Coloring Books for Kids: Benefits and How to Choose the Right One

Coloring is one of the simplest, cheapest and most screen-free activities for children. It is also more useful than it looks.

Why coloring is good for children

• Pencil control: staying inside the lines builds the hand strength and grip children need for neat handwriting.
• Focus and patience: finishing a page teaches children to stay with a task.
• Colors and shapes: younger children learn color names and everyday objects.
• Calm time: mandala and pattern pages are relaxing for older children and adults too.

Which coloring book for which age?

• Ages 3–5: big, simple pictures, like the Copy and Color Object Series (copy the colored picture) or the Car Coloring Book.
• Ages 5–8: thicker books with variety, such as the Grand Coloring Book, Princess Coloring Book or Jumbo Dot to Dot, which also practises counting.
• Ages 8 and up: detailed patterns, like the Jumbo Mandala or the Ulfat Mandala Coloring Book for Kids.
• Something for every day: the 365 Days Coloring Book has a page for each day of the year.

What to color with

• Color pencils for younger children: Tempo 12 or Pelikan 12/24
• Markers for bold color: Luna marker colors
• Avoid very wet markers on thin paper: they bleed through to the next page.

Shop coloring books in Pakistan

Browse all coloring books and our own Ulfat range. Coloring books make an easy, low-cost gift for birthdays and Eid. Cash on Delivery across Pakistan, or visit CitiBooks in G-11 Markaz, Islamabad.