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Coloring Books for Teens
Coloring (or painting as I prefer) is so much fun for teens (and also for their moms). I have four new coloring books for teens from Bethany House to introduce you to. I’m excited about these!

I want to thank Bethany House for sending me copies of each of the four books so I could paint them.

Coloring Books for Teens

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1 ) Coloring Books for Teens: Creative Moments of Grace by Gayla Irwin

Coloring Books for Teens
Creative Moments of Grace (80 pages) is perfect for teens and preteens. Part coloring book, part journal, there’s a short verse to read (and sometimes to color), and questions to answer. Each pages has some coloring to do.

Coloring Books for Teens
I chose a short passage from Matthew to paint with my favorite iridescent watercolors. You might want to encourage your teen to get out their Bible and look up the passage surrounding the verse. It’s important to read everything in context.

Coloring Books for Teens
For this short passage, there were a couple of journaling questions to answer.

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2) Coloring Books for Teens: Pocketful of Promises by Margaret Feinberg

Coloring Books for Teens
I have a number of larger coloring journals from Margaret Feinberg. Pocketful of Promises (64 pages) is a much smaller version of those journals at about 5″x8″. I really like Margaret Feinberg’s coloring journals.

Coloring Books for Teens
As you can see, each page has a verse to read and think about, and a more intricate picture to color or paint.

Coloring Books for Teens
Rather than writing my own reflections on each verse, I prefer to look the verse up and copy the whole passage(s) surrounding it. Copying Bible passages helps me really think through what they’re saying, and I remember them better.

3) Coloring Books for Teens: The Glory of the Messiah by Susan Perlman and Shelley Skoropinski

Coloring Books for Teens
The Glory of the Messiah (48 pages) is a cool book, and a great option for teen boys who enjoy coloring as many of the pictures are pretty masculine.

Coloring Books for Teens
Each spread in the book covers a prophecy made about Jesus, and its fulfillment. There’s a verse from the Old Testament and from the New Testament.

Coloring Books for Teens
This is a straight coloring book, with no journal space. The pictures are quite intricate and a lot of fun to color or paint.

4) Coloring Books for Teens: Words of Grace by Jacqui Grace and Dee Arrand

Coloring Books for Teens
Words of Grace (64 pages) is actually a small (6.5″x6.5″) devotional. which focus on our identity in and relationship with Christ.

Coloring Books for Teens
Each spread has a short devotional, perfect for teens, and a really cute coloring page. I like Jacqui Grace’s doodles. They’re really cheerful.

Coloring Books for Teens
I reviewed Words of Grace in more detail here. It’s a sweet little book and would make a great gift.

Coloring Books for Teens: Where to Find Them

You can find each of these fabulous new Bethany House coloring books at Amazon. They’ll make a great gift for your teen, or a fun treat for you or a friend!

Pocketful of Promises: A Prayer Journal Coloring BookPocketful of Promises: A Prayer Journal Coloring BookWords of Grace: A Coloring Book DevotionalWords of Grace: A Coloring Book DevotionalCreative Moments of Grace: An Interactive Journaling ExperienceCreative Moments of Grace: An Interactive Journaling ExperienceThe Glory of the Messiah: An Adult Coloring BookThe Glory of the Messiah: An Adult Coloring Book

Coloring Tools for Teens

Half the fun of coloring and painting is the supplies, right? I’m going to point you to my favorites.

Scripture Coloring & Journaling for Moms & Teens ~ $100 giveaway ends 5/26/16
Amazon: Artist’s Loft Pearlescent Watercolor Pan Set
These are awesome. They’re student-grade watercolors, but they spread nicely and cover well if you want them to. But that’s not what I love about them. I love them because they’re lightly sparkly. I think you can see the glimmer best in the top picture of the pumpkins I painted. Honestly, the sparkle makes me happy, so I figured it would make you happy too.

Scripture Coloring & Journaling for Moms & Teens ~ $100 giveaway ends 5/26/16
Amazon: 10 Piece Nylon Hair Brush Set
To use watercolors with a coloring book you need a variety of brush tip sizes, and these work nicely.

Scripture Coloring & Journaling for Moms & Teens ~ $100 giveaway ends 5/26/16

Amazon: 12 Prismacolor Premier Verithin Colored Pencils
Prismacolor Colored Pencils are excellent, and the Verithin work well with adult coloring books. They have a hard core, rather than Prismacolor’s usual soft core, so the sharpened tip holds a point well.

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Amazon: Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sharpener
If you use Prismacolor colored pencils, they’ll need to be sharpened. This one has great reviews.

Scripture Coloring & Journaling for Moms & Teens ~ $100 giveaway ends 5/26/16
Amazon: Uni-Ball 207 Medium Gel Pens
These are my favorite pens to journal with. They write smoothly–they don’t smear or drag. I also really like the width of the tip. They’re perfect. I love the 8-pack of pretty colors. I use them so frequently I purchase a new pack every few months. LOVE them.

 

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  3. Martha says

    I think my teen would like the ‘Creative Moments of Grace’ and I would like the ‘Pocketful of Promises’.

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  14. Anna says

    I love adult coloring books and so do my 11 year old daughter and 7 year old son. This would be an awesome resource for us. 🙂

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  18. Sherrie Payne says

    My teenager would love ANY of the titles! He is always trying to get my Adult Christian coloring books!

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  30. Sandra L. says

    Glory of the Messiah. My oldest would love it! She wants to learn Hebrew, so the Hebrew words here and there would make her love it even more.

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  31. Pam Clouse says

    I think we would like Creative Moments of Grace a lot because there are wonderful pictures to color, portions to study and questions to answer. Seems like a well rounded book !

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  34. Kristin Spencer says

    I would love The Glory of the Messiah! But I would share these with friends of mine who have pre-teens.

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  39. Heather H says

    My daughter and I love the adult coloring books, and I love that these have journaling pages and devotionals in them. The tools look awesome too.

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  42. Heather B. says

    The “Pocket Full of Promises” coloring book would be a hit with my teen! What a cool giveaway!

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  48. Melissa Slowik says

    I think my son would enjoy The Glory of the Messiah. But they all look wonderful and each one could be use by someone in our house (maybe me)! 🙂

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  52. D. says

    These books look really neat. Just what my creative boy could use. We have been looking for some good pens/pencils to color with.

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  53. Naomi Sondergaard says

    My daughter would love to color these. She enjoys memorizing Scripture and it would be great to encourage her.

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  55. Heidi S. says

    My daughters and I love your website! We always find what we came for. Today – art! We would love #1.

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  59. Jackie S. says

    My daughter and I would love these coloring books. I have Parkinson’s type tremors and don’t color too good these days but they seem to calm me down.

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  79. Leigh Owens says

    My daughter would love the Creative Moments of Grace, but my tween son is the colorer and he’s love Glory of the Messiah.

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  81. Karen says

    Wow! My daughter would LOVE these! She and I could really have a great time doing these together.

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  94. Tammy Cordery says

    I think she would love all of the books with the paints and pens. What a great giveaway. If she had to pick just one it would be Pocket of promise. Thank you so much for a chance to win this for my daughter.

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  96. Dee Joy says

    My preteens still love to color, maybe they would share a page or two with me! LOL This is a wonderful giveaway. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  97. Brook Elmer says

    I am not sure which one would be our child’s favorite. But I would enjoy the Glory of the messiah as a coloring book the most personally.

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  104. Emily Lee says

    My teenage daughter and I both really enjoy coloring. These look wonderful and the supplies to color/paint with are very exciting. I would love to win these for us! Thank you for offering them!

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  110. Stephanie Phelps says

    I think she would love the Creative Moments of Grace: An Interactive Journaling Experience .

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  123. Terra Heck says

    I think my teen daughter would like them all, most especially Pocketful of Promises: A Prayer Journal Coloring Book. Thanks.
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  127. Sarah P. says

    I would like all of them! I think my oldest (will be 7) could also participate in some of these also with some guidance. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  131. Marsha says

    I think my son would like the Glory of the Messiah book. He is very creative, but is is a boy after all and the other books look a little too girly for him. 🙂

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  135. Lisa Teodoro says

    I would like for my daughter to go through Words of Grace so she can see how important her identity in Christ is. Thank you.

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  137. Lj says

    All of them would be enjoyed by my daughter,,,maybe the creative moments of grace would be her favorite??? Maybe she would share with me?? LOL Thank you!!

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  141. Teresa W says

    They ALL look great! But if I had to pick one that looks especially good it is probably Words of Grace.

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  158. Janice Adams says

    my daughter would love these, its her favorite thing to do !! thank you for the chance to win 🙂

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  162. Charlotte says

    These are great for people like me who like the creative expression of Bible journaling but don’t have the artistic confidence – thanks!

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  173. Angie M says

    All of the books look wonderful, but I would choose The Glory of the Messiah. We have been praying for a friend of a friend who is a Jewish Holocaust survivor, and I love the way the prophecies about Jesus are shown in the both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

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  174. Alice R. says

    My girls would like them all, but I think I’d choose Words of Grace for them if I had to pick.

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  175. Stacey says

    The Glory of the Messiah looks like a really meaningful way to meditate on God’s promises fulfilled.

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  185. Jayme M. says

    I like the looks of Creative Moments of Grace best. I like the journaling option, but they all look really neat!

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  195. Lynette Williams says

    Creative Moments With Grace looks like a heart-captivating time with God. How blessed we are that our Artist Father wants to connect with us in that way.

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  202. Kelli says

    The Glory of the Messiah – love that lion on the front! All of them look pretty awesome though.

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  203. Rhoda says

    Thank you for a wonderful give away. The “Glory of the Messiah” looks really interesting. They all do for that matter!

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  205. Chrystal Stalzer says

    They all have beautiful pictures to color…but I think Words of Grace fits better with my teen.

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  206. Joy says

    My son would enjoy Glory of the Messiah and my daughter would like Words of Grace. Theys are all beautiful!

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  208. Sandy says

    I love to spend time in the Word and coloring is a great way to meditate on what I have read. Thank you for offering these

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  212. Kelly says

    All of those books look great..I might enjoy them more than my kids! The supplies would be helpful too sincr I never know what to buy at the store.

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  214. Jenniferehinger says

    I think I would love the Creative Moments of Grace because of the journal questions. But honestly we would love any and all. They look so great.

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  216. April B. says

    I am so excited to see these “coloring books”! I would love them for myself, my teens, and gifts for friends. Thanks so much for sharing! I hope I win to try them out and give to my oldest teen, my daughter who turns 17 tomorrow.

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  220. Kristina T says

    I have never tried watercolor paints on coloring books before. Each of these looks like fun.

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