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I thought I got this off this site, and if I didnt I am not sure where I got it from but I thought it sounded like a pretty cute idea...here it is...

One of the neatest and inexpensive props I have is my do not touch box. The idea came from one of Bubba's workshops. Items you will need: a sturdy cardboard box about 12x18 with a lid that set down on top. three bolts with washers and a nut. Three paper coils ( Bubba has these ). Brown paper bags or brown mailing paper. Some bright poster paper and a black dry marker. Measure inside the box where the center of the paper coils would fit so that they do not touch each other.Mark the center of the coil and make a hole. Put the bolt in from the bottom of the box. On the inside of the box , put the coil over the bolt stem add the washer (must be large enought so the paper coil doesn't come off the bolt) add the nut. Then cover the box with brown paper. Also cover the lid. You want the lid to come off very easily when you turn it upside down. Next cut your posterboard into squares about 4'by 6'. I used the hot pink for my posterboard. I write DO NOT TOUCH and place them at random all over the box. so the audience can see them . I also write DO NOT TOUCH at random on the brown paper, large enough so the audience can read it.you need to wad the end section of the paper coil a little so that it will start to unroll as soon as you drop the lid. Put the box on a chair or at the edge of stage or on a table where the audience can see. Do this before you start your program. or have someone to place it there for you. Before you start your program notice the box , ask the kids if they know any thing about the box. Notice the signs. (your mother always told you not to bother things that didn't belong to you. and obey instructions. As in DO NOT TOUCH, but you are really curious about this box. Go on about your show but in between each thing you do contempate touching the box , but talk yourself out of doing it. Leave the box until the very end by that time the kids will be yelling at you to touch it. Finally when you are done with all your other skits let the kids talk you into touching the box, when nothing happen you pick up the box and walk back and forth talking about the box finally turning it upside down , you flip the lid off and the paper starts rolling out. you are still walking back and forth talking about nothing happening because you touched the box. You can go on as long as you want, but I found I have enough paper to do it about three times. Of course by this time the kids are screaming and yelling. You say you knew you would get into trouble by not following instructions. You can also use it as a lesson about not following the instructions that Jesus Gives Us and how we get into trouble then we don't follow instructions. I hope this makes sense. I made mine about three years ago and i haven't had to recover it yet. When I do bible schools they alway tell me to bring the box.