Men Enjoy Colouring too! · stimulates parts of the brain related to motor skills, the senses, and...

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Men Enjoy Colouring too! Initially you may think of adult colouring as an activity geared more towards women. But it is an activity that appeals to men as well. Invite the guys to unleash their creativity and reduce stress with these tailor-made colouring pages designed with men in mind.

Introduction Remember how much you liked to colour as a child? Think back to relaxing afternoons colouring pictures by yourself or with friends. Pages with bold, black outlines of animals, flowers, cars, trains, or cartoon characters waited for you to bring them to life. With colours carefully chosen from a rainbow of crayons. Remember the stress-free satisfaction you felt turning them into beautiful pictures fit to grace the refrigerator of your proud parents or grandparents? Well, those positive childhood feelings don’t have to be memories anymore. Colouring books for adults have become very popular and are being recognised for their therapeutic value.

Discussion Starters Did you enjoy colouring as a child? What did you like about it? Share your memories. Do you remember how old you were when you started to colour? Who taught you? Was it a parent, an older sibling, a friend, or a teacher? What was your colouring style? For example, did you have a favourite colour or technique?

What To Do This can be done as a group session or individually. Print out the colouring sheets enclosed. Provide crayons, felt tips, paints etc.

Why Colour? People say it helps them relax, decompress, de-stress, and reconnect to themselves at the present moment. And science, it seems, is beginning to agree. Many psychologists and psychiatrists believe that colouring encourages wellness and quietness, and stimulates parts of the brain related to motor skills, the senses, and creativity.

Mental, Emotional, and Intellectual Benefits Colouring encourages you to be social. Of course, you can colour alone, but it’s so much more fun to colour with a friend, or even better, have a colouring party. Colouring helps relieve stress and anxiety. It gives the fear centre of your brain a break and actually helps you to be more relaxed, even when you’re not colouring. Some people even reported sleeping better after colouring for a few minutes before going to bed. Colouring helps you be in the moment - mindful of what you’re doing but not stressing over it. Mindfulness is the exact opposite of multitasking. Colouring helps your fine motor skills and vision. You use both sides of your brain when you colour. The logic side helps discern shapes and forms, while the creative side chooses colours, and both stimulate vision and fine motor skills. Colouring helps you rediscover the creativity of childhood. Go ahead and make the sky green and the grass blue, if you want to.

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Show the residents to completed version first to give them inspiration for which colours to use. They can either copy or put their unique design over the top. Remember that it’s not all about the final piece. It’s about the experience and the long-lasting benefits that this activity will have on the residents. For residents who are less able, place a paint brush or pen in their hands, and with your hand on top, create the colouring movement and sensations for the resident.

Men Enjoy Colouring too! · stimulates parts of the brain related to motor skills, the senses, and...

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