Heavier Than Gift Wrap
The sheet is heavier than gift wrap and finished with a protective coating, which is what keeps marker ink from soaking into the wood underneath. It also means a knocked-over cup beads up for a moment instead of going straight through. The white ground shows color accurately, so a crayon on it looks like the shade on the label rather than a muddy version of it.
Space For Six Kids
At 35 by 63 inches the sheet reaches across most kitchen and folding tables, which puts four to six children shoulder to shoulder with their own patch of drawing. Nobody has to trade a single coloring page, and the drawing keeps going while the adults finish setting out food. The size also works flat on the floor for a group that would rather lie down to color.
Castles, Witches And Ghosts
The printed scene is drawn rather than crowded with licensed characters: a castle with towers, pumpkins, ghosts, witches and space between them. Older children fill in detail, younger ones scribble whole shapes, and both end up on the same sheet. Some groups turn it into a game, hunting for a specific creature or dividing the paper into territories, which is where the hour after cake usually goes.
Roll It Up Afterwards
When the party ends, the sheet comes off the table with everything the children drew still on it. Some families roll it and keep it, some tape it to a wall for the rest of October, and some simply throw away the mess that would otherwise be sitting on the table. Either way the cleanup is one motion, which is more than can be said for glitter and glue.
