Last Updated on 14 May 2020 by Colette
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You can’t fail to have noticed that Adult Colouring Books have become a bit of a “thing” of late. I must admit that I rather scoffed at the idea at first. Who has time to sit down and colour in for goodness sake? However I’ve been somewhat won over after I sat colouring with Ben and Chloe one day at the dining table. Whilst we sat and coloured together we talked about their day, their colour choices and I modelled how to colour in neatly – to stay within the lines and to get an even coverage of colour. I realised that whilst I was unlikely to sit and colour in on my own of an evening, it would be quite nice to have something a little more challenging to colour in than a big grey elephant in a jungle scene!
For adults, colouring in can provide a real distraction from the stresses and strains of every day life whilst you focus on this creative outlet – for someone like me who can’t draw, colouring in is really quite satisfying. I won’t deny I’ve enjoyed a bit of colouring in for my classroom displays over the years!
Over the course of the summer holidays, colouring in has provided a calm and focused activity in our house on rainy days or just those times when we need to chill out a bit. I’m not a complete convert, you won’t find my sitting down with a colour book when the kids are in bed however I am really appreciating having my own colouring books to do alongside them.
The most recent additions to the Art Therapy range are “Aztecs and Mayas”
& “Buddhism”
– each hardback book available with an RRP of £12.99. Whilst spending over £10 on a colouring book may seem excessive in reality these are beautiful books of 100 really detailed images printed on high quality paper which is a pleasure to work on. When you consider how long this book will take you to complete I should think it is worth the investment. As an aside you may need to invest in something a bit more special that your children’s crayons – I have found that using your average colouring pencil doesn’t give the strength of colour I crave nor is it easy to maintain the really sharp point necessary for some of the really intricate patterns. (I believe Sharpie
are great for this sort of thing)
*Disclaimer – I was sent the colouring books free of charge for the purposes of writing this review however all thoughts and opinions remain my own. This post contains affiliate links*
I colour, cross-stitch, do tapestry work or felting. Crafts help me to relax x
Knitting or sewing
Making cards, painting, reading, yoga and meditation, all accompanied by some lovely essential oils and chill out music of course! Xx
A good book in bed
Nice bubble bath with scented candles 🙂
I love to just lay back and close my eyes and just out the world just for a bit x
Music, audiobooks or a good DVD 🙂
~ Anthony G
Adult crayon inn of course!
I do love my colouring books 🙂
I love to draw and doodle
Netflix with a cuppa & some peace & quiet
Hot bath with a good book, & doing some colouring!
A nice long stroll by the sea
A long soak in the bath!
Long bath and a good book
A nice hot bath and reading a book
I love a good book and a glass of wine 🙂
a long hot bubble bath x
i love a bath with candles and a glass of wine
A good catch up with my favourite tv programmes and a glass of wine
I've really got into colouring. I find it so relaxing.
swimming.
swimming.
i love to read
reading a good book
What a great competition!! Would love to win 🙂
I actually really love doing the ironing
Either a book all cosied up on the sofa/bed OR entering competitions
a nice hot bubble bath
I'm already into adult colouring so I usually do that when I want to relax.
walking with my dog Bonnie
Walking the dogs 🙂
Ha ha, i love the fact you wrote to keep it clean 😉
A warm bath with some music, candles and a good book is my way of relaxing.
A nice hot bath
Warm bath and relaxing music x