In the category of Things No One Asked Me For, I bring you a family Mad Lib to act out. Wondering what family activity to settle into on Christmas Eve? Trying to head off political arguments when relatives are over? Break out this little giggle starter.

I was inspired by Jimmy Fallon's Mad Lib Theater and thought: We definitely all need this in our very own living rooms. Because this is not just any Mad Libs. This is a DRAMA. Stand up! Emote! Bellow to the back of the theater!


Print the doc out from this link.
Assign each participant a role. I have them labeled generically as Mom, Dad, Child 1, Child 2, Child 3. Feel free to rename them as it suits you, or swap peeps around. The children in particular can be consolidated if you have fewer thespians than parts.

If you've been living in a cave and don't know how Mad Libs work, you can use the plain sheet to fill in the requested elements if you want to keep it all a surprise, or a neutral party can write them directly into the story.

Ok, go!