Calming mandala - Arts, Crafts and DIY

61 Comments

I learned how to do this in hospital and it’s extremely calming. Let your imagination run wild. Research mandalas and patterns to get some ideas. They can be as easy or as complex as you like.

Material

1 Mandala pattern (you can find templates online or draw your own)
a few gel pens (colours to suit)
1 piece cardboard backing
1 picture frame

Method

Find your mandala template and print it out, or draw one yourself.
Draw/doodle in each section creating any patterns you please (great calming technique). Take your time and let your imagination take over!
Once completed I mounted on a back cardboard back and framed it.

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- EllenG89
- 19 May 2015
  12:01 pm

61 Comments

- - Ellen said
  - 02 Jul 2021
    4:39 am
Yes drawing can be such calming activity !

- - Jbuttxx said
  - 29 Nov 2020
    4:09 pm
What a lovely calming activity for some self care and get creative

- - mom19782016 said
  - 15 Oct 2020
    2:22 pm
I agree, these are very calming

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 30 Apr 2020
    2:20 pm
It’s very creative thank you for sharing

- - mom462038 said
  - 14 Apr 2020
    5:24 pm
I’ll have to do a google search on these to fully understand how to make one and what to use it for

- - ThisIsMe said
  - 17 Oct 2019
    11:49 am
I love colouring in and doing stuff like this.

- - MrsA said
  - 20 Mar 2019
    6:30 pm
Looks beautiful.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 11 Mar 2019
    9:47 am
Very creative and effective as artwork

- - BellaB said
  - 31 Dec 2018
    7:54 pm
This looks great, but probably not an activity for me.

- - mom81879 said
  - 22 Jun 2018
    3:32 pm
It does looking amazing in its frame. Think I’m going to have to google mandalas and have a go at making one

- - mom112217 said
  - 25 Mar 2017
    9:56 am
Your calming mandala look’s brilliant! Thanks!

- - mom111059 said
  - 19 Aug 2016
    9:18 am
Wonderful original artwork. I guess you could add colour if you wished.
- kjgarner replied
  
  30 Jun 2018 , 10:36 pm
  Beautiful in the photo frame
- - mom111059 said
  - 19 Aug 2016
    9:17 am
Wow this looks magnificant. Will definitely be trying this one.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 06 Aug 2016
    7:51 pm
These are great, could even take one from my colouring book.

- - mom90758 said
  - 27 Jan 2016
    7:38 pm
Very nice! I’ve got a couple of mandalas around my home (a dolphin, a kookaburra..) but it would be lovely to have one self-made!!

- - risshabear said
  - 22 Jan 2016
    5:36 pm
Ooh this is so simple to make and looks like an amazing art deco piece for the house! Thanks for sharing!

- - Kasey said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    6:07 pm
this looks amazing thanks for sharing
- kjgarner replied
  
  29 Jun 2018 , 10:09 pm
  It does look really beautiful
- - mom62624 said
  - 28 Nov 2015
    8:50 am
A beautiful idea and it would be a great calming technique; thanks for sharing!.

- - mom113055 said
  - 20 Oct 2015
    4:23 am
learnt how to do in hospital

- - mom113055 said
  - 17 Oct 2015
    1:52 am
mandala calming