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Art Therapy – Free Coronovirus Coloring Sheet Printable

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coronavirus coloring sheet

This free coloring printable has two purposes and we cover them both below.

One: you can color it in for a little bit of crafty creative fun to help find the creativity in a very stressful situation.

Second: this coloring sheet can be used to help distract adults and children whilst being topical. Focusing on the present helps you achieve mindfulness. Covid-19 news is all around us in the media, in the streets and we can’t avoid it, but what we can do is take away the fear by creating a non-stressful visual approach to the virus.

Coloring has the ability to relax the fear centre of your brain and is considered a good ‘mind exercise’ because it utilizes both sides of the brain whilst occupying it at the same time.

Coloring has been used to alleviate pain from headaches as well as comfort a sick child. This sheet is a great way to get older kids to use the printable to help alleviate any anxiety they may have about the current world situation. This sheet also opens up communication between children and teens about Coronavirus and gives you a blank canvas to discuss any concerns they may be having.

This printable has been custom designed for CraftGossip.com so please do not re-distribute it without our consent. The download can be printed on A3 or A4, so make sure to adjust your print size accordingly.

Download this sheet here.

Looking for top-quality coloring pencils? We recommend Prisma color. 

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[Photo: Purl Soho]