How To Bake Eight Loaves Of Bread With Three Young Children...

First, Don't think about it too much or you might talk yourself out of it...
Next, hand them the ingredients one at a time...
Then, hope that they did not add any extra ingredients...
Finally, eat the loaf that fell apart for a snack.
Seriously, we had a great time...it went very smoothly...no tears...no arguing...they cooperated wonderfully. 
Best of all, we counted it as our math lesson... all the measuring and counting scoops...you know?