Children’s Face Painting Tips And Creative Ideas To Throw a Party

By Erin | Jul 2, 2008

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What could be a better activity than children’s face painting at your next gathering that includes kids? You don’t have to spend the money and hire a professional children’s face painter. All you need to do is follow some very basic children’s face painting tips for beginners.

The biggest piece of advice that a beginner children’s face painter should follow is… practice. It’s just like teaching your child to ride a bike. It takes lots of practice. You can read books about children’s face painting and you can watch children’s face painting videos but none of that will give you the practice that you need like actually trying out children’s face painting.

There are several other children’s face painting tips for beginners to follow that will make sure that you don’t run into some very common problems that children’s face painting beginners often run into. You can’t lose with these 5 tips.

1. Use Thin Layers Of Paint - To avoid the common problem of cracks in the paint upon drying, it’s a good idea to use thin layers of paint. If needed, you can always apply more… pretty hard to apply less.
2. Have Lots Of Simple Designs - If you have under 10 kids in a party… fine. Do whatever designs you can think of no matter how long it will take. If you have 10 or more kids faces to paint you should come prepared with about 20-30 simple designs that are quick. Being prepared with designs that you can finish quickly will ensure that all of the children have a chance to get their face painted.
3. Use A Sponge For Larger Areas - When putting on a base coat of paint you should be using a sponge. This will allow you to cover a larger area more quickly and with less paint (because of the sponge’s ability to spread the paint).
4. Keep Baby Wipes On Hand - Baby wipes can be used to quickly remove paint in the case of an error or to clean your hands periodically. What’s great about baby wipes is that you can be sure that they won’t irritate the skin.
5. Use The Right Paint - Water based paint that is made for the face is the ONLY type of paint that you should be using. End of story.

By following the above children’s face painting tips for beginners you can be sure to alleviate a lot of the “beginner” mistakes that people run into when face painting.

Some great ideas of functions where face painting would be a hit are:

• Birthday Parties - You could actually have one theme to all of the face painting that you do. Think of a Spiderman party for boys or a Princess party for girls.
• Sporting Events - You could paint the logo of your local team on children’s faces.
• Charity Events - Face painting is a great fund raising activity. What’s the reason? The overhead for the products is very cheap. You could pay about $15.00 for enough paint for 50 faces. If the face painter is donating his or her time… you’ll be making a profit for charity before you know it.
• Any Gathering Where Children Are - Any party or function that will have many children as guests would benefit from having a face painting booth.
• Paint your kids’ faces before going on a trip in the car or flying with your kids on a plane. Keeps them focused on the fun and not on the trip itself.

At the end of the day you had fun with kids and got to practice your creative skills. Now I understand when parents drink after spending all day with a party of screaming kids. It’s lots of work but also bring the family closer together and it’s cheap.