When Ian and Anne White, our very dear, (more like family), friends came to visit from from the UK this January, they gifted Ria and Brandon this totally cool fabric. It looks like a large table cloth with large, pretty prints – houses, lamps, trees and flowers, etc to fill in with color. She also gave us a set of fabric markers. I believe the cloth was from IKEA. Another one of their brilliant ideas!
Normally when we do History or Literature, the children like to make their own notes/ illustrations while listening. They narrate afterwards. Today one of those homeschooling mom brainwaves (mercifully) came to me and I ventured into, “Hey, how about something different?”
Out came the fabric, we cleared the table except for our maps and spread it out. While I read they colored. 
The children chose pictures that were appropriate for the reading. A lamp, since we were studying Florence Nightingale, fruits and flowers and a pretty hospice to go with the theme. Work house depictions in grey and browns for Oliver Twist. Then they printed in names and dates under and around their coloring – I thought it very cool!
When we fill it all in, I figure we can make pillow cases or cushion covers with the fabric and add some history to their decor! 
They certainly enjoyed it! Thank you Anne and Hannah (Anne’s daughter) for adding some color to our day!
Goodness thats such a cool idea!!!!!!
Oh how cool! That looks like an awesome concept. So much fun!
Thought I’d add in a Quote:
“There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
Hey your diligence as a Homeschool mom and your commitment to the task is very encouraging….
That is a great quote! So true! Thank you!
It really was fun – in fact, I felt inclined to do some coloring myself, and I just might one of these days!