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Colour Yourself Happy!

Five of the best mindfulness colouring books…

Have you ever tried colouring for mindfulness? It’s a great way to relax and can help to calm anxieties and reduce stress. There’s something really comforting about focusing on staying in the lines, feeling the scratch of the pencil on the paper and choosing colours to create a bright and beautiful design. You don’t even have to be an amazing artist to get the benefits – bonus!

Looking for inspiration? We’ve picked five of the best mindfulness colouring books to get you started on your doodle adventures…

Art Therapy Colouring Book & Scribblicious Colouring Pens Bundle

This is a great starter bundle for any budding mindfulness artist! The book is filled with attractive designs including animals and nature. With this value bundle you’ll have everything you need to relax and unwind with a spot of mindfulness colouring.

Available from The Works for £10

Fashion Doodling and Colouring, Frances Moffatt

If fashion is your passion, then this book is for you! It’s packed with doodling and drawing exercises along with expert suggestions from the author to help you bring your designs to life. Style a catwalk creation, design your own unique fashion blog and give a celebrity pet a glitzy makeover!

Available from WHSmith for £8.19

Doodle Fusion, Lei Melendres

Flowers and positive mantras not your thing? We hear you. Doodle Fusion is bursting with fun illustrations for you to colour your way. Top tip if you’re using pens – the paper is on the thin side so pop a blank piece of paper behind your page as you colour to avoid bleed-through.

Available from Amazon for £10.50

Hello Nature: Draw, Colour, Make and Grow! Nina Chakrabarti

Get your eco on with Nina’s amazing nature activity book! There’s a LOT going on in this book, from colouring leaves and butterflies to creating twig structures and bird restaurants. This isn’t just colouring – this is an interactive experience packed with activities and facts about the amazing natural world around us.  

Available from Amazon for £10.20

The Night Voyage, Daria Song

A magical adventure and colouring book from the very talented Korean artist, Daria Song. The Night Voyage is the third in the series and follows the story of a little girl who is swept away on an adventure on the eve of her birthday. The drawings are so delicately detailed and beautiful throughout.

Available from Amazon for £9.58

Curated by

Sian Dolan
Sian Dolan is a content writer for Hidden Strength with a background in children’s and teenage magazines. She feels it’s more important than ever to write supportive, engaging features for young adults who need a guiding light and a helping hand with their mental health and wellbeing.