http://www.nursingschools.net/blog/2011/01/100-excellent-art-therapy-exercises-for-your-mind-body-and-soul/
Start simple: A box of Crayons, colored pencils, or markers.
A blank piece of paper or a coloring book if a blank page feels intimidating.
Just the beginning....how about water and flour paper mache...have access to a bunch of silk flowers? Take them apart and use the pieces as your color. Start with kid projects to get past the fear of doing things 'perfectly'. I spent many hours coloring just before my counseling appointments. In my work at a high school teaching students to working with children, I encountered all sorts of projects. One of the art lessons I liked was spray bottles filled with liquid water colors. Big old sheet hung out side and 3 different bottles of colors and spray away. Styrofoam carves fairly easily, cover it with strips of paper dipped in wall paper paste, makes amazingly strong 3 dimensional creations. Nervous about dipping into art, try taking a class. Give yourself permission to not do things perfectly. My book, below has several pictures that I created.
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