Have you seen the super trendy adult coloring books? I thought these were silly at first but I keep seeing them pop up with my friends on Facebook and Instagram and I was recently at the bookstore and there were several people waiting to look through the adult coloring book section. How gorgeous is this:
(photo credit: Zenspirations blog)
These are really pretty books with tons of different choices from nature to travel to graphic patterns and they are supposed to be very calming and stress relieving activities. I think the designs are so pretty and I actually wanted to grab one of these myself. I was thinking the finished product might be pretty on my bulletin board or maybe as gift wrap for smaller items.
At the bookstore these were on the pricey side but you can get a nice discount on them today. In the MFA 6th annual reader survey, several of you mentioned that you were looking for things to do with teenagers and I bet if you laid these pretty books out with colored pencils they might be drawn over to see what you were up to.
You can see several options for about $10 here from Amazon including this Secret Garden book, which is one of the most popular.
And on Zulily today you can find several more options. These are priced around $5-6 and I am having a terrible time deciding which one to get. A few have sold out so you do want to grab them as soon as you can. If you choose Visa Checkout shipping is free.
The shipping for Zulily is $6 and free after you order your first item.
You can find some of these Design Originals books here as another option.
I got the enchanted forest book for my daughter for her birthday. I haven’t ever seen these books before–thanks for pointing them out!