A few years ago, a friend gave me Enchanted Forest as a get well/sympathy/hang in there gift. She had read that coloring was good for stress and thought it would help me take my mind off things. She was right. Not only is coloring a great way to veg out somewhere other than in front of a tv, but it also turned out to be something my son and I could do together.
Since receiving that first "fancy coloring book," as they're called in my house, my son and I have collected a little pile of books and an obscene number of colored pencils. At least a few times a month, we'll sit down at the dining room table with our books and spend an hour or so coloring together. My son is a child who tends to keep to himself and in the past, I've struggled to get him to open up and talk to me. When he is wrapped up in coloring though, he lets go and tells me all about school, his friends, his gaming, etc.
I love that the whole adult coloring trend has really taken off. At times it's a bit much, but I do appreciate that the popularity of the movement means that there is something out there for practically every interest.
Do you have a favorite coloring book? I've been eyeing this one for a while as my next acquisition. Probably won't break it out during family coloring sessions though...
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