I would get a basket and fill it with board books I would get containers and fill them with the large legos...duplo blocks large markers and paper a tent for inside...make a soft area...with pillows eatiable play doh...you make it...sensory experiences...whip cream or pudding to touch and taste a large box ....or 2 large boxes...1 for each kid you can slowly change them...put small slits and give them old mailor a deck or cards to push through lots of ideas...have fun happy holidays.
I let my 2 yr old color and finger paint, s favorite part is when I hang them up in his room.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.