The hottest thing in relaxation is adult coloring books 
 
 ITHACA -- Once a month at the Barnes & Noble store here, you'll find a group of adults who are at the forefront of a very low-tech trend. What they are doing does not require a cord to be plugged in, it does not involve a battery that might run low. They are colorists, adults who color. 
 
 "I just get settled on the couch at night, and I get into the flow of it, and all of a sudden I'm so relaxed," said Natalie Allen, one of the people gathered on a recent Thursday evening at the Ithaca Barnes & Noble. 
 
 For adults in an increasingly stressed out society, coloring has become a very popular way of unwinding. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nikki Alling is a colorist, author and also works for the Ithaca School District. She has created several adult coloring books. Click here http://www.nikialling.com/ for a link to her work. "It's possible to get lost in the coloring," she said. "There are many people who tell me they start on a page with something on their mind - maybe something they need to work out in their mind, and then all of a sudden as you are coloring, it can come to you," Alling said. 
 
 It should come as no surprise more people are turning to new ways to reduce the stress in their lives. The most recent survey by the American Psychological Association finds money is the single greatest stressor in our lives. The agency found 72% of those polled reported being stressed about money at least some time in the past month. ||||| Crawl of outlinks from wikipedia.org started March, 2016. These files are currently not publicly accessible. Properties of this collection. It has been several years since the last time we did this. For this collection, several things were done: 1. Turned off duplicate detection. This collection will be complete, as there is a good chance we will share the data, and sharing data with pointers to random other collections, is a complex problem. 2. For the first time, did all the different wikis. The original runs were just against the enwiki. This one, the seed list was built from all 865 collections. ||||| Crayola has always been the first name in coloring innovation, so it’s surprising it wasn’t the company behind the recent trend in adult coloring books. But now it’s showing everyone how it’s done with its own line of wonderfully-detailed coloring books targeted at those who are already masters of staying within the lines. 
 
 For the grownup colorer who intends to maybe frame and hang their work, the Crayola Color Escapes adult coloring kits feature over-sized 11x17-intricate black and white illustrations by artist Claudia Nice, plus a collection of either colored pencils, fine-line colored markers, or watercolor pencils. There are four of the sets to choose from, including Geometric, Kaleidoscope, Nature, and Garden themes 
 
 If you already have plenty of crayons or colored pencils at home, there’s also a collection of four 8x10-inch Crayola coloring books for $10 featuring themed illustrations (Folk Art Escapes, Whimsical Escapes, Patterned Escapes, and Elegant Escape) by Terry Runyan, Flora Chang, and other Hallmark artists. 
 
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 With all the various ‘escapes’ it’s obvious that Crayola is positioning its new coloring book line as a great way for adults to relieve stress, and as a cheaper alternative to seeing a therapist. 
 
 Finally, if you’re one of those colorers who churns through pencils like a beaver felling a tree, Crayola will also have packs of colored pencils and colored markers targeted at grownups—although mostly just in terms of their packaging design. 
 
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 Specific pricing info isn’t available just, but all of these sets will be available in time for the holidays if you’re on the hunt for an easy Secret Santa gift, and don’t feel like giving a can of mixed nuts again. [Crayola] 
 
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– Crayola is hoping to cash in on the adult coloring book trend this holiday season with its new adult coloring kits. Perfect for adults who color—or as CNYCentral.com calls them, colorists—Crayola Color Escapes come in Geometric, Kaleidoscope, Nature, or Garden themes and include either colored pencils, markers, or watercolor pencils to help you bring artist Claudia Nice's black-and-white illustrations to life, per Gizmodo. The kits aren't yet priced, but they should probably be considered an investment: The illustrations are 11 by 17 inches, so they can be framed and hung as art. Only hoping to try out your skills? Crayola has also come out with four smaller coloring books from various Hallmark artists. Crayola is marketing its coloring kits as a relaxing pastime, and colorists understand why. "I just get settled on the couch at night, and I get into the flow of it, and all of a sudden I'm so relaxed," says a woman who meets at a Barnes & Noble in Ithaca, NY, to color with other adults once a week. Still don't see what all the fuss is about? Keep in mind that you can now find a coloring book on almost any subject, from Game of Thrones to Ryan Gosling. The National Post reports Canadians are especially keen on the new coloring trend: Nine of the top 10 "most wished for" books on Amazon Canada this week are adult coloring books. The top "most wished for" book on Amazon US? A Harry Potter coloring book.