A child getting her face painted.
This creative activity works for killing time at a birthday party, keeping young ones occupied at a family reunion, or just entertaining your children on a rainy day. Children love getting their faces painted. They love to pretend they're someone-or something-else, and face paint is the perfect vehicle for that.
Cheek Symbols
Just about anyone can paint a heart, a peace symbol, a storm cloud, or a butterfly. It doesn't take much to impress a child when you're painting pictures on their faces. Keeping the picture small and simple allows you to do a good job and impress the child twice as much as you would if you'd tried to do something complicated, and messed it up.
Books
There are many children's face painting sets. They usually come with a sponge, a complete set of paints and an illustrated book of step-by-step face painting ideas. For the unconfident face painting artist, this type of book is invaluable. You'd be amazed at what you can do, one step at a time.
List Of Choices
If you're trying to keep a number of children entertained with face paint, give them a list of choices that you're confident you can duplicate. Keep these choices limited to a number of iconic characters, something everyone recognizes: a bad witch, a clown, a skull, a puppy. Think out the steps before you offer them as options.
