Trying to find table coverings for large amount of tables at children's party - any ideas please?

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Hi - being tight here and trying to do this as cheaply as possible and was trying to think of some options. I have about 8-10 adult size tables (the type that seat about 4 -6 and stack) and adult chairs to use for my childs party (church hall). They are quite scratched.

When we have the party there will be the normal plates and cups (disney pink) and food platters and bowls being passed round but I still think this is going to look a bit bland and unpartylike so was thinking about table covering. I really don't want to spend the £40 or so disney princess covers will cost (even the plain covers from tesco look like they are going to work out at nearly that) so does anyone have an idea about how to jazz this up?

I was thinking maybe covering the tables with pink crepe paper and sellotaping it down but

a) no idea where to get it (anyone know?)
b) if you can get it in big enough size and cost
c) whether colour will run onto everything when kids hit their drinks over which will happen

Does anyone have any bright ideas for me?

Many thanks

Not crepe - the dye gets on you when wet. We used tissue paper yesterday for a family party.

did tissue get wet - colour run?

where would I get loads of pink stuff?

Sheets? With perhaps confetti type stuff or maybe streamers? You'd obviously have to wash them afterward. Could you use newspaper and have your (I assume) dd paint them? Silver foil for cooking might work too perhaps.

You can buy rolls of party table cover, get them on party supplies websites, ebay etc. Might be worth a look.
SOme of them are probably more than you want to pay but you do get some pretty cheap ones that would do the job.

Lining paper for Walls? Put crayons on the table and let them draw on it?

Rolls of plain white paper and give the children crayons?

Or plain white paper with a stripe of crepe paper as a 'runner' down the middle.

banqueting roll (our local £ shop sells it)

I like the idea of paper with crayons but it kind of defeats the object for having the tables looking nice as they can't really all be laid out with plates and cups and food if we are going to go for this option?

Can anyone please locate me some pink table roll - been looking on ebay but I can't seem to find any.

I knew the ladies on here would come up with brill ideas!

what is a banqueting roll?

Our tescos does plain white value tablecovers - I think they were about £2 for 4? I used them for dds 1st birthday and printed handprints on them to jazz them up... you could same with cheap pound shop ones??

cheapo wallparer and stick it down?

or Ikea do plain colored shower curtains for £1 each which would do nicely

banqueting roll - several metres of paper/plastic tablecloth on a roll to be cut to size. Try ebay search - lots of colours, but I couldn't see any pink.

The thin plastic tablecloths with cartoons on are better value than they look. I bought a couple of spiderman ones about 4 years ago and have used them for all 3 of my sons' parties ever since, so 12 times (most recently yesterday!). They still look fine. The cake and other things are different, and the dcs don't care too much as long as it looks festive.

Another pretty idea is plain with shiny star sprinkles all over. You can reuse the sprinkles - just pick the crumbs out before putting them away.