National Coloring Day

Categories:: Arts & Entertainment
Tags:: Activities Fun
Where:: United States
Date change rule:: Every September 14
Holiday emoji:: 🖍️

National Coloring Day brightens the calendar every September 14, inviting everyone to pick up their favorite art supplies and get creative. This annual event celebrates the simple, stress-reducing joy of adding color to the world. Whether you prefer crayons, markers, or digital palettes, dedicate some time to express yourself and discover the therapeutic benefits of coloring.

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National Coloring Day FAQs

When is National Coloring Day?

National Coloring Day 2026 falls on Monday, September 14, offering a refreshing start to the week to embrace your inner artist. It’s a perfect opportunity to unwind and add a splash of color to your routine.

What are the benefits of coloring for adults?

Coloring for adults offers numerous benefits, including stress reduction, improved focus, and enhanced mindfulness. It can serve as a meditative practice, helping to quiet the mind and promote relaxation, similar to meditation or yoga.

How popular are adult coloring books?

Adult coloring books experienced a massive surge in popularity in the mid-2010s, with millions of copies sold worldwide. This trend continues to thrive, with an estimated market value in the hundreds of millions of dollars, driven by their therapeutic benefits.

What's the difference between crayons and colored pencils?

Crayons are wax-based, offering smooth, opaque coverage and are generally easier for younger children to use. They are known for their vibrant colors and blend well for simple shading, but can be less precise.

National Coloring Day Activities

Color!
Whether you like crayons, colored pencils, pens or permanent markers, there are art supplies somewhere with your name on them! Grab your favorite materials and sit down with some paper or a coloring book. If you don't have one, go online to download and print out free coloring pages at home.
Have a coloring party
People love parties and you can share the joys of coloring with all your friends on National Coloring Day. Buy some colored pencils, a coloring book with perforated pages and spread them out on any flat surface. Share the colored pencils and socialize while you work!
Donate some art supplies
It's unfortunate that over the past decade, schools are experiencing reduced budgets for their fine arts programs. On National Coloring Day, make a difference by donating coloring supplies to your local school arts program. Many libraries also offer after-school activities and, thanks to your generous donation, coloring might just become one of the children's favorite activities.

Why We Love National Coloring Day

Coloring promotes wellness
It might seem like adult coloring suddenly became popular out of nowhere. But it's widely-known that coloring is a profoundly beneficial hobby. The activity of coloring is both creative and repetitive, allowing your mind to get absorbed in what you're doing and let some of those high-level cognitive functions take a break. Coloring is also wordless, which lets your linguistic processes take a breather, too.
Coloring is fun
All those health benefits aside, coloring is really enjoyable unto itself. As you relax and start coloring, you can practically feel your creativity flowing faster. All your daily, intrusive thoughts start to lighten up. Coloring provides a wonderful get-away experience.
It takes you beyond coloring books
National Coloring Day doesn't exclude coloring books. Instead, this holiday calls on us to get extra creative by trying new mediums and to color outside those lines. Go one further — apply this idea to other parts of your life!