In this short play for kids, candy characters come to life and share the sweet history of Valentine’s Day. This is a great choice for elementary students to perform in class or at an assembly.
CHARACTERS:
Candy the Cupid – A lively candy character who loves Valentine’s Day.
Choco – A wise chocolate heart who knows the history of the holiday.
Gummy – A playful gummy bear who just wants to have fun.
Lolly – A bright, cheerful lollipop who spreads joy.
Setting: A colorful candy shop filled with various candies, heart decorations, and Valentine’s Day cards.
Scene 1: The Candy Shop
(The stage is set with vibrant decorations. Candy the Cupid enters, bouncing around excitedly.)
Candy: (cheerfully) This is my favorite day of the year! I can’t wait to celebrate love and friendship with all my friends!
(Choco enters slowly, wearing a wise expression.)
Choco: (smiling) Woah Candy! It looks like you are having a sugar rush.
Candy: No Choco! I’m just excited for Valentine’s Day.
Choco: Me too! Do you know the history behind this sweet holiday?
Candy: (giggling) History? I just know it’s about candy and love!
Choco: That’s true but let me tell you how Valentine’s Day began!
(Gummy and Lolly enter. Gummy is bouncing and Lolly is swirling.)
Gummy: What’s this about history? Can’t we just have a party?
Candy: First, Choco is going to tell us how Valentine’s Day started.
Lolly: That sounds sweet.
Scene 2: The Legend of St. Valentine
Choco: Here we go. Long ago, in ancient Rome, there was a priest named Valentine.
Gummy: Valentine? That’s a funny name.
Candy: (curious) What did he do?
Choco: (dramatically) Well, Valentine defied the Emperor, who had banned young men from getting married because he thought single soldiers fought better.
Lolly: Well, that sounds random.
Choco: Right? So Valentine secretly married couples!
(Candy, Lolly, and Gummy pretend to hold a wedding, acting silly. Perhaps humming the wedding march tune.)
Candy: (grinning) That sounds like a sweet act of love! What happened next?
Scene 3: The First Valentine’s Cards
Choco: (continuing) Eventually, Valentine was caught and sent to prison.
Candy: What!? Prison? Just because he helped people get married?
Choco: Yep! And while he was there, he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter and sent her notes signed, “From Your Valentine.”
Lolly: Notes? Like cards? I love cards!
Candy: (excitedly) Me too! Do you think he invented Valentine’s cards?
Choco: (nodding) That’s right! People started sending cards to express love and friendship, making Valentine’s Day even sweeter!
Lolly: Look what I’ve got here! Valentine’s cards for all of you. (Showing cards that she had hidden.)
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