Republic of Croatia, despite geographically being a small country, is extremely rich when it comes to the cultural treasure. Each area of Croatia has different traditions, songs and dances. Children’s creative work plays a great role in handing down traditional customs from one generation to the next and preserving the national cultural inheritance. Folklore as an after-school activity encourages children to develop work ethics and is also great for socialization. Apart from songs and dances, children get acquainted with the traditional instruments and toys made of natural sources along with different customs, traditional plays, clothes and footwear from the past. Dancing coaches of the children’s sections are meant to be teachers who hand over their knowledge and encourage desire for improving in the world of folklore. The main preconditions for successful working with children are adequate and authentic selection of the materials and knowledge of the appropriate methods for dealing with children. The lack of reference books makes it difficult for the coaches who therefore take part in various courses in order to acquire the required knowledge for working with children. The research conducted electronically through the survey method in the period from November 2016 to February 2017 has shown that the number of children in the folklore associations has been decreasing through the years. 61 folklore organizations from Croatia took part in the research. On average, the organizations have one or two children groups with about 40 members. Well-prepared children’s section is the reflection of a well-prepared coach. Most of the coaches have some kind of education in the field of children’s folklore in terms of proper selection of the folkloristic samples for children and familiarity with the standards of the scene and being on stage.