National Coloring Book Day
The Most Colorful Day of the Year
Hibernating indoors, away from the summer heat, around the AC? Looking to get away from household chores? Take a break and join us in celebrating the most colorful day of the year, National Coloring Book Day, on Tuesday, August 2nd. Dover created National Coloring Book Day in 2015 as a day to relax, color, and celebrate the 45th anniversary of our pioneering adult coloring book Antique Automobiles Coloring Book, published in 1970. Dover proclaimed that coloring books were no longer just for kids, and filled them with beautiful illustrations and informative captions. As coloring grew in popularity, they added stained glass coloring books in 1973. With the advent of coloring as a form of therapy, the bestselling coloring series Creative Haven® was created in 2012. Developed especially for adult colorists as a fun and relaxing way to beat stress, the series features unique illustrations on one-sided paper, with perforated pages for easy removal, making it easy to share artistic works with friends and family. 2022 marks our tenth-anniversary celebrating Creative Haven®, with over 20 million copies sold to rave reviews!
Adults and kids will find plenty of subjects to color on National Coloring Book Day, from animals, flowers, nature, fantasy, and fashion, to museum art masterpieces, intricate designs, mandalas, geometric patterns, and so much more. And have you ever wondered what to do with those finished coloring pages? Did you know folks use their coloring pages in craft projects? Coloring and crafts are the perfect combinations! You spent so much time coloring your masterpiece, show it off! You can frame the pages and hang them as beautiful wall art in your home. Try making DIY tile coasters, journal and scrapbook covers, dollhouse wallpaper, garlands for your party space, gift wrap and gift bags, decoupage, jewelry, greeting cards, and a host of other crafty coloring page projects.
Get in on the fun for National Coloring Book Day by visiting www.coloringbookday.com. You can download a FREE Mini Coloring Book, enter coloring contests and giveaways, and register to win Dover gift certificates. You’ll also find new coloring book releases and coloring books on sale. Grab your crayons, markers, pencils, or whatever medium you choose, and join us on the most colorful day of the year, National Coloring Book Day, Tuesday, August 2nd. You can even host a coloring party! Harness a rainbow of colors and share your art masterpieces on social media using #nationalcoloringbookday. Follow us on Facebook @dovercoloring, and Instagram @doverpublications. See you on August 2nd!
