Our ward also has two nurseries. I cover one nursery and the primary pianist for the week (we have two brothers who switch back and forth) covers the other one. We go to the nurseries during Junior primary sharing time, so we have up to 15 minutes with them.
We have put together 2 nursery bags that we take with us. Each bag has props for the songs that we sing and a list of 15-20 songs that the children know. We gathered what we found in the primary closet (it hadn't been cleaned out in a while and we found a lot of stuff to use: puppets, shakers, Old MacDonald pictures, etc.). One of the counselors made a few other props (laminated pictures of Jesus for "Jesus Once Was a Little Child", etc.). We don't sing all the songs each week. I honestly do very little prep for nursery - just think about what songs I want to do. I tend to do active songs first and end with more reverent songs. We always end with the same song, but I just rotate through the others. That's just how I work...
Also, on 5th Sundays or on weeks that I am out of town, the Primary Presidency covers nursery for me and the pianist. Since our prep is so minimal and the bags are ready to go each week, it isn't difficult for them to step in.
I find that I am kept busy on Sunday (I am also the ward organist), but nursery actually adds very little stress to my routine. As long as I am prepared for singing times (which I should be anyway), I love the time I spend in nursery. I would be very sad if they took that away from me!
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