Birthday Party Tips & Advice

If you are planning a birthday party for your child, you will probably also be looking for some entertainment ideas as well. Why not include face painting as part of your kid’s party? Here are some guidelines to get you started in kids face painting as quickly as possible.

Kids of all ages love having their faces painted. Whether they are two or ten, kids get a thrill out of having shapes and characters painted on their face. The great thing about childrens face painting is that it’s a low-cost investment and takes very little time to do.

The first thing you need to do is determine what kinds of paintings you’ll do. If the birthday party will follow a theme, it is probably a good idea to come up with several face painting ideas within that theme.

For example, if your child wants a Sponge Bob themed birthday party, brainstorm some face painting ideas based on the cartoon characters from the show: Sponge Bob, Squidword, Mr. Krabs. When you have several ideas, sketch them out on paper so that you’ll have a general guide when you get ready to paint the kids’ faces.

You may be feeling a little nervous and scared about trying to paint cartoon characters - don’t be. Start with a simple outline sketch of the character. Use the main color to fill it in. Then add features, like eyes, ears, nose and mouth. They don’t have to be perfect for the kids to love them.

If you don’t want to attempt painting cartoon characters at first, start with the basics. Keep your face paintings to simple objects. Some simple, all-time favorites kids face painting designs are: rainbows, clouds, hearts, cupcake, baseball, basketball, balloons, smiley face, their name, ice cream cone, butterfly.

It is also important that you practice your face painting designs before the birthday party, especially if you have never painted faces before. This just ensures that you have a steady eye and hand when the big day comes. You can practice on your own kids’ faces or on the back of your hand.

Of course if you want to shorten your learning curve check out these step-per-step face painting instructions and arm yourself with over 50 simple and beautiful designs that you can learn to paint in literally minutes. In addition you’ll learn which paints are appropriate for use in face painting and which are not and many more secrets.

The more practice you can get in ahead of time, the easier it will be to paint lots of kids’ faces at the birthday party. Plus, you won’t be nearly as nervous and afraid of messing up, if you’ve had lots of practice. So add with face painting some color, fun and excitement into your kid’s next birthday party.