Very few people can talk and do manual actions at the same time. After they are finished, they may indicate that they are done and express surprise about making something. They can also say what they did and would like to do again.
You can expect them to express surprise, satisfaction, dissatisfaction, pleasure and dislike for different activities. Big expressions of joy and exhilaration are rare.
Comprehension of verbal directions to do an action may not be followed unless accompanied by a demonstrated direction. However, prompting to continue what they are doing can often be done with a verbal direction without a demonstration.
Rote learning any combination of three steps takes about three weeks. Rote learning lasts about three months before it gets boring and attention span shortens and steps are skipped. Novelty in the form of changes in supplies is usually enough to capture and sustain their attention again.