When your daughter gives you a gigantic ball of yarn, you get to use the BIG mixing bowl.
So here's a DIY idea for how to make an economical yarn bowl using items you might already have on hand. Before starting your project, gather your yarn, a mixing bowl big enough to hold it, and a folding spring clip that has holes in the handles as shown in the photo. Add your yarn to the bowl, attach the clip to the rim of the bowl, and feed your yarn through the holes in the clip handles. Then work your project as usual.
The bowl will help to keep your yarn contained and sitting where you want it as you work. When you run out of yarn, place the next skein or ball into the bowl as before and continue working.