6 amazing benefits of colouring books -

With the increase in screen time amongst toddlers and busier lifestyles for both parents as well as grandparents – it is a good idea to keep colouring sheets or colouring books handy for your kids. Afterall, all kids love to colour right? But colouring is not just a ‘hobby’, especially for young kids. Studies have shown that colouring & drawing can have far reaching benefits that affect not only hand grip development, eye-hand coordination but also child’s confidence & language skills.

6 amazing benefits of colouring books on child’s development:

Pre writing skills & fine motor skills

Doodling, scribbling, drawing and colouring are all forms of pre-writing skills. Before toddlers are taught standing and sleeping line it is important for them to get comfortable with a pencil/crayon.

And so colouring encourages them to pick up a crayon and this in turn enhances their fine motor skills and pincer grip. Further when they try to colour a specific spot inside a cartoon/character – they are developing their eye and hand coordination as well.

Colour recognition

As kids grow they start to identify the common colours around them. And ofcourse colouring books are a great way for them to start recognizing the colours that they draw with as well as distinguish primary, secondary and tertiary colours.

Relaxing & calming technique

Sometimes children get excited or over active due to some internal or external stimulants. Colouring is a great way to get kids to calm down. They will sit in one place and doodle for a long time. This also helps them relax their gross muscles as well as their cognitive activity. Many parents find colouring as a great way to engage their kids while eating outdoors/in a restaurant after the kids have finished their meals.

Form of expression

Before children can learn to speak in sentences, they will communicate using few words or broken lines. Many kids find it difficult to communicate and it leads to pent up frustration. Colouring and drawing is a good way to let kids express themselves. Any form of art is a mode of expression for kids.

Helps to revise & recap any concept

As kids get older they are introduced to various concepts in pre-school/day care like zoo & farm animals, planets & solar system, parts of the body, opposites. So colouring books can be a fun way to recap and revise some of these concepts. Especially without seeming like ‘study’ time.

First step to building creative skills

Kids love creative activities like sticking, pasting, cutting. But before they get to the more complicated forms of art, colouring is the first step towards encouraging their creative skills. Once they get comfortable and gain confidence with their fine motor skills, you can then introduce them to sticking and baby-friendly scissors.

Are you looking for some beautifully illustrated colouring books for your kids? Guess what… you can now personalize a colouring book with your kid’s name & character (boy/girl)!