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Are you obsessed with the new adult craze of coloring in? For me coloring in has always been something I never grew out of.

Adults are falling in love with coloring all over again! Put down your iPhone, break out your Colored Pencils, and de-stress your mind with TROPICAL WORLD (Lark Crafts, September 2015), Millie Marotta’s beautiful follow up to Animal Kingdom.

Add bright and brilliant colors to exotic blooms or parrot’s feathers. Complete a rainforest scene, add fine lines to palm trees, create new patterns, or use your creativity to personalize illustrations. TROPICAL WORLD offers a fun and creative way to relieve tension!

Adult coloring books are hot, and have been taking the world by storm. Animal Kingdom has been translated into 30 languages, and there are currently over 3 million copies of TROPICAL WORLD and Animal Kingdom in print worldwide!

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We are giving 1 lucky Craftgossip.com reader the chance to win a coloring in book set from Sterling Publishing.

The set contains a copy of A Tropical World and Animal Kingdom.

For your chance to win comment below and tell us where you like to color and why.

US Address’s only please Competition Closes on the 8th of October

The Winner has been selected and notified.

 

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  1. In front of the TV while sitting on a pillow on the floor. It gives my brain time to shut down and relax.

  5. I like to color on the couch with a glass of wine by my side. Coloring was a favorite past time of mine when I was a child and even though I am grown and have older children, I still buy coloring books for myself. : )

  9. I love coloring. 2 yrs. ago and I color to use both sides of my brain. I also color to keep me entertained because I don’t go nowhere. Please pick me.

  12. I color by myself while waiting in doctor’s offices or other places. I color with the preschoolers at my job. Trying to instill the love of coloring in as many children as I can.

  13. I color at the kitchen table sitting with my mother. I am her caregiver (she is 88, blind and has dementia). Coloring allows me to mentally get away for a much needed break but still be there for her.

  16. I would like to try using it in multiply ways. I would love to do this with my child in the evening to relax and visit together.

    I think I would love to view the prints more carefully because they are so detailed. I am a teacher and I wonder if there is a way to teach patterns and some math or science terms with them while teaching. They might be a fun way to introduce animal reports or the cover page.

    Also I go with my 78 year old mother to the senior hall occasionally to play games. They do coloring contests. These books I believe would be great for older people also because of the details. As the brain ages it is important to work it by reading, puzzles…etc. It helps memory. These books with the extreme detail would be good for that like a coloring puzzle. I think they look so delightful , I would have to tell and show my friends and work friends about them. I think they may have similar interests and uses.

  17. I like coloring as a source of inspiration for my crocheting. I use the design to make romanian crocheted doilies and pictures.

  19. I would love to be the recipient of your giveaway. I love to color. I usually just color in my home…bedroom, living room, but also I love to color with my granddaughter when I go to visit them. We both enjoy coloring together.

  20. I like to color on my coffee table while sitting on the floor like I did when I was a kid. It’s a great stress reliever and gets the creative “juices” flowing. Plus I always feel a sense of accomplishment when a page is complete.

  23. I like to color at my desk because it’s comfortable for me and I have good lighting. And I like to color just because it’s fun and relaxing!

  24. I color anywhere and everywhere. I have coloring books, crayons, markers, colored pencils, and paints at home. I also have the Colorfy app on my tablet for when I’m out and about. Coloring is very zen for me and allows me to keep in touch with my inner child.

  26. Any blank space is subject to be colored! Especially if I am at my desk, listening to a conference call. It relieves the stress and boredom.

  27. I love to color any where any time. I broke my ankle and foot. So I am stuck in bed, so I’ve taken in coloring. And it’s always been a big stress reliever. I have a coloring book in each car, in my purse, so I can color if need be!!

  31. I always love to color! It’s been one of my favorite activities since I was a child. Christmas ALWAYS included a Christmas coloring book which would last until January. Then it was onto a new one. Maybe Snow White….maybe Sleeping Beauty. Perhaps Winnie the Pooh! It didn’t matter. As long as I had a coloring book and CRAYOLA crayons, life was always good! Today, as an adult, I still love to color. But now, I may use colored pencils or markers, for a different look. Coloring takes your mind on a creative journey! My favorite places to color are my living room in front of the fireplace, and during Christmas, in front of the tree. Summertime, I like to spread a nice blanket out under my favorite tree. Life is good whenever you’re coloring!

  32. I like to color in the park. I live in New York City. On nice days i can walk to park and the scenery is just what i need to relax. Coloring at home becomes a task when you have children, pets to tend to, but outside i can just let it flow

  35. I am a retired factory worker and a great-grandma…I have worked with my hands all my life and the coloring is a great way to keep my hands moving…they stiffin up so.I curl up on the couch with my cats and color away…..

  36. Because my grandkids won’t let me color with them anymore because I totally take over the coloring books and they end up watching me color.

  37. My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for about a year now, and some of the hormones I have been taking have been an emotional roller coaster. I love crafting but, at times, I feel too tired or bummed to get out all of the supplies. So, now I have a couple coloring books and my colored pencils on the end table next to the sofa. Sometimes I color while watching TV and other times I color in total silence. The beauty of it is that I feel I am being creative and productive, and I’m also not sitting and worrying constantly. It has been a major

  38. (finishing previous comment)

    It has been a major source of stress relief. It takes my mind in better places when I need it most.

  40. Love to color with my granddaughters but would love to graduate from little kids coloring to grown-up coloring.

  43. I like to color in the local library during my lunch hour. It’s a nice way to relax midday and feel productive even if everything is going to pieces at work.

  46. I color sitting on the back deck in the early morning. I love the sun coming up and the bright colors on the pages. It makes me truly hapy

  47. I love coloring anytime, anywhere. It helps me to wind down from long days/night of being a mommy of two (almost 3) and EMT work.

  49. I love coloring! I usually color on the couch. I have chronic pain and it helps me forget my pain for a while. Anything that makes me forget about my pain and produces something pretty in the process is a win in my book!

  50. On the porch in my swing. On the couch watching TV. In my favorite chair. In my craft room. I love to color!

Have you read?

Book Review: Hanukkah

If you want to teach kids the basics of Hanukkah in the classroom or at home, the picture book Hanukkah by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Rotem Teplow is a nice place to start.

The book explores the Jewish holiday through the eyes of Lior, a boy whose name means “my light” in Hebrew, which is appropriate for talking about the Festival of Lights.

The book goes through all the preparations the family does, including cleaning, setting the table and cleaning the menorah. It talks about what the menorah symbolizes and the Hanukkah story of the oil in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem lasting for eight days when it should have only been a one-day supply.

The meaning of the letters on the dreidel are also explored, in that when you are in Israel they have a different fourth word (the letters symbolize the Hebrew letters for “a great miracle happened there” or, in Israel, “a great miracle happened here”).

Because the story of Hanukkah involves oil, a lot of the foods that are eaten during the celebration are fried in oil, such as latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (fried jelly doughnuts). Other foods mentioned include challah, noodle kugel and sour cream and applesauce, which are served with the latkes. Family and friends drop by to share their food, light their menorahs together and play dreidel (the game is explained in the story). It also talks about how the candles are lit through the eight days and what happens at the end of Hanukkah.

The book includes Hanukkah blessings in English and Hebrew and talks about the lunar cycle of the Hebrew calendar, which is why Hanukkah is sometimes celebrated in November and sometimes in December. It also talks about why Jewish holidays are celebrated beginning at sunset rather than in the morning.

Other topics covered include Hanukkah greetings; how to spell Hanukkah; how to make an edible menorah and an tzedakah box (to collect money for charity); recipes for latkes and applesauce; and a more detailed story of Hanukkah than is included within the story of the book. There’s also a quiz to see how well you were paying attention.

This sweet little book is a quick read and a cute overview of the basics of Hanukkah and what the symbols, foods and games mean. It’s a great book for classrooms or at home for sharing basic knowledge.

About the book: 48 pages, hardcover. Published 2024 by words & pictures, suggested retail price $14.99.

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