Directions:
Have the kids place the sparkly stickers on their crown printout. You may need to help them peel off the backing of the stickers.

Say:
For our craft we placed jewels on a crown. Who wears crowns? [Allow responses.] Yes! Kings wear crowns. Judah was ruled by kings. Today we learned about Judah’s good kings. Our crowns say “Judah’s good kings worshiped God.” Can you say that?

Directions:
Have the kids sit in a circle. Dump out the bag in front of them. Tell the kids that first we need to make piles of all the different objects. A pile of feathers, a pile of pompoms, a pile of sticks, etc.  Help the kids sort the objects into different piles. (Note the objects are sorted by type not by color). Once the kids have made all the different piles, begin counting one pile at a time.  Act surprised that each group comes out to 8 items.

Say:
Josiah was only eight years old when he became king. He was a good king, and he found a special book that told the people how to follow God.

Directions:
Hide the Bible in front of the kids. Invite them to look for the Bible. When a child finds it, gather together and open the Bible to the bookmark. Read the key passage (Psalm 145:9) and invite boys and girls to repeat it after you. Place the bookmark back in the Bible and play again as time allows. Consider letting older toddlers hide the Bible as you play additional rounds.

Say:
One of Judah’s good kings was named Josiah. He became king when he was only eight years old! When Josiah found book of the law, which told people how to live for God. Josiah helped the people know how to follow God again.

Directions:
Give each child a gem and apply double sided tape to the back. Invite one child at a time to place the gem anywhere they like on the crown poster.  You can also try have the kids close their eyes as they attempt to place their gem on the crown.
 
Say:
Who wears crowns? [Allow responses.] Yes! Kings wear crowns. Today we are learned about Judah’s good kings. Judah’s good kings worshiped God.