I do a little craft every morn. with my little 4 yr. old dcg before any one else arrives. We only have app. 20 min. but that's all they take. Later when the others arrive, her craft is done and I can concentrate on the other smaller children one at time. I find doing them one at a time is more doable. While I'm busy with one child the other children are playing. Not always always how I do it but usually. I buy preschool craft books from Mailbox. I have three of them that are pretty darn amazing when it comes to easy crafts.