Mental Health Awareness Week: Free printable colouring pages to boost your Well-Being

With Mental Health Awareness Week coming up 13th - 19th May, we decided that our Mindful Colouring Club would love nothing more than to dedicate a full session to this very important cause. We are in the heart of the community, running a weekly mindful colouring class at Tyldesley Library and we know how important it is for people to be able to reach out and feel that they belong. A place to come if you are feeling isolated or anxious, where you can sit down with a cuppa and just enjoy some creativity and a warm welcome. When people gather round the table, the creativity flows and we are able to find our little bit of calm. It is a beautiful thing indeed, to see blank colouring pages spring to life with an array of vibrant colours and the motivational quotes that seem to fill the room with positivity. It is a place of peace and calm and and we look forward to going every week.

Nurture your Mental Health with Creativity

Being creative is a great way to nurture mental health. It can help us express our emotions in healthy ways and make way for healing of the mind, body and spirit. That is why we would love to share with you, these fabulous free printable colouring pages to boost your well-being and inspire you along the way.

Meanwhile at the Mindful Colouring Club..

After creating the affirmations in support of Mental Health Awareness, each member of the group chose one from the collection. We all picked one that resonated with us the most and spent our time choosing colours and being mindful of the words. As you can see the results look incredible. Everyone really enjoyed the experience of working on their special creations. It is always a joy at the end of the session to see people holding up their completed pictures, so that we can all admire and appreciate the loving care that has gone into each and every one. We all hope you can take part too and just enjoy the therapeutic process! You can even hand some of the prints to those people in your life who might just appreciate the kind gesture during Mental Health Awareness Week.

Healing Words: 8 Affirmations to boost Mental Health

Download the Mindful Colouring PDF

1. I love and accept myself

2. It’s OK to put myself first

3. Deep breaths calm me down

4. My kind mind

5. I am safe and supported

6. Self-Care is my priority

7. Relax Release Reset

8. I find calm in the chaos

5 Ways Colouring with Affirmations can boost Mental Health

1. Calming and Relaxing: It helps to quiet the mind and reduce anxiety and stress. The repetitive and rhythmic motions of colouring can have a soothing effect on the body and mind.

2. Mindfulness: Colouring is a great way to practice mindfulness, which is the act of being fully present and aware of the current moment. Giving you a much needed break from intrusive thoughts.

3.  Creativity and Self-expression: Providing a therapeutic outlet for your emotions, allowing you to express yourself in a non-verbal way.

4. Boosts Self-esteem: The incorporation of motivational and inspirational affirmations adds an extra dimension to the colouring experience, reinforcing positive thoughts and beliefs, boosting your self-esteem and overall well-being.

5. Improve mood: Just the act of indulging in some quiet ‘Me Time’ doing something enjoyable and rewarding is enough for your mind and body to release ‘feel good’ hormones that help promote confidence and positive emotions.

Positively Uplifting Word Search

Download this Word Search

If you love word searches, then this one is ideal for helping you focus on all things positive and motivational. They are also great for helping you hone your critical and analytical thinking skills, which can be very useful when it comes to managing stress and anxiety.

Creative Mental Health Stickers

 If you are mad on stickers then this wonderful Creative Designer has an Etsy shop full of fun unique designs that will look great on any number of items. From your coffee cup to your lap top or even create your very own vision board. Please check out these little treasures that are sure to cheer you up and brighten your mood. (This is not an affiliate link)

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Never Give up on you

I hope that you have found some useful activities to help you on your self-care journey. I encourage you to try out some of the suggestions and explore different ways of nurturing your own mental health and well-being. From building confidence and self esteem, to helping you be more positive and mindful of enjoying the moments in each day.

If you are struggling with mental health issues please reach out for support in your local area.

If you enjoyed colouring the pages.

Why don’t you head over to the virtual colouring club.. New colouring pages are added on a regular basis or you could share your own colouring pages from your favourite colouring books. The Gallery is the place where members get to share their latest projects with each other and inspire each other along the way. All you have to do is take a photo of your work and upload into the gallery. Members will be able to comment and admire each others work.

Resources:

Mental Health PDF Download

Mental Health Word Search

My Colouring Book collection

Etsy Shop Mental Health stickers

Help and guidance https://www.mind.org.uk/

24/7 text service for anyone in crisis https://giveusashout.org/