{"id":4933,"date":"2020-04-02T20:22:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T20:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalinaislandcamps.com\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2020-05-19T13:53:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:53:05","slug":"the-benefits-of-coloring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalinaislandcamps.com\/the-benefits-of-coloring\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits Of Coloring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coloring is fun, and it turns out it<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0actually beneficial to your health.\u00a0<\/span>Coloring is not just for kids\u00a0<\/span>anymore;<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>dults can benefit from coloring<\/span>\u00a0too<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>‘m no<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>e<\/span>x<\/span>p<\/span>e<\/span>rt, so I can\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>say that coloring is art therapy<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0but it\u00a0<\/span>certainly has<\/span>\u00a0some therapeutic properties.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t just take my word for it, many medical\u00a0<\/span>magazines<\/span>\u00a0and news outlets have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>researched<\/span>\u00a0and written about the benefits of coloring.\u00a0<\/span>Y<\/span>ou don\u2019t need to read all of those\u00a0<\/span>articles<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0I\u2019ll<\/span>\u00a0break it down for you<\/span>\u00a0(unless you wan<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0everything backed up by science and numbers<\/span>, then\u00a0<\/span>go\u00a0<\/span>ahe<\/span>ad and Google some of those articles<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I am going to use our summer camp<\/a> slogan<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Unplug Connect Discover <\/span><\/i>to simplify this breakdown<\/span>.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coloring can help us\u00a0Unplug<\/i>:<\/h2>\n

This one is easy. Instead of going from my computer in the dining room to the couch in the living room and the TV, I can take a screen break and color<\/span>. M<\/span>an<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0do th<\/span>ose pieces of art\u00a0<\/span>look better when I only color\u00a0<\/span>ins<\/span>t<\/span>ead of<\/span>\u00a0try<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0to draw.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coloring can help us C<\/i>onnect:<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Coloring\u00a0<\/span>allows\u00a0<\/span>us\u00a0<\/span>to focus on the now and<\/span>\u00a0creates<\/span>\u00a0a sense of\u00a0<\/span>mindfulness<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>I looked it up<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0it means\u00a0<\/span>a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I like yoga<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>meditation<\/span>, and mindfulness<\/span>\u00a0and t<\/span>hey seem like they are everywhere right now,\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>if<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I try\u00a0<\/span>to sit still with my eye<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0closed for more than two minute<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>then\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019m asleep.\u00a0<\/span>Ask any of the people that attend our office yoga, go ahead, they<\/span>\u00a0like to<\/span>\u00a0mention my snoring.<\/span>\u00a0Don\u2019t worry I\u2019m over it now. Now h<\/span>and me some colored pencils and a coloring book and I could go for hours (well<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0maybe 45 minutes<\/span>\u00a0at most)<\/span>\u00a0without falling asleep<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Coloring relaxes the mind<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0I stop thinking about all\u00a0<\/span>my<\/span>\u00a0work tasks<\/span>\u00a0and think<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cstay in the lines, stay in the lin<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>, stay in….dang<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It connects me to my own creativity, reduces stress and anxiety, <\/span>and allows me to see what is right in front of me. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coloring can help us\u00a0Discover<\/span><\/i><\/b>:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Anxiety and stress are two<\/span>\u00a0emotions\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0run rampant in these\u00a0<\/span>trying<\/span>\u00a0times of being quarantined with the family you loved a week ago but now\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0starting to get on yo<\/span>ur nerves<\/span>. You are t<\/span>rapped in your house, house apartment, or dorm with nowhere to <\/span>go and running out of \u201cprojects to do in the garage\u201d, so why not try coloring?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>When I am\u00a0<\/span>coloring,<\/span>\u00a0I can move into the world of the page\u00a0<\/span>or picture\u00a0<\/span>I’m<\/span>\u00a0coloring\u00a0<\/span>not the one with Corona<\/span>v<\/span>irus and\u00a0<\/span>q<\/span>uarantine. We can create a new world where the Catalina Island Fox did not steal\u00a0<\/span>all of my socks, but one where he returns them.\u00a0<\/span>This state of discovery takes me away from the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>world\u00a0<\/span>of consuming<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>nxiety and stress<\/span>, and I highly recommend it.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coloring allows you to\u00a0<\/span>unplug\u00a0<\/span><\/i>from technology,\u00a0<\/span>connect\u00a0<\/span><\/i>with yourself, and\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span><\/i>iscover\u00a0<\/span><\/i>your creativity.<\/span> Don\u2019t know where to start?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out our little coloring book here: <\/p>\n

CIC Coloring Book<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

The Catalina Island Conservancy\u00a0<\/a><\/span>created a document with some coloring pages of\u00a0<\/span>island<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>plants and animals. Pinterest<\/a> also has some great coloring book pages you can print from home<\/span>. I encourage you to give it a try,\u00a0<\/span>color<\/span> together as a family instead of watching TV.\u00a0<\/span>Here is a link to the Conservancy coloring book: <\/p>\n

Coloring Book<\/span>\n <\/path>\n <\/g>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

They also have a learning at home page<\/a> with some resources for learning about Catalina Island that is worth a look. You can even watch the latest Lecture series talk about Marine Protected Areas; CIC is located in one of those MPAs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coloring is fun, and it turns out it\u2019s\u00a0actually beneficial to your health.\u00a0Coloring is not just for kids\u00a0anymore;\u00a0adults can benefit from coloring\u00a0too.\u00a0I‘m not\u00a0an\u00a0expert, so I can\u2019t\u00a0say that coloring is art therapy,\u00a0but it\u00a0certainly has\u00a0some therapeutic properties.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t just take my word for it, many medical\u00a0magazines\u00a0and news outlets have\u00a0researched\u00a0and written about the benefits of coloring.\u00a0You don\u2019t need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":4654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-summer-camp"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Benefits Of Coloring - Catalina Island Camps<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the benefits of coloring for both children and adults! 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