Colouring Patterns
![flower pattern](/assets/More-Resources/Colouring-Patterns/e274e9c7da/flower-pattern.jpg)
Colouring In Improves Mental Health For Children & Adults
Colouring is a Serious Educational & Therapeutic Activity
THE BENEFITS OF COLOUR IN PATTERNS:
- Improves concentration
- Enhances hand/eye coordination
- Fine-tunes fine motor skills
- Encourages creativity
- Provides opportunities to express individuality
- Involves planning
- Improves feelings of self-worth
- Lowers stress & anxiety levels
Can improve relationships - Provides opportunities for problem-solving
- Improves mental imagery
- Provides opportunities to experiment with colour combinations
- Gives a sense of achievement
- Improves patience
SOME TIPS AND SUGGESTIONS:
- Encourage precision and carefulness
- Take pride in the final product
- Using pencils rather than thick felt pens improves hand-eye coordination and fine-motor skills
- For older children and adults, experiment with watercolours
- Encourage experimentation with gradients (see image above)
- For gradients, experiment with a sharp HB pencil
- Listen to calming music while colouring
- Eliminate as much background noise as possible
HOW COLOURING IN AND OTHER LIKE ACTIVITIES WILL INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
If sedentary office workers took an activity break for only ten minutes mid-morning and mid-afternoon, their productivity would improve significantly, more than enough to make up for the work time lost. Worker's brains would be refreshed, resulting in improved mental acuity, concentration and enhanced problem-solving ability.
FREE USE
Permission is given to make unaltered copies of blanks and coloured patterns and distribute them at will, they are not for resale.
Express Your Individuality By Colouring These Original Patterns
Pattern 001 Blank
Pattern 001a Coloured
The Following Blanks and Coloured PDF Patterns Are For Logged In Subscribers Only
Pattern 002
![](/assets/More-Resources/Colouring-Patterns/Patters-NB/89824f6127/Pattern-002-Coloured-png-NB.png)
Pattern 003
![](/assets/More-Resources/Colouring-Patterns/Patters-NB/613e4c3515/Pattern-003-Coloured-png-NB.png)