You can use this same idea to contain messy meals—or messy eaters—in your own home. Buy a roll of butcher paper online (like this one from Amazon) or at a nearby office supply store.

Paper tablecloth roll, 4-by-16 1/2-feet-long roll in orange gingham, blue stripe and lime stripe, $9.95, from Crate & Barrel stores. Donna Deane ...