Reddit mentions of Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Coloring book (Activity Books, Mindfulness and Meditation, Illustrated Floral Prints)

Wow. This is such a beautiful book, I got the new one too - it's called Enchanted Forest. Incredible.

I just bought my friend a bunch of those for Christmas. My favorites are the adventure books by Johanna Basford.

Boop: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780674880?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s04

I just bought a couple coloring books for the first time in years! I'm excited, particularly for this one.

I got this one for Christmas (love it!) and I gave this one to a friend who seemed excited to get it.

Oh man. I hear you. Puzzles, coloring books (might I suggest: http://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-Forest-Inky-Quest-Coloring/dp/1780674880/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449980561&sr=8-1&keywords=enchanted+forest+coloring+book), knitting, spinning ( seriously--so fun), drawing. I've also started sending letters and cards to all my friends and family--it's a creative way to let people know you care, and you don't have to leave your bed! Everyone has been really moved and a few people have even started writing back!

The hidden object books are actually the Johanna Basford books. Here is the one I just bought. If you look through the pictures, you will see that there are a certain amount of specific animals hidden throughout the book to find while you color. There are also hidden symbols to find that "unlock" the castle at the end.

Thanks for the suggestions! Those books look fun! I'm finding that there are just so many to choose from!

• [This] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1780674880/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1J7XW9BBWNIJC&coliid=I2JPQK18CLOKSV) awesome grown up coloring book because they're so much fun and they help to relieve stress. Plus you get awesome pretty pictures out of it.
  
  
• [This] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TSUGXKE/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1J7XW9BBWNIJC&coliid=I159KTWX8R5WIE&psc=1) $50 Kindle Fire is like, the best possible value for a tablet ever. Personally, I've been planning to order one for myself as soon as the financial aid dept stops dragging their asses because it will save me SO much money on textbooks. But it also has the whole Kindle library available and has full tablet functionality. Even a regular reader that isn't a tablet usually runs at least $60.
  
  
• [These] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009IU83M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1J7XW9BBWNIJC&coliid=I2J94J3QK07MTI&psc=1) shoes. Have you ever worn moccs? They're so comfy and they make any outfit look so much better. Jeans? Better with moccs. Flowy skirt? Moccs would make it better. Bare naked? Moccs!
  
  
• [This] (http://www.amazon.com/BLU-Life-One-LTE-Smartphone/dp/B00YR23W1G/ref=sr_1_21?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1453725569&sr=1-21&keywords=BLU+phone) phone. BLU is a company that's just recently blown up because they sell amazing unlocked phones at great prices. That one is comparable to a Galaxy S4 but it's only $100 right now! (Usually $150) I've had a windows phone for a long time and I like the OS but the lack of apps kills it. I really want to make the switch back to Android and these phones are probably the best bet right now. They also have a TON of options for cases, which is a big problem for non-iphone users. There's a million iPhone cases out there, but everyone else seems to get the shaft. UNTIL NOW.

Well, everyone has different preferences, but I'd suggest getting one with pictures (this is lovely and very popular - she might find her friends have got it also, if they color) and one with patterns, (don't have this one personally, picked it at random) so she can decide which she likes to color more.

Fine tip markers like Staedtler, and a set of decent but not top-of-the-line pencils like Prismacolor would be a good start. If that's more than you wanted to spend, a smaller selection would probably be fine, or a cheaper good brand such as Staedtler Noris colors which I personally love. Oh, and get her a pencil sharpener and eraser as stocking fillers :)

[edit for links] - not linking the Staedtler Noris colour pencils because I'm in the UK and am not sure the Amazon.com ones are exactly the same.