Colouring book advice please

Felt pens are definitely best - you can get some reasonable ones from Wilco. Just had a look and they do a bic pack for £1.50 (From £3).

Good Luck x

My friend uses double ended felt tips so she has the choice of fine or thick. If he gets on OK with a cheap set you may then like to try a better quality.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15pcs-Double-Ended-Felt-Tipped-Pens-Duel-Tip-Fine-Thin-Thick-Colouring-Set-/251790275323?hash=item3a9fdeb2fb:g:z1kAAOSw8d9Us-FS

A set of thin and thick felt pens.

thanks so much - I`ve ordered the set from Ebay - can`t go wrong for £1.99!

The only problem with using felt pens, sharpies and so on, is that if the colouring book is printed on both sides of the page, the colour bleeds through from one side, meaning the picture on the other side is unusable. Sadly most adult colouring books are printed this way.

I have never experienced this Indinana, I guess I must have been lucky.

My daughter has even bought me a Christmas Colouring Book which I am enjoying using

thanks again - I`ve sent for some colour-your-own Christmas cards too. Hopefully they will be reasonable quality

How lovely of you to try and find something that will cheer him up. I hope the colouring book helps.

If he finds he likes doing this, he might also enjoy doing freehand drawing or painting with acrylics. Does the home organise any activities?

Faber Castell coloured pencils provide good coverage without too much pressure being applied and they can also be used with water.

Sharpies seem to give the best effect and you don't need to press hard on offer in tesco at the moment to stop it going through put a couple sheets of a4 in between the pages

I would love to find a colouring book for mum, but she is partially sighted and needs everything large print.

Junie

I've just learned how to do sudokos and you can print them off enlarged. It's good for elderly brains to learn new things and you can print the solutions too to check or help if you go wrong. Might one of your mums or dad's like them? I'm 71 now, you know..;)

www.memory-improvement-tips.com/printable-sudoku-puzzles.html

There are crosswords and other puzzles too or you could get a book of them. Someone got me a book. The sudokos are addictive!

dads not dad's

You can used colored pencils too
They have some that even have a shimmer to them

junie1 Isn't it sad when elderly people can no longer see properly. My mum was a good painter and enjoyed doing crosswords and reading books - now she can do none of those things because her sight is so bad. Even the TV is difficult to see.

Junie1 How about trying to make your own book for your mom? Download some pics from internet and either enlarge before printing out or use a photocopier to enlarge them.

Eloethan Have you approached your local "Blind" society for audio books and audio copies of the local newspaper? It's not the same as holding the book and paper for yourself but may help.

I bought a colouring book and pens for my Mum's Christmas stocking last year and she loved it ... has even bought another book and new pencils since. Gives her old brain a rest for the crosswords.

Just bought a book for my friend who is home on the sick for a while ... subject of her book is swear words (the wonders of Amazon!) which I hope she'll appreciate!!!

My dad went into a care home as his AMD got worse and he was also immobile. In spite of poor vision he amazed us all by wanting to learn to paint! Here is a pic of him and his water colour (they are easy to clean up!) after he got an award for his first effort from the local community art club whose members volunteered with art lessons at the home. I like their comment under his photo if you can see it. Even with low-vision, he still caught an impressionistic view of a local landmark. He painted a different picture every week and really improved and totally enjoyed himself.

Audible.co.uk is great for audio books. I defy anyone to not enjoy being read to. Whether your relative is into none fiction or fiction, There are books for everyone. I suggest treating your loved ones to some comfortable headphones, ensure they have something to play the audible app on (mobile phone, iPod, iPad, some Kindles) and an audible account, and they will have hours of pleasure.

The Christmas cards have arrived and they look really good - I`m tempted to have a go myself!

wordery.com/the-national-trust-the-colouring-book-of-cards-and-envelopes-christmas-rebecca-jones-9780857637260?currency=GBP>rck=ckRjL1ZoOUtGTGtDdlhTZDdEZGhOZEU4L094dGRxQ0UyemlEQjFBajJmWUlNeGltSHBOczZOR1Q5dTExNFZaSjBRZlVHbndWSFZIbUU5aUVCSi84SFE9PQ&gclid=CO3Skc3tstACFdUaGwodtVgHtQ

I was rather miffed when I arrived at the home yesterday and found the residents being encouraged to colour in some very basic outlines of Pudsey Bear. My Dad has been drawing detailed technical plans for 80 years!

Amazon also have a Poldark colouring book!

What about jigsaws or crossword puzzle books. How lovely of you to be doing this for your dear dad.

Lew that painting is absolutely brilliant. He's obviously got a hidden talent.

Lewlew, love your Dad's painting. Wow!