The kids were in a bit of restless mood when I came in to join them for music on a cold Monday night. At first, some of the kids were more interested in drawing than participating, but I tried to keep the programming as varied as possible to keep up with the kids' rapidly shifting attentions (especially because there were a lot of toys to distract in the playroom, but fortunately they provided good fodder for animal songs). I know sometimes substituting can be a bit tricky as kids can take a while to warm up to a new instructor, but I felt like all the kids connected to the program at some point in various ways, and the most important thing is giving them a musical outlet to explore in their own unique ways.