Coloring books for adults and mandalas are seen everywhere, at the checkout lines, bookstores, websites, newsstands…everywhere. In fact in 2015, sixteen coloring books for adults and mandalas were among Amazon’s top-selling books. These books surpassed the works of authors like Harper Lee and Steven Covey (Amazon.com, 2016). The interest in coloring for adults has exploded […]
Coloring Books for Adults? Mandalas? Stress Relievers?
WRITTEN BY: Yvette Graham, LISW-S, Program Specialist, Ohio Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), graham.697@osu.edu
REVIEWED BY: Korrin Vanderhoof, LISW, Reseach Associate, Ohio Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program, vanderhoof.11@osu.edu
PHOTO CREDITS:
- Yvette Graham, LISW-S
SOURCES:
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