A skit is just a skit without the right scenery. Transform an ordinary act into a circus-inspired skit by creating your very own big top. Create a fun, energetic scene by hanging banners and flags in bold primary colors. Red, blue and yellow balloons also add a pop of color. Cover surfaces, such as tables or benches, in bright red fabric, then sprinkle them in confetti. Other decorative touches, such as polka-dotted paper lanterns and clown pinatas will help create the feeling of being at a circus.
Kids can look like part of the circus with costumes. Simple get-ups, such as red t-shirts and tanks, black top hats or hair ribbons provide a simple way to look festive. To clown around, children can don random articles of clothing with clashing colors, paint their faces with face paint, and top it off with a wild wig. Tightrope walkers or acrobats can wear leotards and tutus, as well as a little makeup.
A show of circus skits should include a handful of clowning acts. Clowning skits can take an ordinary situation and turn it into a comedy with some goofy actions (such as a silly waddle), funny props (like a rubber chicken) and some puns or jokes. For instance, a skit involving two clowns trying to have a conversation but constantly mishearing each other, similar to the game of telephone, is sure to get a lot of laughs. For instance, one clown can ask another what she is doing. When she answers, "Taking care of business," the other clown can reply, "Baking carrot biscuits? I love carrot biscuits!" Other clown skits can be more physical. For instance, a clown playing leap frog may take advantage of his buddy's bent over position and give him a (fake, of course) kick.
Include a mixture of other circus skits to add some variety to the show. For instance, include a tightrope-walking skit, in which a tightrope walker walks across a tightrope, or a jump rope laid on the lawn. A lion tamer skit, with a child dressed in leopard print and another as a lion tamer, will be a lighthearted skit that can be squeezed in between clowning skits. Other skits, such as dance performances, ring master acts, juggling and other performances, make the show more entertaining.