Cheap Paper - Oh the Possibilities!

It’s a little known fact that you can go to your local newspaper and ask for end rolls of paper. End rolls are the bits of paper that are left after a newspaper has completed its print run. These oversized pieces of paper are perfect for kids crafts! The Simple Dollar has a list of fun-filled activities using end rolls that you can use for parties, playdates, or rainy days.

Paper mache
With so much paper, you’ve got a perfect opportunity to learn the basics of sculpting and to make some interesting items (like a pinata). All you need is the newspaper cut in strips, a good-sized balloon, some paste, and some paint to paint up the finished product. Just coat the strips in paper mache paste, put them around the inflated balloon leaving one end just open enough so that you can put goodies inside, allow the sculpture to dry for a few days, then pop the balloon and put goodies inside. Then, put paper mache over the opening and allow that to dry. Paint it up and you’ve got yourself a homemade pinata. You can also sculpt other things with paper mache with some creativity - try a Viking helmet, for example.