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To buy myself a colouring book?

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TheCunnyFuntIsAGrittersWife · 12/01/2013 22:23

I used to love doing them as a kid! I quite miss them to be honest. I'm itching to get one and dig out some crayons :o

Should I?

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TheCunnyFuntIsAGrittersWife · 12/01/2013 23:38

Blotted we have cheap shop in town, you walk in and it's like stepping back into the 90's! I think they have the big bumper ones.

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Binkybix · 12/01/2013 23:41

www.artmaterials.com.au/?cPath=200_3899

I want one of these!

MarianneM · 12/01/2013 23:41

I was going to say try this but somebody beat me to it!

PomBearWithAnOFRS · 12/01/2013 23:42

I have an Altair Design book, stashed upstairs, and a packet of felt tips, and they are mine and Not To Be touched by anyone but me Blush

wonderstuff · 12/01/2013 23:45

Its amazing how many cool kids things I had forgotten about - colouring in is lovely - I am also considering getting myself some lego, I love lego, dd is not quite old enough for it yet. I think IKEA furniture is sort of like lego for grown ups - but we really don't need anymore flat pack furniture! Swings are great too - I had totally forgotten how cool being on a swing was.

sleepyhead · 12/01/2013 23:46

I also want these.

They were the best coloured pencils, much coveted, when I was about 10. Can't remember what the best felt tips were, but I could go a pack of gel pens.

Blottedcopybook · 12/01/2013 23:48

I bought this for my daughter and it's braw, some colouring pages, some half-finished pages which you need to design, some blank pages. Brilliant fun. I now give these out for birthday presents all the time. For the kids friends, obviously...

bootsycollins · 13/01/2013 00:04

I was wistfully eyeing up the Crayola felt tips in a shop last week, this thread has given me the strength to make that purchase, how can it be wrong when it feels so right?. I'm actually craving a girls doodle book (I have one that belonged to dd stashed away somewhere but now it's MINE all MINE) and a lovely brand new set of quality felt tips. I might go really crazy and upgrade to a groovy pencil case too, stationary is sooooooo addictive (also suffer from gift wrap and card for every occasion addiction).

Last year I tried painting by numbers, it was shit, I prefer the instant gratification of colouring in. This is where it gets creepy though, I am quite happy to colour in in the comfort of my own home surrounded by the people that love me but I would never colour in in public (unless accompanied by a child).

Anyone remember those Berol felt tip pens from the 80's? I had a stash of them at my Grandmas house, I'm pretty sure she used them when I wasn't there for her own depraved colouring book sessions. In fact she probably just used me as a front, that would explain why the sacred Berol pens were kept at her house.

MadStaringEyes · 13/01/2013 00:23

One of the toddler groups I go to has berol felt tips. I love doing a picture there.

Theres nowt wrong with colouring.

KenAdams · 13/01/2013 00:27

I have a colouring in app.

I always wanted this, despite never studying medicine

Binfullofresolutionsfor10thjan · 13/01/2013 00:41

Thank you for this thread! The Altair book. Oh, the excitement of getting a new one from Smiths! Starting a fresh pattern....

I had a huge pack of felt tips, wide plastic holder with built in carry handle.

Every summer we had a poster in a tube. Some were quite amusing cartoons, like a beach or fairground scene with comic antics. DB and I would spend hours on them.

LadyBeagleEyes · 13/01/2013 00:50

You are so not BU, Op.
It's been a long time since we had colouring in books in this house, ds is a six foot 17 year old teenager now.
But it was so lovely and calming.
Maybe I should invest, though not crayons, I loved those multipack colouring pencils.

bootsycollins · 13/01/2013 01:06

Just been mooching on eBay at Berol pens, think I might need fine and thick. I want pencils too!. It's a slippery slope.

MammaTJ · 13/01/2013 06:00

The Altair books were a feature of my childhood. My DM used to buy them, pretend they were for us then steal them and colour them herself!!

Molehillmountain · 13/01/2013 07:41

I'm itching to buy berol felt tips for our house, but I am waiting for them all to be good enough with pens not to get them on their clothes-crayola actually are washable!

LaTrucha · 13/01/2013 07:47

If you have a suitable age child get one of these and you can do it together. They're big enough for two to colour one page. DD (5) and DS (2) and I have spent many a happy hour. (As longs as DS doesn't go over the dark colours with a light one...)

CabbageLooking · 13/01/2013 07:51

Should not have opened this thread. Can't bring myself to buy one as DH will laugh at me but I want one (especially the cool geometric patterns).

Allinonebucket · 13/01/2013 07:52

I bought a colouring in book for Christmas for my teenage niece who always stays at the table longer than the children she is 'helping'. I hope she isn't offended by it! I chose this one:
Patterns

fluffacloud · 13/01/2013 08:01

After reading this thread I ordered a grown up colouring book and pencils from Amazon. I had to stop myself from spending £4 on express delivery, I want it now

I got my Grandma a starter set of Lego for Christmas this year, it was her favourite gift by far!

Glittertwins · 13/01/2013 08:02

Another one for Altair books, I loved them. Can you still get them?

fuzzpig · 13/01/2013 08:09

I am so happy to see this thread! I feel so at home :o

I have done (with her blessing I might add!) a bit of DD's Christmas colouring pattern book which is gorgeous.

She also got a set of 3 nature colouring books including this (also butterflies and flowers) which are absolutely lovely but they haven't been touched yet.

I like crayola supertips.

fuzzpig · 13/01/2013 08:11

Fluffa - after seeing how much DH enjoyed the Lego the DCs were given by a friend at Xmas, I have ordered him a lord of the rings set for his birthday next week :o

Binkybix · 13/01/2013 08:12

Does anyone remember fluff it pens, where you would write an material and it would puff up and be permanent?

KenDoddsDadsDog · 13/01/2013 08:16

Glittertwins Yes!

fuzzpig · 13/01/2013 08:17

Don't remember them.

I used to absolutely love the special crayola pens called 'overwriters' and 'changeables' but you can't get them any more :( (I even emailed crayola about it...)

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