Adult Coloring
Why: Coloring is relaxing.
Supplies: various coloring pages, colored pencils
How To:
Put out the coloring pages and colored pencils.
Things to Think About:
- You can find many free pages to color as well as puzzles by searching the Internet using the term “free coloring pages for adults”.
- While it’s easy to save the ones that come in PDF’s, many of them are jpg’s. I recommend starting a PowerPoint document that has been sized to 8 ½ x 11”.
- Be careful about using copyrighted material.
- Because some of the coloring pages have very fine detail, it’s recommended that you set out colored pencils vs crayons.
- Put out a variety of page styles and difficulty.
- Check on the table occasionally to straighten up and remove colored pages that have been left behind.
- While some libraries have an adult coloring table year round, you could put out supplies occasionally – especially for Finals Stress Relief.
Alternatives:
- You can put out puzzle pages (crossword, find-a-word, mazes & Sudoku).
- Themed puzzles are abundant around the holidays.
- Stencils, materials for rubbings, and Spirograph’s help to add variety.