Something I did for mine was to use a set of "work drawers" similar to the older ones. Each drawer was filled with something different, some were independent and some were with mom. Examples: one in each drawer- a puzzle, a pattern activity, a picture book, a do-a-dot paint and printable, a screw and bolt (or several in different sizes), scissors and cutting pages with zigzags (or curves, or straight lines), a coloring page and crayons, a stacking activity, pompoms and chopsticks with a little bowl, a counting activity, a letter activity, etc. This really made them feel like a part of what we were doing, but gave me time to work with the older kids. They had their own "agenda" with the work drawers. I tried to change the drawers every night for interest and a variety of skills.
I just remembered I actually have pics on my blog:
http://www.countingeverymoment.com/p/lapbooks.html?m=1
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