Celebrate National Coloring Day With the Creative Cat Coloring Book

Well, there’s a day for everything, so why not a day for coloring?

For fun and stress relief! I recently read about a Drexel University study of the effect of creating art on just about anyone—just 45 minutes of art creation can significantly reduce your levels of the stress hormone cortisol. And you don’t have to be an “artist”, it works for anyone even if you’re just doing construction paper collages or coloring with markers. I can attest to its effectiveness, and while I’m a big fan of those of us who dedicate our lives to visual art, I always urge these brief sessions of relaxation therapy on others.

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