What a year! By the end of December, we would have published 66 free mandala coloring pages and 200 coloring pages in total! But what is most interesting is that our #1 page on the site was not a coloring page, but the blog post, “Can Creating Art Improve Brain Function and Well-being? Seems so.” Still, the… [read more]
Top Coloring Pages for June 2016
We thought we’d amuse ourselves and see what the most popular coloring pages on Babadoodle.com were last month. We weren’t surprised that 7 out of 10 were mandalas, since we do have a lot of them on the site (41, last count). But we were surprised that one of our first mandalas, the creatively named… [read more]
Being Creative Can Reduce Stress: Even If You’re Not Artistic
Even if you’re the type of person who exclaims, “I can’t even draw a straight line!” being creative can still significantly reduce your stress levels. In a new study of healthy individuals, researchers at Drexel University found that participation in 45 minutes of creative arts was linked to a significant drop in the level of the stress hormone,… [read more]
Can Creating Art Improve Brain Function and Well-being? Seems so.
Can creating art improve the way our brains function and how we react to stress as we age? Yes, according to a study out of Germany. I enjoy a good fMRI study as much as the next person – what do you mean, you don’t – so was thrilled to see all the beautiful neuroimaging… [read more]