This easel seems to be sturdy and good quality, but I can't figure out why it isn't designed to be easier to use. We use it primarily with paper, for painting and drawing. Maybe I should have bought the P'kolino paper roll, because it sure was frustrating trying to feed my standard 18" roll through the space on the top. (First I tried a roll from Ikea, which is slightly greater than 18" so it doesn't fit.) I can't figure out why there is so much wood at the top of the easel. The only purpose seems to be to clamp down the paper, so I would rather have something much narrower with more drawing space below. I thought perhaps I could rip the paper along the top piece of wood, but it didn't rip cleanly. I was also hoping to tuck the bottom edge of the paper into the small piece of wood on the bottom, but with my rough edge from ripping it, it doesn't fit. Overall it serves the purpose of an easel, but, especially for the price, it could have been so much better!One more note: ours was a gift from the grandparents, and they assembled it for us. We have never had anything to convert the easel into a puppet theater, but it is possible the "scenes" got thrown away with the packaging.
