Where do you let your little ones color? Less mess…?
My son is only 21 months old so his version of coloring is like conducting a chorus… hands and colors all over the place.
Where can I let him color without such a big mess? He misses the paper more than he hits it… Dining room table 
, white carpet on most of the floors (dumb previous owner decision), light blue and white vinyl floor? He doesn’t use a high chair anymore… only a booster seat…
Maybe crayon comes off vinyl floor easily… I haven’t tried it yet…
Any other ideas?
Thanks!
You have some great responses so far 
here is my two cents.
A vinyl floor can be easier to clean—but it sounds like a small table-chair might help him because the writing surface will be at the proper height for him.
Big fabric stores sell vinyl table covers that are clear and will help protect the table. Unlike a vinyl tablecloth the cover has no texture so it won’t make bumps where your artist doesn’t want bumps.
Kid stores also sell mats to go underneath chairs in case of spills. I know someone who had a similar carpet issue in her dining room of a new house and she put the mat under where her child sat to eat/color.
If you get really big paper it helps alot—like the butcher paper someone else described. I would tape a HUGE piece of paper to my tablecloth and put color pages on it and then if they missed it was okay. This is also VERY helpful with painting.
If you want to have him paint in the room with the vinyl floor, put the extra paper on the table and use washable paint.
Crayola makes a gel paint that doesn’t get all over the place and drip http://www.crayolastore.com/product_detail.asp?T1=CRA+54%2D2001&SKW=CRAPAINTBRU&menu=&subcat=&hdr=
The gel is much easier to deal with than water colors which wind up running every where. They also make some other washable paints that are pretty good.
IF you get paint or marker on the floor, wipe it up asap. The floor in my first house was this awesome armstrong floor and we spilled on it all the time and it cleaned up easily but my new floor is very pale and if a color sits on it too long it starts to stain—the new floor is a much cheaper vinyl. So the kind of vinyl matters. When in doubt, a “magic eraser” cleaner will probably get it up.
Chocolate pudding (or vanilla) can be great for finger painting. If you have pets it can be challenging to find a place to let it dry LOL.
WalMart has HUGE coloring books of dinosaurs and disney characters—they are at least a couple of feet wide and they might be of interest to your son…
BTW Make sure you use the big thick washable crayons designed for his size—makes it easier for you and him.
Outside chalk is another good idea and if you redecorate a room for him without white carpet, look into chalkboard paint. This is paint you put on a wall that lets you use chalk on the wall and erase it. My friend did this in one room of her house on the bottom half of the wall and it looked cool and the kids had fun writing/drawing on it and erasing it.
I think you can use this paint on things other than walls—like a refrigerator or door, but you should doublecheck that.
Crayola also makes crayons and paints for the tub….
I think it is awesome that your son likes to color so much and has such fun doing it! Make sure you get photos of him at work—this time goes by so fast.
PS Put a few spoonfulls of poster paint in a HEAVY duty zipper freezer bag, get all the air out and zip it shut. then put a thin piece of heavy duty tape over the opening for extra safety. Lay the bag flat on the table and he can draw in the paint with his finger tips and then “erase” it by smoothing the bag. (Don’t use a lot of paint or he won’t be able to make this work.) A couple of paint bags and a cookie sheet and he can draw in the paint while in his car seat if you’re driving for a while. A cookie sheet with a lip can also double as a place to hold a coloring book so he can color on the go. Put small magnets on big crayons and he is less likely to lose them.
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