Haha, yes I know, I have to say every day: Yummy food goes in your mouth, toys do not go in your mouth. I have craft mats that I put at the table but the babies are creating in their booster chairs on the trays. I tape their papers down with masking tape when colouring. A cheap tablecloth is a great idea because paint always ends up on my butcher block dark brown table outside the craft mat areas, grrrrr.