Mandala Coloring Book

Why We Picked Mandala Coloring Book

The page does not keep score and does not hurry you, so the only thing being measured is whether the colors you chose sit well together. A mandala is symmetrical, which means a choice made in one corner repeats around the whole ring and cannot be quietly undone. The same reason a paper coloring book keeps a place on the shelf applies here: the work is slow, and slow turns out to be the point.

How to Play

Three things decide whether a run here goes well:

• Choose a mandala page, then pick a shade and fill one section at a time.
• Cover every section, since the page counts as finished only when no outline is bare.
• Work from the outer ring inward so the symmetry stays visible while you decide the next shade.

Editor’s Note

Nothing is scored and nothing hurries you, so it suits an evening of coloring to wind down. A full page takes a sitting rather than a minute, and there is no result to chase.

Written by the UGFJD editorial team for this page. The publisher’s own description follows below, unedited.