The benefits of coloring books for seniors certainly include the mindfulness and relaxation that everyone receives, but it also provides advantages in dexterity, boredom relief, and mind stimulation. In fact, coloring has been found to be helpful to those suffering from the early to mid-stages of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
AARP believes in the benefits of coloring for senior citizens so much that they’ve partnered with HCIF to produce a unique line of adult coloring books called InkSpirations which are designed specifically to provide emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental benefits. They’ve provided two pages available for free. Download the “Just Be” coloring page here and the Mandala coloring page here.
Coloring Books For Seniors Including Those with Dementia and Alzheimers – How to Choose the Right Book
When shopping for a coloring book for a senior, consider his or her limitations and needs. Simple designs are best for those with sight or dexterity problems. Dementia and Alzheimer suffers may prefer a coloring book of everyday activities or ones that depict historical events which can lead to storytelling or remembrances of things they’ve done or knew about. Coloring books that lay flat or that a page can be removed from are best for seniors who’ll need assistance and professionally printed pages rather than those printed at home will be more rewarding and less frustrating. Printing pages at home with an inkjet printer can produce pages that smear and bleed when colored.
Purchase colored pencils, gel pens, or markers that are appropriate for the senior’s dexterity and abilities. A set of fine point pens can be frustrating as would a set of fat markers that won’t fit into the coloring lines. Soft watercolor pencils with a sharpener may be the easiest option. Provide pencil grips if necessary – they’re inexpensive and can be moved from pencil to pencil. Shop carefully and avoid the cheap Chinese pencils and pens sold at dollar stores and on Amazon.com. They’re frustratingly poorly made, and most of the good reviews for these inferior products are fake or are from people who received the items for free or a reduced price.
Coloring Books for Seniors, the Elderly, Sight-Impaired, and more
- Patterns & Doodles
- Florals
- Travel
- Nature
- Fond Memories & the Way it Was
- Everday Life & Pets
- For Dementia and Early- to Mid-Onset Alzheimers
- For the Sight Impaired
- Religious & Inspirational
COLORING BOOKS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS – MEN AND WOMEN
Anti-Stress Coloring Book: Native American Inspired Designs (Volume 9)
Coloring Book For Seniors: Happy Birthday Edition (Volume 5)
Easy Coloring Books For Seniors Book)
Seniors Colouring Book – Bigger Patterns for Easier Colouring
Bookmarks coloring – Adult coloring book Volume 07, 50 beautiful bookmarks to color, DIY bookmarks
FLORAL COLORING BOOKS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND ADULTS
Coloring Book For Seniors: Anti-Stress Designs Vol 1
Happy Coloring: Easy Flowers (Coloring Book for Adults)
TRAVEL COLORING BOOKS
Creative Haven CityScapes: A Coloring Book with a Hidden Picture Twist (Adult Coloring)
The Natural Atlas – A Worldwide Adult Coloring Book with over 30 doodled maps to color
Adult Coloring Book: Exploring Scandinavia
The Chicago Coloring Book – Iconic Landmarks and Hidden Gems
Lonely Planet Ultimate Travel Coloring Book
Italy Coloring The World: Sketch Coloring Book (travel coloring for adults – Volume 1)
Coloring Europe: Bella Italia: A Coloring Book Tour of the World Capital of Romance
Cathedrals of the World Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Books)
Carmel-by-the-Sea: California’s Storybook Town Coloring Book for All Ages
ADULT AND SENIOR CITIZEN COLORING BOOKS FEATURING NATURE
Yellowstone National Park, Adult Coloring Book
The National Parks Coloring Book
Ocean Coloring Book For Seniors Men (Volume 18)
Nature Coloring Book For Seniors Men (Volume 17)
Coloring Book For Seniors – Nature Designs Vol 1 (Volume 11)
Coloring Book For Seniors: Ocean Designs
Creative Haven Tropical Blooms Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Creative Haven In Full Bloom Color Book
FOND MEMORIES & THE WAY IT WAS COLOR BOOKS FOR SENIORS
Classic Cars of the Fifties (Dover History Coloring Book)
Creative Haven Fabulous Fashions of the 1950s Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Fashions of the Roaring Twenties Grownup Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Books)
Creative Haven Jazz Age Fashions Color Book
Fashions of the Old South Coloring Book (Dover Fashion Coloring Book)
Godey’s Fashions Coloring Book (Dover Fashion Coloring Book)
Godey’s Fashions Coloring BookDover Fashion Coloring Book
Fashions of the First Ladies (Dover Fashion Coloring Book)
World War II Armored Vehicles Coloring Book (Volume 1)
Creative Haven The Saturday Evening Post Americana Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
EVERYDAY LIFE COLOR BOOKS FOR THE ELDERLY
Creative Haven Dazzling Dogs Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Creative Haven Playful Puppies Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Dog & Coffee Coloring Book For Adults (Animal Coloring Book For Adults) (Volume 11)
Cat & Coffee Coloring Book For Adults (Animal Coloring Book For Adults) (Volume 10)
Cats & Quilts: Adult Coloring Book
Creative Haven Creative Kittens Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Creative Haven Country Scenes Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Creative Haven Autumn Scenes Coloring Book (Adult Coloring)
Creative Haven Summer Scenes Coloring Book
Creative Haven WinterScapes Coloring Book
COLORING BOOK FOR DEMENTIA AND EARLY TO MID ONSET ALZHEIMERS SENIOR CITIZENS AND ADULTS (PLUS STROKES AND BRAIN INJURIES)
Color Your Mind – A Coloring Book For Those With Alzheimer’s
Houses Coloring Book for Grown-Ups
Coloring Book For Adults with Dementia – Volume #1 by Kensington Press
Connecting Memories – Book 1: A Coloring Book For Adults With Dementia – Alzheimer’s (Volume 1)
Strokes of Color – An Adult Coloring Book for Stroke Survivors
Colors – Alzheimer’s / Dementia / Memory Loss Activity Book for Patients and Caregivers
Therapeutic Art Activities For Alzheimer’s/Dementia Patients: For Alzheimer’s/Dementia Patients
LARGE PRINT COLORING PRINTS FOR THE SIGHT IMPAIRED
Large Print Cats – A Simple Adult Coloring Book with Over 35 Large and Easy Prints
Amish Quilts Coloring Book — Large Print (Amish Quilts and Proverbs) (Volume 1)
Easy Mandalas: Adults Coloring Book for Beginners, Seniors and people with low vision
NIV, Beautiful Word Bible, Large Print, Hardcover: 500 Full-Color Illustrated Verses
Let Your Dreams Take Flight: Large Print Adult Coloring Book
Large Print Adult Coloring Book: Big, Beautiful & Simple Designs
Ocean Life – a Large Print Coloring Book For Adults – Stress Relieving
Large Print Adult Coloring Book: Flowers & Easy Designs (Beautiful Adult Coloring Books) (Volume 71)
Large Print Mandalas Adult Coloring Book – Big, Beautiful, and Simple Mandalas
Large Print Adult Flowers Coloring Book: Big, Beautiful & Simple Flowers
RELIGIOUS & INSPIRATIONAL COLORING BOOKS
NIV, Beautiful Word Bible, Hardcover: 500 Full-Color Illustrated Verses
Color Your Blessings: An Adult Coloring Book for Your Soul (Color the Bible)
Color the Promises of God – An Adult Coloring Book for Your Soul -Color the Bible
Color the Psalms: An Adult Coloring Book for Your Soul (Color the Bible)
“The Word in Color”: Hardcover Biblical Inspiration Adult Coloring Book
Inspiring Words Coloring Book – 30 Verses from the Bible to Color
NIV, Beautiful Word Coloring Bible, Hardcover: Hundreds of Verses to Color
NIV, Beautiful Word Bible, Large Print, Hardcover – 500 Full-Color Illustrated Verses
Choose Quality Pens and Pencils for Coloring
Fiskars Gel Pen Set, 48-piece – Multiple Colors
Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, Soft Core, 72-Count
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Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils 36/Pkg
Pencil Pen Ergonomics Handwriting Aid Grip for Adult and Kids – Anti-Skid
My parents can be really hard to shop for. I need to pick up some coloring books and art supplies for their Easter baskets. Yup, they still get baskets!
My mom (who is a great grandma) loves to color. She is in a group that meets once a week just to color together for an hour. 🙂
Coloring for adults is definitely becoming a thing now! I would love to start coloring again!
This is such a great gift idea for my daughter. She loves coloring books!
These coloring books are perfect to my mom! She will surely love this new habit.
This is such a good idea! I have two adult coloring books for myself, and even if I don’t color regularly, it provides me the relaxation I need once in a while. I think the patterns for coloring books for seniors are perfect to help them practice their fine motor skills. I also love those grip aids. I think me and my husband would need that, instead of always getting fat pens. 🙂
I would never think to do adult coloring books for seniors what a great idea, and makes a lot of sense! This is great to know.
Coloring is really great for stress. I have several coloring books. I like the Just Be coloring page.
That seems like an excellent idea. When people use different parts of their brains, they activated different receptors. That’s especially important for seniors.
That’s such a great idea to have coloring books for seniors. I bet it helps a lot, I know coloring helps my teen settle and calm her anxiety!
Those are super cool! I love to color. It really relaxes me. I think using different parts of the brain is so important for seniors.
This is a great collection. I wonder if my mom would like working on a coloring book from time to time.
I love adult coloring books. I feel like they help activate different parts of my brain when I’m filling in those spaces.
What a beautiful idea! I can easily see coloring being great for fine motor skills, as well as making a wonderful stress reliever.
These sound great! Anything that can get an older person to use different parts of their brain is key to helping the brain stay in top form.