I have always been charmed by beautiful botanical drawings on seed packets.  Its seems that artists who are drawn to create these tiny and easily missed works of art, are a special breed, as they lovingly render their subject matter with great care and attention.  As with most gardeners, I buy from a variety of seed companies.  I recently purchased seeds from Botanical Interests, whose seed packets I have always found charming (note that I have no relationship with Botanical Interests other than being a consumer).  I learned through buying my seeds, that Botanical Interests has been offering free coloring books on their website for each season which users can download and print for free--https://www.botanicalinterests.com/botanical-interests/botanical-interests-coloring-book

In the past few years, there has been an explosion of coloring books for adults in the marketplace.  The idea underlying these coloring books for adults is that coloring promotes stress reduction, because it allows adults to: (1) temporarily return to a simpler, possibly, happier time in their lives, such as their childhood, where there were no bills or mortgages to pay on; (2) have a safe space to play and to express their creativity through artwork; and (3) learn to be present, slow down, and to live in the moment instead of rushing from one thought or event to another, which we are prone to do.   

It seems that the coloring books offered on Botanical Interests' website are primarily aimed at adults, but they would be equally beneficial for young people and children.  During these cold winter months, imagine sharing this activity with the children or young people in your life to educate them about plants and their natural world.  When the right season arrives and plants are in bloom, imagine introducing the live specimens of the plants which appear in these coloring books, to the young person.  You may have planted a seed and a curiosity in that young person through this simple gesture.  It is moments like these which nourish our lives and isn't that what gardening is all about in the first place?