Whilst this minibeast art activity is for younger children, colouring-in sheets are very therapeutic for adults too. They promote wellbeing and help reduce stress after a busy day at work. Colouring develops colour recognition and identification as well as improving concentration too. Your children will be so busy having fun, that they won't realise they are working! More resources like this Colouring offers several important benefits that can help children in their development. Not only does it nurture their creativity and imagination, but it also improves their fine motor skills. Practicing mindfulness involves focussing on the present and includes mind and body activities such as meditation, attitude shifts, ways of thinking, breathing exercises, yoga, gratitude, nature walks, colouring, art, dance, and music, and showing kindness to others and animals; these are all beneficial for our health and wellbeing including that of our children. If you really just want some mindful colouring that can bring your whole class together, make it a class mural!

Pets Pictures to Colour - These adorable colouring pictures will introduce children to a range of popular pets including rabbits, dogs, and hamsters. There are also some exciting, uncommon pets like snakes, spiders, and turtles. Can’t get enough minibeasts? Some of us love a creepy crawly. Have more fun learning about life in the undergrowth in our wonderful puzzle resources: Whether it’s the cute Crab Mindful Colouring In Sheet or the pretty Pangolin Mindful Colouring In Sheet – there’s something for every child! Mindfulness can be understood as the basic ability to slow down, focus and be present in what one is doing, thinking or saying. Whilst mindfulness can be done with colouring, it can also be achieved through other simple activities, like walking in nature, carefully listening to sounds outside or meditating.

For more mindfulness colouring sheets see our Under the Sea mindfulness colouring sheets.You may also like this simple Rose Colouring Sheet.

Children also learn to be able to focus better on tasks when they colour in, which will help with their learning. This can be particularly helpful for kids who struggle with concentration at school.

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Or why not try these Classroom Inspiration Quotes Mindfulness Colouring Sheets to give your students the motivation they need today and for the rest of the school year?

Included in these wild animal pictures to colour in are seven different wild animals. Each mindfulness animal colouring sheet has a different design to colour in, making not only the animal different on each sheet but also the pattern. The seven mindfulness animals are: Simply print out these self-esteem colouring sheets and allow your child some time to focus and unwind by getting creative and colouring them in. These lovely mindfulness colouring sheets feature some fun animal self-esteem affirmations. This mindfulness activity is a great way to think about some specific animal qualities. They include the phrases: Enhancing empathy and compassion — Kids who engage in the practice may develop greater empathy and compassion for others. There are lots of wonderful benefits of mindfulness and self-esteem colouring for children and their parents, such as: We've seen mindfulness explode in popularity in recent years, and it's only been used more since the beginning of the pandemic. The reason? There's real science behind the benefits this practice provides for our students.Ready to take your children’s colouring skills to the next level? Try our beautifully complex mandala-themed colouring sheets to put their skills to the test while they perfect their mindfulness. We have a range of Mindfulness Colouring Gratitude Journals including christmas, autumn, winter and animal theme. Research suggests that using mindfulness colouring sheets can provide numerous benefits for all ages. Children can use the minibeast art activity to identify different types of minibeasts and write down their names on each sheet. Incorporate mindfulness into any topic relating to living things and linking the native animals to their environments with this beautiful mindfulness activity on Australian animals. They are designed to support curriculum areas such as AC9S5U01 and AC9S6U01.

Colouring-in activities have been shown to be a great stress reliever for children but also adults too.

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For more wildlife-themed activities like this one, take a look through this range of British Wildlife Writing Frames and Colouring Sheets or this Baby Bobcat Colouring Sheet. Why is colouring good for children?