I bought some several years ago when my kids were younger (they're teens now) and made busy-book type stuff for long car trips. Worked quite well. It is like a vinyl fabric so any pins will leave holes, you might want to use masking tape or clips like the quilt binding clips instead of pins and if you have to rip out stitching it will show. Auntpiggy is right, you're not supposed to wash it, just spot clean with a damp cloth if needed. Don't know why you can't wash it but I never tried. You'll need to "season" it like you do a new chalkboard before using - just rub it all over with the side of a piece of chalk and then wipe the dust off. It's actually pretty neat stuff and it does work like a chalkboard.