With parents and kids alike stuck at home, museums have been quick to offer families myriad resources for distraction. Among the quirkiest is a specially designed coloring book courtesy of the ...

Experts are questioning the therapeutic benefits of adult coloring books, one of 2015’s biggest and perhaps most-unexpected art trends, widely touted for its stress-relieving benefits. According to Jo ...

Has your kid bugged you to let them download Sandbox Coloring? You’re probably not alone. The latest trend blowing up on the App Store is a new twist on the coloring book apps that have been popular ...

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Many adult coloring books claim to be art therapy and can reduce negative feelings, but art therapists are significantly more impactful, a new study shows. A new study shows that while those adult ...

Source: © 2016 From the Daily Doodle Journal of Cathy Malchiodi, PhD There are still many areas in the field of art therapy that are in need of investigation ...

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 ...

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 ...

National Coloring Day is celebrated on Sept. 14 every year as a day to appreciate the art of coloring, irrespective of the medium used. Coloring became popular in the United States as part of the ...

Just because we’ve had a sudden burst of sunny days doesn’t mean the wool sweaters and wellies should be packed away until fall. We’ve got an entire month of April showers to get through before we can ...

A new study shows that while those adult coloring books can reduce stress, they’re still not art therapy. Often, the now-ubiquitous adult coloring books will advertise themselves as “art therapy.” But ...