The Benefits of Coloring as a Child

Don’t let your child’s coloring book go to waste. Coloring as a child provides many benefits that will help them in their future endeavors.

What are the Benefits of Coloring as a Child?

Color Psychology.org lists the following:

1. Improves Motor Skills

2. Prepares Them for School

3. Stimulates Creativity

4. Contributes to Better Handwriting

5.Teaches Color Awareness, Recognition and Discernment

6. Improves Focus and Hand to Eye Coordination

7. Helps Learn about Boundaries, Structure and Spacial Awareness

8. Improves Confidence and Self Esteem

9. Helps Self-Expression

10. Is Therapy and Stress Relief

A Special thanks to Eat Sleep Doodle

I’m so excited to tell you about the products that I received from Eat Sleep Doodle. They sent my kid’s placemats and a pillowcase designed to COLOR on! Eat Sleep Doodle sent these products in exchange for an unbiased and honest review and I was excited to try them out. I’m glad to tell you that they did not disappoint. 

What is Eat Sleep Doodle?

Eat Sleep Doodle is a company that started with their signature doodle duvet cover in 2012. They strive to inspire playful and imaginative learning through coloring, so they’ve developed these educational and functional products. Each product comes with a set of wash-out pens so you can color, draw and doodle and then throw it right in the washer! I was glad to confirm that the ink doesn’t bleed onto any other clothes in the washer. Just make sure you are washing without bleach or softener.

Review of Eat Sleep Doodle Products

We received two placemats, the wheels one and of course dinos! Each placemat comes in a cute bag to store the placemat and markers. The placemats are a sturdy cotton canvas material. My kids learned about dinosaurs as they colored the detailed drawing. The Eat Sleep Doodle website has a dinosaur resource page where kids can explore and learn more about what they’re coloring. 

I’m a big fan of the pillowcases as well. The material is very soft and the markers don’t bleed through to the other side. We received the pillowcase of the 50 States. Each state has the capital city, and the state flower, animal, and bird plus the backside is an American flag you can color and doodle on!

These products were fun and educational, plus I feel the benefits of coloring for my kids are endless. As they develop their motor skills I try to find activities that can improve their hand-eye coordination. Coloring in the objects on the placemats definitely helps to develop that skill!

Conclusion

Coloring is an activity that stimulates creativity, something I’m always searching for as a mom of two boys! Coloring allows them to explore their creativity freely and allows them to express themselves. Any product that keeps the crayons off of the walls is a win in my book!

As children get closer to school age, coloring prepares them for this transition. The attention to detail and focus prepares kids as they’ll be entering a classroom where this will be required. Coloring improves the development of learning, if your child is developing focus and precision skills they’ll be able to focus on tasks as they are presented in the classroom. 

Coloring has always been an important part of my boy’s childhood, and I’m grateful for any products that help expand their motor skills and creativity. These products from Eat Sleep Doodle ensure that coloring will be fun for kids AND educational at the same time.