A new craze, "colouring for adults" (and its therapeutic too)

In Holland the absolute latest craze in COLOURING FOR ADULTS. We're talking a colouring book, pencils and  texters.... yes ....just as our kids do. 
But say no more, it wouldn't be a craze if it didn't have a twist.  So here it is .....

The images to colour range from mandalas, to nostalgic prints, florals, landscapes culturally themed, nature images or even tattoo style prints.  The possibilities are endless.  Then there is a choice of paper or cardboard, blackened backgrounds, birthday calendars, postcards, colouring puzzles (as in ... like a crossword) or a panoramic poster divided into individual images collectively creating one.  They come in the most elegant of books or even subscription style glossy magazines.  

So choosing what you would like to colour is the first task at hand. The second is finding out which you prefer to colour with - pencils, aquarel pencils, felt pens (texters), or finelines thick and or thin.  Then, once you have your images and colours sorted.  It's time to install all of your attributes in front of you on the table and "grab a cuppa", because you will be surprised how long your "colouring-sit" will be.  

Now there is a bonus to this particular craze.  Not only is it a great way to spend time with your kids, colouring & chatting.  But when you take time for yourself it can be quite therapeutic and relaxing.  It's called Art Theraphy or Anti-Stress colouring.
You would need to try it and see for yourself.

I for one thoroughly enjoy it.  Colouring with company, or on my own just to relax.  It provides not only relaxation (and to coin the phrase, "me-time"), but also a way in which to order my thoughts when I am pensive.  All in all, if you like colouring, you are going to love this.

This will help you get the gist of it ....

Available at Bol.com

 Available at Bol.com

Mandalas (the left image took me collectively 6 hours of colouring time,
obviously spread out over a few sessions .....
was feeling very ZEN after that..)

One more bit of information to share on the subject....
Just the other day I heard a short interview between a television presenter and a psychologist.  The topic was "how to deal with being a worrier or a thinker".
Apparently ....
"People tend to think or worry when they are faced with uncertainty.  When dealing with a situation where the outcome is not known.  Instinctively we as people think about possible scenarios of what may or could happen.  A way of preparing ourselves for what is to come.  Hence the pensive and worrying times.  
In order to minimize the amount of worry or thinking and overthinking, a person needs to physically do something.  Use our bodies to perform an action.  Now this can be sport, but it can also be something else.  During the process of physically taking action, we shift our thoughts and are able to release them from circulating in our minds."

So seeing as sport is not my forte ... colouring to me seems like a pretty good option!