Find Out Why Your Kids Should Color Mandalas

In addition to boosting concentration, mandalas can also be great for children with special needs as they help them relax and strengthen their abilities.

Coloring mandalas is a therapeutic art that we can all enjoy. 

For several years, the use of mandalas in classrooms has had great benefits in the physical and emotional development of children.

It is a simple, economical and attractive resource that will offer your children a wonderful mechanism to stimulate their concentration and their imagination to the proper expression of their emotions.

Today in this article, we’re going to tell you why coloring mandalas is great for little ones too.

Coloring mandalas: the art of the circle

Gustav Jung said that mandalas immerse us in an essential – and transcendent – form which represents balance and perfection.

Our brain is a clear example of human evolution, where we integrate determined images capable of offering us calm and harmony.

• The shape of the circle gives children a “visual limit” whose center is full of fantasy, movement and magic. The space beyond the circle represents chaos.
• The mandala is a visual stimulant that invites them to create, imagine, and find harmony in disorder.
• For Buddhists, the mandala and this circular shape help us “structure” our interior. This is why they are so good for children, from an early age.

Coloring mandalas, a strategy to stimulate concentration

To the children’s natural fascination with colors and coloring, we add the visual attraction of mandalas and immediately we will have an ideal combination to achieve the following things:

• When coloring, children are silent and concentrate. There are more or less complicated mandalas, and the more diverse they are, the more cognitive processes are stimulated. Attention, flexibility, imagination …
• A mandala must be finished to create an effect, a visual and emotional impact. The kids know it and when they finish one they are proud to wear it.
• The process of finishing mandalas stimulates in children their capacity for success and responsibility.

Mandalas, allies for children with special needs

Today, many educators and pedagogues use mandalas in special schools.

• Coloring mandalas is very useful for children with Down’s syndrome or autism. Because it allows them to relax, to control stereotypical movements and to find a more than fabulous means of expression.
• Children with ADHD (attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity) also benefit greatly from this exercise. Coloring mandalas relaxes them, and allows them to concentrate as well as strengthen their capacity for success.

Color to develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination

Today, we are amazed at how well our children master new technologies. They use touch screens, open messages, enlarge images …

The visual stimulant of phones and screens is very good but used to excess it causes excitement of the senses and the brain.

The use of these technologies should be limited to the extent possible.

Conversely, coloring mandalas has great benefits for the maturity of a child’s brain, for the following reasons:

• They strengthen “hand-eye” coordination
• The “smart tweezers” of their fingers also allow them to improve brain connections between the ages of 2 and 8. Gradually and steadily.
  • Thanks to this, you will be able to notice the improvement of their writing, the handling of objects, and the knots of their laces. 
• They will be more concentrated in their daily life and will be able to better sort out external stimuli since they will have learned to be attentive.

How to encourage children to color in everyday life?

Coloring mandalas doesn’t have to be a “task”. We should not impose it, it should be seen as a pleasure.

• Find the best time of day to take out the coloring boards. If they have already done this activity at school, it is advisable not to start over at home so as not to overload them.
• Let your children choose the mandalas they prefer. There are some with animals, stars, tree shapes or simple geometric designs that they can choose for themselves.
• Gradually increase the complexity. In this way, you will motivate them much more.

To conclude, don’t forget that on the internet you can find many free pages. That you can download and print to get your mandalas.