The best adult colouring books to keep your hands and mind occupied - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life The best adult colouring books to keep your hands and mind occupied By You Magazine - March 24, 2020 With most of the country’s population now facing days on end confined to our homes (except for those hero key workers still heading out to work each day), many people are looking for ways to fill all their newfound free time. From tuning into Netflix Party to getting stuck into a new book, there’s only so much watching and reading you can take before you’re going to need to look further afield, such as learning a new skill or picking up a new hobby. Alamy One hobby in particular has seen a sharp rise in participants and the best news is it’s inexpensive and anyone can do it. Sales of adult colouring books have skyrocketed at online retail giant Amazon by a staggering 955 per cent, as people look for mindful activities to bring a sense of calm to this tumultuous time. With most colouring books coming in under the £10 mark and a good quality set of colouring pencils equally affordable and long lasting, this a great hobby to take up if you’re looking to while away the hours without breaking the bank. Colouring books for adults first saw a rise in popularity a few years ago when people were searching for mindful activities that would calm the mind and relieve stress, so it’s no wonder they’ve now seen a resurgence when we are all looking for any way to bring a bit of peace and calm int our lives. What better way to switch off and block out the noise and stress of the outside world than be picking up a pencil and creating something beautiful. Even if you’re still working from home, colouring is the perfect reason to get up and move away from your computer for an hour to break up your day and give your eyes (and mind) a rest from the screen. It’s also a great activity to do with house-bound kids who are off school. Whether you’re in self-isolation or practicing social distancing, here are some of the best adult colouring books to pass the time. The best colouring books and colouring pencils for adults Amazon Kaisercraft Scenic Sights Coloring Book, £11.50, Amazon Amazon Art Of Colouring Nouveau, £4.50, Amazon Amazon The Menagerie: Animal Portraits to Colour, £3.99, Amazon Amazon Colourtronic, £9.35, Amazon Amazon Enchanted Forest, £2.42, Amazon Amazon Mystical Colouring Book for Adults, £4.99, Amazon Amazon Coloured Pencils Set, £17.99, Amazon RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved