Time Lab Promo Skit 1
Props: Bathrobe, backpack, snacks to pack in backpack
Costumes: Person 1 wearing a bathrobe. Person 2 is in normal clothes.
(Person 1 is on stage wearing a bathrobe, packing a backpack with food.)
Person 1: (Talking to self) Water, check. Beef jerky, check. Gummy bears, check and check!
Person 2: What are you doing?
Person 1: I’m packing some snacks for VBS. 
Person 2: Ok, but why are you wearing your bathrobe?
Person 1: Because, this year for VBS we are traveling through time! At Time Lab VBS, we will be exploring Jesus from eternity past to eternity future!
Person 2: That sounds so cool! I can’t wait to travel through time learning how Jesus always has been and always will be with us! Hey, when is VBS anyway?
Person 1: I’m glad you asked! (Give times, dates, etc. along with other additional information about VBS)
Person 2: But wait, you never explained why you are wearing your bathrobe? 
Person 1: So I will fit in when we travel to the Old Testament looking for Jesus!
Person 2: I can’t wait to see what you are going to wear so you will fit in when we travel to the future!
Person 1: Oh, it’s going to be awesome!
(Both exit stage)

Time Lab Promo Skit
Volunteer Recruitment

Props: Volunteer-inator Ray (a gadget)
Costumes: Lab Coat or VBS T-Shirt
(Person 1 is fiddling with the Volunteer-inator Ray as Person 2 comes on stage)
Person 2: Whatcha got there?
Person 1: It’s my newest invention for VBS. A Volunteer-inator Ray.
Person 2: A Volunteer-inator Ray?
Person 1: Yeah! I knew we needed some volunteers to help with Time Lab VBS, so I made a device that will create volunteers! 
Person 2: Does it work?
Person 1: Umm, not yet. Almost. I hope it will. 
Person 2:  Well, though that would be cool, don’t you think it might be a better idea just to ask people?
Person 1: Just ask people?
Person 2: Yeah! When we tell them how amazing VBS is, we won’t even need your Volunteer-inator Ray. I mean, what is not to love about VBS? Getting to volunteer at VBS is such an amazing experience. (Share a personal testimony from a VBS worker at your church if desired).
Person 1: That’s why I wanted to create more volunteers! So everyone would get a chance to help! By the way, if someone did want to volunteer, what would they need to do?
Person 2: Oh, that’s easy. All they need to do is (briefly explain how a person can sign up to volunteer for VBS). 
Person 1: I guess I don’t need to finish working on my Volunteer-inator Ray, huh? 
Person 2: No, not really.
Person 1: Hey, what about a Snack-inator Ray? Unlimited snacks for VBS!
(Both exit stage)

Time Lab Promo Skit 2
Props: Oversized Button (or Buzzer)
Costumes: Lab coat or VBS T-Shirts
(Person 2 is on stage pressing an oversized button/buzzer. Person one walks on stage.)
Person 1: What’s with the button?
Person 2: I was testing out my VBS Transport-inator.
Person 1: I don’t think your VBS Transport-inator is working.
Person 2: No, it’s not. But we have all these children coming to VBS in (correct number of weeks until VBS) weeks. I wanted to make sure they would be able to get here! I don’t want them to miss out on exploring Jesus from eternity past to eternity future!
Person 1: I know! Isn’t it exciting! I’ve been praying for God to send more and more kids to VBS this year so they can discover Jesus who always has been and always will be!
Person 2: Praying for God to send the kids seems like a better idea than my VBS Transport-inator. 
Person 1: Definitely! We don’t need gadgets or gizmos to get children here. Just prayer power!
Person 2: I’ll start praying too for God to send more kids, and praying for any children that I can invite. 
Person 1: Two people praying is better than one. But more people would be even better. Why don’t we start asking people at church to join us in praying for all the children that God will be sending to VBS?
Person 2: That’s a great idea! We can ask them to pray that God will send the children and that He will begin preparing their hearts to learn! Let’s get started!
(Both exit stage)

Time Lab Promo Skit 3

Props: None
Costumes: Lab Coat or VBS T-Shirt
(Person 1 runs up on stage, yelling. Person 2 is hiding off stage. )

Person 1: Great Scott! I’ve done it! (Yelling for Person 2) NAME!!!! Come quick!
Person 2: (runs up) What’s wrong?
Person 1: I’ve done it! I traveled through time, all the way to the first day of VBS! I can’t believe I’m finally here!!!
Person 2: Umm, NAME, it’s not the first day of VBS.
Person 1: What?!
Person 2: No. VBS starts next week at (time). I don’t’ think your time traveling worked.
Person 2: Ah, man!
Person 1: Why were you trying to time travel to the first day, anyways?
Person 2: Because I’m so excited for VBS to get started! I couldn’t wait any longer!
Person 1: I’m super excited too! I can’t wait to discover Jesus from eternity past to eternity future – to see how He always has been and always will be in charge! 
Person 2: I know it! That’s why I was trying to time travel! So we could get started!
Person 1: Well since your time machine seems to be malfunctioning, I guess you will just have to wait for VBS to start on (start time of VBS). Just like the rest of us. (Give any additional VBS information if needed).
Person 2: Unless we can get the time machine working! Come on! (Person 2 pulls Person 1 and they run off stage)
 (Exit stage)

Time Lab Post-VBS Skit

Props: Box labeled “VBS”
Costumes: Lab Coat or VBS T-Shirt
(Person 2 is walking, sadly, on stage, carrying a box labeled 
“VBS” as Person 1 walks up)
Person 1: Why the sad face?
Person 2: I’m just super sad today. VBS is over! The kids have gone home. No more theme song. No more delicious snacks! No more (gesturing to box in hands) decorations!
Person 1: Don’t be sad, it was such a great week!
Person 2: It was a great week, but it’s over now!  
Person 1: But think of the (number of kids attended) kids we shared the gospel with. The (amount raised for mission offering) we raised for missions. And how we all discovered Jesus from eternity past to eternity future. 
Person 2: It was pretty amazing! I wish we could travel back in time and have VBS all over again. 
Person 1: Well we definitely can’t travel back in time, but while we’re here, there are lots of people we need to thank. 
Person 2: Oh, good idea! We’d like to thank the wonderful workers who prepped snacks and helped with games.
Person 1: Thank you to the craft workers, classroom helpers, and all our amazing teachers.
Person 2: And don’t forget our awesome VBS director, and all the work he/she put in.
Person 1: So many people helped to make this a great VBS!
Person 2: You are right! We have so many people we can thank for making it possible. In fact, if you helped with VBS this year in any way, please stand so we can thank you. 
Person 1: Above all, we want to thank our Lord and Savior for making this VBS such a great week!
Person 2: I guess this means Time Lab VBS is officially over, huh?
Person 1: Yeah. Sadly, VBS is over . . . (Starts to exit) . . . for this year.  
Person 2: (Cheering up, running off stage and exiting) Wait, next year? Yes!!!