Many of us recognize colored pencils as perennial items on a yearly “back to school” supply list. A math class on graphing might require a few colored pencils, or an art class might ...

This piece was updated on Sept. 2, 2018. Crayons, of course. Scented markers. Colored pencils, pre-sharpened. And coloring books by the jillions. Why do people like coloring so much? For grownups ...

We tested 13 colored-pencil sets with 60 kids and parents, and found the affordable, vibrant Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils best for most beginners. The Best Colored Pencils Further reading ...

Before she ever pulled a firehose or backed a fire engine into the bay, Lane Carl — a firefighter and paramedic at Rock ...

Once obscure, adult coloring books have reached new levels of popularity. But do you know exactly why a page and some pencils can do your mind some good?

Well, you're not alone. In fact, there are enough of you out there to have made sellout successes out of not one, but two grown-up coloring books by illustrator Johanna Basford. Her first book ...

According to The Washington Post, overall colored pencil sales spiked by about 26 percent in 2015—a significant change from the past three years, during which growth never exceeded 7.2 percent.