I should have mentioned that part of the reason I eat lunch after the children are tucked into their beds is because I conduct my story/circle time at the dining room table as they are finishing their lunch and eating their fruit. They are able to move their arms around with the songs and listen to the stories and they are pinned down. I can't keep them in one spot if I try to have circle time after lunch in the toyroom, but I guess that's just me. I wish I could find the secret to getting them to sit and pay attention for more than a minute.