I bought a kids easel at a Yard sale 2 years ago and it has been the best $8 I ever spent. It came with a HUGE roll of butcher paper. The other day it was cold, yet again, and we needed a change from the normal art projects that we do. I had bought some new washable markers for the kids and placed them in makeup bags from the dollar store. One for my son, and one for my daughter.
All it took was some tape on either end of the butcher table to secure it to my dining room table and it provided about an hour of table coloring fun. I was able to cook dinner and effortlessly keep an eye on my artists. As a mother, it was a dream:)
I hope my roll lasts for a while longer because I don't really know where to go to restock it. Someone told me that the local newspapers usually have left overs similar to this after printing the paper...a couple of feet on each roll that gets thrown out because it's not enough to print an entire paper on. I'll have to investigate.
(On a side note, one Christmas I wrapped presents for our family in the butcher paper and let the kids decorate it with Christmas themed stickers and red and green crayons. The family loved receiving Christmas care packages with the kids artwork as wrapping paper)
Do you know where I can restock my beloved butcher paper roll?
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