Our nine-year-old tester was as much of a fan as our three year old, and while their results might have been slightly different, they both loved colouring in the pictures and asking plenty of questions about the animals they hadn’t heard of before.
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Using crayons, felt tip pens, glue, glitter (eek!) and stickers, our testers really enjoyed getting stuck in – we were initially unsure as to whether the lack of direction might put them off, but simply the shape of the paper was enough to fuel their imaginations. Our youngest tester thought the teddy bear was “so cute” and happily doodled over the pages, while the older two took their teddy bear design quite seriously and enjoyed challenging each other to colour different types of bears – more pirate bear and sleepy bear than polar bear and brown bear.
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"Coloring books have been shown to reduce stress and promote relaxation due to their inherent qualities, such as the ability to remain present and focused on the image and provide temporary relief from life stressors," Martha Dorn of The Art Therapy Project, a nonprofit organization in New York that provides art therapy to trauma survivors, previously told Shop TODAY.
This isn’t a sad book meant to mourn their disappearance but an inspiring book that’ll help you keep their magnificence top of mind. Fragile World features elaborate illustrations of 56 endangered, vulnerable, and threatened animals and landscapes.
Mandala means “circle” in Sanskrit, and these sacred geometric symbols are used to represent a spiritual journey. Coloring these symmetrical designs creates a calming, almost trancelike state, perfect for a dose of art therapy. Arteza makes many adult coloring books and art supplies, but this book in particular really allows creativity—there are 72 one-sided sheets that are detachable, which means you can showcase your work when you’re done.
Our testers’ imaginations went into overdrive with this cute and creative colouring book. Open the book out and you’ll find 30 blank, teddy-bear shaped pages ready to be brought to life.
We’ve discussed how you can choose the best coloring books for plant or animal lovers, with mazes, word searches, or ones that are filled with themes that would even make kids want to join in on the fun.
Essentially, the ones that made the cut are the colouring books our little testers returned to again and again.
From colored pencils, including softcore coloring pencils, to paint pens, gels pens or alcohol markers, there is no rule that says you can only use crayons to color and create throughout these coloring pages. You can use fine-line style water-based markers or brush and broader point water-based markers to color with also. The possibilities are numerous when it comes to which instruments you can choose from to create the most gorgeous pictures that you can display in your home and share with family and friends.
After children have colored in the illustrations, have them Information – or you – draw puzzle shapes directly on top in a thick black marker.
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I really love the pictures in this coloring book. It has a great variety of different pictures. I look for pretty and cute and different or cool. Your coloring book has it all. I only gave it four stars due to when you need to use a hint it always says ads are unavailable and alot of the time the my screen goes black.