{"id":136,"date":"2017-01-19T22:23:14","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T03:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/?p=136"},"modified":"2017-01-19T22:23:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T03:23:14","slug":"a-new-direction-back-to-childhood-we-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/a-new-direction-back-to-childhood-we-go\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Direction: Back to Childhood We Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you remember activity books as fondly as I do? If so, you&#8217;re probably loving the adult coloring book trend that is going strong these days, but I wanted more, I wanted something like a grown-up Highlights. Doesn&#8217;t that sound like fun?<\/p>\n<p>Well, I wanted it, couldn&#8217;t find it elsewhere, so I made it myself and now I&#8217;m sharing it with you. Introducing&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/a-new-direction-back-to-childhood-we-go\/winter2017\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?fit=2550%2C3300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2550,3300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Winter2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?fit=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?fit=502%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-137\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?resize=502%2C650&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Winter2017\" width=\"502\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?resize=502%2C650&amp;ssl=1 502w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?resize=618%2C800&amp;ssl=1 618w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?resize=343%2C444&amp;ssl=1 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crafty Branch Activity Book for Grown-Ups<\/p>\n<p>Inside you&#8217;ll find puzzles, printables, coloring pages, and much more. Downloadable, printable, and completely free.<\/p>\n<div class=\"issuuembed\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 300px;\" data-configid=\"15760366\/43243626\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You can create an account on issuu (and discover plenty of other interesting publications in the process) to download a copy, or click right here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.pdf\">Crafty Branch Winter 2017<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/p>\n<p>My goal is to put out a new issue each quarter, though this one (being the first and requiring lots of important decisions) is coming out a bit later than I&#8217;d intended, so the next will be available towards the end of March. If you have any requests for what you&#8217;d like to see more of in the Spring issue, please comment or email to let me know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you remember activity books as fondly as I do? If so, you&#8217;re probably loving the adult coloring book trend that is going strong these days, but I wanted more, I wanted something like a grown-up Highlights. Doesn&#8217;t that sound like fun? Well, I wanted it, couldn&#8217;t find it elsewhere, so I made it myself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[85,86,87,83,84],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-activity-book","tag-coloring-book","tag-downloads","tag-magazine","tag-new-issue"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Winter2017.jpg?fit=2550%2C3300&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7cd0I-2c","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":142,"url":"https:\/\/thecraftybranch.com\/blog\/lunar-new-year-fun\/","url_meta":{"origin":136,"position":0},"title":"Lunar New Year Fun","author":"Jennifer","date":"January 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Have you checked out our newest offering, yet? 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