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Book Giveaway: Animal Kingdom: Color Me, Draw Me by Millie Marotta

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animal kingdom millie marotta Today I have a really fun giveaway, enter to win an an adult coloring book called Animal Kingdom: Color Me, Draw Me by Millie Marotta by leaving a comment in today’s post answering the question, “As an adult do you color?” by October 3oth , 2014. Open to U.S. and Canada residents only please.  I am on the coloring bandwagon. I can’t wait to try all the fun animals in this book especially the bunnies and squirrels that are just darling. If you haven’t tried it lately I highly recommend it! So fun and relaxing.

Coloring in sheets are a great way to calm the busy mind, as you focus on the coloring techniques your brain is actually able to calm itself and focus on less. Coloring is used to help relax and calm anxiety and stress. Coloring keeps out mental health in check and allows us to develop of creative brain. We highly recommend Copic markers or Faber castell coloring pencils .

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Comments

  2. Yes, love to color. So relaxing and beneficial to designing in all you do. Love the designs on your book.

  5. i color all the time. i have a sketchbook & some markers and just spread bright colors across the page!

  11. Absolutely! I buy a new box of crayons and colored pencils every back-to-school season, when they’re on sale cheap!

  16. Carol Burk
    I never lost my love of coloring. I teach Sunday School and the kids (Grades 1-5) do NOT like to color. Too bad. It’s such fun. I’d love to have this book!

  20. I do indeed still color. My drawing is meh but I can color like a pro. These designs would be fun to embroider too! Thanks for the chance to win!

  23. Yes, I do color. With a variety of pencils, pens, markers and crayons. I also do many zentangle type drawings and I would love this book!

  25. My teenaged daughter bought a similar book for herself and I was very jealous and interested… never knew they had these kind of things for “older kids”!! I would love to win this book!! Thanks!

  30. I love to color. I use colored pencils, markers or pastels. I find it is meditative.

  31. I love to color. I use all sorts of different things to color with. Copic pens, colored pencils, crayons, water color pencils, water based markers
    This is a beautiful book, what a treasure to win this book.

  32. I love coloring and have several books and colored pencils. It’s a great way to distress after a crazy day.

  34. I like to color when I am designing an item and I want to see how it will look in various color combinations.

  35. I love coloring, it is so relaxing. I can’t remember the last time I colored. I book looks really interesting-I’d love to win it. Thanks

  36. When I design a quilt on graph paper I color it with colored pencils. When I was young my Grandmother gave me books of Altair Design which I loved to color. It was very much like making a paper quilt.

  37. Yes, I do color! I have crayons, colored pencils, and felt tipped markers that I use. There are a lot of really nice coloring books for grown-ups out there, and I think I have most of them. I think I’ll always like to color. Thanks for the nice giveaway. 🙂

  38. I am a quilter and I colour with fabric!! I also use coloured pencil crayons and graph paper when I am designing a new quilt or embroidery idea.
    Thanks so much for the giveaway,
    Jacqueline in Pitt Meadows

  40. yes yes yes and I share “colouring” pages with the women in my art therapy group…. they find them very relaxing

  41. I have long had a fascination with crayons. I like to sketch and color with them. I am so glad color crayons have gained popularity among adults and are now recognized as a viable artistic medium. Thanx for the opportunity to win this fun book.

  42. Yes, I color all the time. Just last night, as a mater of fact. I love books like the one in this giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win it!

  43. Yes! I love to color – and even more so now that I have grand kids that love to color – tho I won’t share this time! 🙂

  44. I color all the time. Sometimes it’s just doodling and other times, I may be designing cross-stitch. I like to draw for the heck of it and then, of course, I have to color it in! Thanks for the chance to win this book.

  45. I color all the time with my two granddaughters and we would love a new book to work together in.

Have you read?

Recycled Paper Cylinder Face Art – A Colorful Win for All Ages

I recently stumbled across this super creative project on Instructables – “Face With Recycled Paper Cylinders” – and I had to share it with you all because it’s just the kind of craft that checks all my favorite boxes: recycled materials, hands-on creativity, and fun for literally any age.

The idea is simple but genius—roll strips of recycled paper (think junk mail, old magazines, leftover printer paper) into cylinders, then arrange and glue them to form a unique abstract face. You can make it funky, realistic, Picasso-inspired—whatever your mood or style dictates!

What I really love is the blend of eco-conscious crafting with true artistic expression. This isn’t just another kids’ project—it’s something you could easily do with a group of little ones, a classroom full of teens, or even as an adult art therapy or weekend wind-down activity. It’s super relaxing and surprisingly satisfying seeing all those paper rolls come together to form something new and expressive.

The tutorial itself is easy to follow, with plenty of visuals to guide you along the way. You don’t need any fancy materials—just glue, paper, scissors, and a board or piece of cardboard to serve as your canvas.

I also appreciate how this project leaves so much room for personalization. Want to make it into a full face? Go for it. Prefer to focus on a single eye or mouth? Totally works. You can even play with color schemes by choosing papers with a certain palette, or painting over them once they’re rolled.

In short: this is a total keeper for anyone who loves crafting with purpose. It’s the kind of project that sparks creativity while gently reinforcing the idea that beautiful things can come from what we usually throw away.

Highly recommend giving it a go—solo or with a group. And if you try it, tag me or drop a pic—I’d love to see your recycled masterpiece!