Explore fun, hands-on ways to help a child learn about King Josiah and how he obeyed God’s Word. These activities, crafts, and games make the story come alive while teaching obedience, love for God, and doing what is right.
Objective: Be attentive to God
Scripture: II Kings 22-23
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 204-205
The Beginner's Bible: pg 235-239
Through the Bible in Felt: pg 135
Shorten the verses as appropriate for the child's developmental level.
Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Joshua 1:8 (NIV)
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
1 Samuel 15:22 (NIV)
But Samuel replied: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”
Psalm 119:11 (NIV)
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Micah 6:8 (NIV)
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Introduce your preschoolers to the God's love with our fun and engaging Old Testament Curriculum. Filled with interactive Bible stories, play-based activities, and learning crafts, this Curriculum brings the teachings of the Old Testament to life in a way young children will understand and enjoy.
Use a brown paper bag or packing paper to create a simple scroll craft giving the child a visual for the Bible story.
From the center of the paper plate, cut eight equal triangles to the ribbed part of the plate. Cut more or less depending on the diameter of the child's head. Decorate the plate. Fold the triangles up. Discuss the importance of reading and learning the Bible.
Crowns can also be created by stapling together wide pieces of cardstock.
Play Hide-and-Seek looking for the scroll craft or a Bible. Whenever the scroll or Bible is found, sing "The B-I-B-L-E" song (above).
Unroll fruit roll-ups from the plastic. Roll the ends like a scroll. Eat for a Bible snack.
Play a movement game where the adult leads and the child follows commands carefully. Use it to discuss how Josiah obeyed God’s Word.
Build alphabet confidence with Uppercase Letters Bingo. The child practices recognizing capital letters while enjoying a game that keeps learning light and engaging. Click the link below to grab the download to the free cards.
Available in the Old Testament Curriculum and 4 Year Interactive Bible Stories
