I don't know about IKEA, but Sandy's is having a sale on all of their toys right now. I think everything is buy one get one 50% off and some items are individually discounted. All of their easel stuff is M&D.
yes, Ikea has rolls of paper for $5 (not sure if they would work w/ your particular easel unless you got it at Ikea), markers, paint, brushes, chalk, etc - all very reasonably priced.
I didn't like the M&D paints, they seemed to dry out fast. But maybe we left them open to long or didn't screw it down well. I've been getting paints at Michaels either on sale or with the 40% off coupons :-) The M&D brushes were nice for when Megan started out though. She prefers a more real brush now (even width handle adn a smaller/softer bristles) but I think the big brushes helped when she was younger.
Re: WTB Easel Accessories
amazon has the M&D roll for 3.74! https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Easel-Paper-Roll/dp/B0021EWY4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323880300&sr=8-1
I didn't like the M&D paints, they seemed to dry out fast. But maybe we left them open to long or didn't screw it down well. I've been getting paints at Michaels either on sale or with the 40% off coupons :-) The M&D brushes were nice for when Megan started out though. She prefers a more real brush now (even width handle adn a smaller/softer bristles) but I think the big brushes helped when she was younger.