There may be age limits to ordering off of the kids menu, being on your parents’ insurance, and trick-or-treating being “socially acceptable.” But nobody is too old for coloring. Enter, adult coloring books.
Thanks to :gestures at everything: adults are turning to coloring to relax and de-stress, and artists and authors are cranking out creative books that range from “let’s remember our youth!” to these are not for kids.
We’ve put together a list for you to go out and paint the town red! Or, more realistically, stay in and color the page an assortment of colors including, but not limited to, red. You get the point. Here’s some colored pencils to get you started.
15 Adult Coloring Books That Will Make Kids Jealous
1. The Dirtiest Coloring Book Ever
This sex-centric coloring book can be a great bachelor or bachelorette gift, a source of inspiration in the bedroom, or a tactless way to awkwardly hand off having “the talk.”
It’s multi-faceted and multi-phallused! Maybe don’t bring it on the subway, though.
Available on Amazon.
2. The Unofficial Squid Game Coloring Book
This coloring book has a ton of Squid Game elements, but without any of the blood! Or the giant cash prize at the end. But you won’t miss those things once you’re reminded of all those simple things that will never be the same to you, like a bag of marbles and an umbrella. Ok, green light says go!
Available on Amazon.
3. A Swear Word Coloring Book for Adults
We won’t even try to match the eloquence of the title “F*ckity F*ck F*ck F*ck.” Toss out your dictionary, buy this book, and let those crayons rip.
Available on Amazon.
4. Drinking Animals Coloring Book
Not only does this book feature cute cartoon animals, but it has actual cocktail recipes to accompany them.
Our only gripe is that these animals are depicted as more or less anatomically correct so they don’t have opposable thumbs to make the drinks, and no pinkies to put up while drinking. Shame, shame, shame.
Available on Amazon.
5. People of Walmart Adult Coloring Book
If scrolling casually though People of Walmart got old, you can now stare intently at some of the store’s best buttcracks, fashion choices, and shopping cart collections via this coloring book. And when we say “best,” we mean “Oh. That’s…nice.”
Available on Amazon.
6. The Scariest Serial Killers Coloring Book
With true crime sweeping the nation, this book is perfect for those with a little bit of a dark side. The book boasts “single-sided pages to prevent bleed”, and we love a clever though unsettling connection. It contains 23 of the world’s most notorious serial killers, including Ted Bundy, Ed Gein, and more.
Available on Amazon.
7. Boss Babes: A Coloring and Activity Book for Grown-Ups
Boss Babes features pages and pages of powerful women from all walks of life, from Queen B to the incomparable RBG. This is the type of crowd that would be proud of you for coloring outside of the lines!
The book also includes activities such as word searches and scrambles, because being a boss babe means more than just being beautiful.
Available on Amazon.
8. Color Your Own Famous American Paintings
Ever been walking through an art gallery and thought “well, I could do that?” Now you can! This book gives colorers the opportunity to put their own spin on famous paintings by Mary Cassatt, Childe Hassam, and more.
The original paintings are included in full color on the inside covers for reference, or for you to scoff at and say “thanks, but no thanks.” We noticed there’s no Bob Ross, but we wouldn’t dare try to change him. He’d never try to change us, after all.
Available on Amazon.
9. Golden Girls Coloring Book
Challenge yourself by only using shades of gold. Blanche would approve.
Available on Amazon.
10. Wine Life: A Snarky Adult Colouring Book
This book is full of silly pictures accompanied by snappy, sassy, sarcastic remarks. Like many of us, these pages are all unified by a single theme: wine.
Available on Amazon.
11. Ryan Gosling Coloring Book
The description of this coloring book is simply, a “grown-up coloring book featuring drawings of hot movie star, Ryan Gosling.” Some things need no further explanation. (His hair in the new Barbie movie is another story.)
Available on Amazon.
12. The 1990s Coloring Book
For those who are feeling just a little nostalgic for the 90s, this book might get you to put your Tamagotchi down for five minutes.
Available on Amazon.
13. Junk Food Adult Coloring Book
A simple concept of just tasty food pictures you can color in. It might not seem totally out of the take-out box, but it’s a refreshing way to enjoy these foods without getting heartburn.
Available on Amazon.
14. This Annoying Life: A Mindless Coloring Book for the Highly Stressed
Did your roommate put an empty milk container back in the fridge? Did you slip on that spill you told yourself you’d clean up later? Did you finally crawl into bed after a long day, only to realize you didn’t turn off the light all the way across the room?
This adult coloring book is fully of mildly annoying grievances. Now you can feel heard without everyone else in your life thinking you’re a petty worrywart.
Available on Amazon.
15. Let’s Summon Demons: A Creepy Coloring and Activity Book
Stranger Things is all well and good, but didn’t you ever wish you go to the Upside Down? Not only are coloring books not just for kids anymore, summoning demons aren’t either! Go forth, and exorcise your mind.
Available on Amazon.
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