"I purchased these to liven up the solid blue table cover at my son's 4th birthday party. Upon opening my package, I expected paper placemats. I was pleased to see that they are thicker paper mats that were durable enough to withstand beverage spills and toddlers' attempts to rip/tear the placemat. The back has an area to color Super Why characters, but the children at this party were not particularly interested ( ages 1-4)."