puppet Skit for Kids’ Ministry

Length: ~10 minutes

Cast: 3–5 puppets

• Mia – people puppet, organized, loves lists

• Gabby – flamingo puppet, excitable, dramatic

• Barkley – dog puppet, goofy and lovable (optional but recommended)

• Mr. Theo – older, wise people puppet (grandpa/teacher type)

• (Optional) Luca – extra helper puppet (can be added for bigger teams)

Setting:

A simple puppet stage decorated for Christmas. A table with gift boxes, wrapping paper, tape, scissors (fake), tags, and a big sign that reads:

“Church Christmas Gift Project”