I need to interject humor into a play I'm writing for children, but I'm NOT funny. Help? Please?

The play is a mystery, written to an audience of mothers and young children (lower than 6th grade, and usually around 3rd or 4th). The same aged children will be in the play. I need help coming up with jokes! However, my wit is really lacking. Any suggestions?

I need to interject humor into a play I'm writing for children, but I'm NOT funny. Help? Please?
Kids laugh at the most ridiculous things.......anything unexpected....


clown tricks......confetti instead of water in a bucket, etc.


Knock knock jokes are good verbal 'funniness'.


Also anything that makes grown-ups look stupid :-)
Reply:Two things that would work really well are puns ("Oh, I just can't bear this any longer" when a bear is chasing them, etc.) and changing a few words in famous, well-known phrases (although this will get more laughs out of the parents than the kids). Don't put actual "jokes" in it, don't have the characters telling jokes or anything, just fill it with puns and funny situations and it should be at least moderately funny. Don't be afraid to enlist the kids' help, either; ask them what they think is funny, and you'll have some great material to put in.
Reply:I'll be happy to try to help you write your play.....





I've done this for my own kid's classes and I've been asked to do it again for the past three years. I'm not sure if it's because I'm funny or I'm a sucker.





But--either way---I'll be glad to help. If you want to e-mail me at "nothntoit@aol.com", I'll see what i can do!





If not, best of luck to you!