Easter has been my favorite holiday since I was a child. The bright colors, pretty dresses, my favorite hymns, and of course the candy treats in our Easter baskets. But most of all, it meant visiting Gran in her tiny Minnesota town. She was the church organist, and at the end of the service, my brother and I got to sit by her side as she played the postlude, Toccata from Fifth Organ Symphony. It was amazing to watch her fingers dance across the keys during that joyful song - I was so proud of her!
Before church we dug into our Easter baskets, picking through the shreds of cellophane grass to unearth plastic eggs filled with jelly beans. In addition to the eggs and chocolate bunnies, our baskets usually contained some kind of coloring or activity book (probably to keep us busy and quiet during the service when we were very young). I loved these books - they kept me entertained for hours.
As an homage to those childhood Easter books, I've created my own grown-up version, because why should kids have all the fun? Adults love to color too, and it’s good exercise for our brains.
This is a hefty one, filled with 100 pages of Easter-themed designs and activities, primarily flower-themed eggs with patterned backgrounds. If you're like me and enjoy these kinds of books, check out the Amazon link below and get one for yourself!
Coloring is a wonderful way to relax and tune out all the problems of the day, plus it keeps our brains engaged and thriving. It's perfect for seniors or people with dementia, who benefit from its calming, meditative effects.
I love using colored pencils, but if you prefer markers, all the coloring pages are one-sided to prevent bleed-through. I would still suggest placing a paper underneath, just in case. Activities include word finds, word scrambles, mazes, sudoku and kakuro puzzles, with all solutions at the end of the book. Nothing too tricky - this is supposed to be relaxing after all.
So treat yourself! Pick up a copy at the link below. Makes a great gift as well.
Until next time,
Happy Easter!
Easter coloring and activity book for adults and teens - available now!
