Which teacher doesn't know this: Some students finish earlier, while others need an extra hour for their tasks. Or: As soon as you step into the school building in the morning, a substitute lesson is already on the schedule. This collection addresses these situations with creative short tasks that can be used immediately as photocopiable templates for single and double lessons. With the diverse and varied worksheets focused on patterns, color, and design, students can engage meaningfully: they design soccer balls and bicycle helmets, incorporate animals and people into crazy situations, complete figures and patterns, come up with scenes for a movie, or create advertising posters. They can either choose freely whether to paint, draw, or collage, or specific techniques can be assigned. The short tasks are suitable for the whole class as well as for smaller groups.