Coloring books have been around for ages. However, the idea of adults doing them to relieve stress is fairly new. These days, it’s more or less apropos to kids and adults alike to crack open a ...

Back in the day, when I was still in the fifth grade at Guardian Angel School in downtown New York City, I had begged my mom to order me a book from Scholastics that would teach me to draw real-life ...

This article contains affiliate links to products selected by our editors. Mental Floss may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Coloring books marketed toward adults became ...

Sure, reading (or re-reading) your favorite book is wonderful, and seeing it come to life on the big and small screen is just fantastic, but have you every tried coloring the stories you are obsessed ...

In this video I share the coloring page I’m most proud of from my Sweet and Spooky Coloring Book. It’s the last page and the ...

Gabe Coeli of Portland, Ore., is devotee of zen meditation. But in the middle of a busy work day, he often takes a shortcut to mindfulness and stress relief by doing a little coloring. His assistant ...

Car coloring? Well, you've cleaned the house—twice—and tallied up the stuff scrounged from your couch cushions, and you've caught up with every YouTube subscription; you are now scraping the bottom-of ...

Coloring has therapeutic potential to reduce anxiety, create focus or bring about more mindfulness Like meditation, coloring allows the brain to switch off other thoughts and focus Coloring books are ...