Getting the Right Paint

You can’t just use any type of paint to do face painting. For instance, regular acrylic paints or watercolors that kids use are not meant to be used on the skin. Even if they say “non-toxic”, it doesn’t mean that they are safe for use on the skin. It is best to stick with actual face paint that is made specifically for the skin. Never use any face painting paints that contain metallic glitter, as it is not safe for use on the skin.

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Face Painting Tips

Here are some tips that will help you to do some really cool face painting and body art:

• Always use clean tools, such as brushes and sponges. Clear water and a little bit of mild dish-detergent is the best thing for cleaning your tools. Rinse completely after cleaning. Make sure your hands are clean before you start working as well.
• Stick to simple designs at first. Unless you are really artistic and used to painting, it is best to stick with the easy stuff, like hearts, butterflies, etc. You can get stencils that will allow you to easily do more complicated designs, such as flowers, skulls, peace signs, animals and more.
• Cover large areas with your sponge. You will get a much smoother effect if you sponge larger areas with color rather than painting them with your brush.
• Use a fine brush for outlines. You don’t want your lines to be too thick, and a fine liner brush is ideal for doing this stage of face painting, and other small finishing touches and details.
• Use thin coats of face paint. If you put the paint on too heavy, it will look gloppy. Instead, start out with a thin coat, and if you want it darker, keep going over it with thin coats until you have achieved the color you want.
• Keep a stock of tissues or wipes on hand. You are going to make mistakes, especially in the beginning, so it is best to always have tissues or wipes nearby so you can “erase” the mistake and start over.

Once you have practiced on your own kids, you can start doing face painting for all of their friends and the rest of the neighborhood kids. Who knows…you may even end up doing using your face painting paints at kids’ parties, carnivals and other events, and make a bit of money doing it.

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For boys, most craft activities are going to start with wood, but there are other crafts that they might enjoy as well. Leather crafts are another of the perennial favorites for boys, especially when they go to camp or when they belong to the Boy Scouts. Boys also like clay or plaster based craft projects simply because they are so messy. They might like learning how to make sand candles –where they have to dig a hole in the ground and then pour in the hot wax. Anything that involves nature as well as the elements of fire and science (a liquid becoming a solid) will keep the boys interested.

Another type of craft project that boys might enjoy starts with pine cones, seashells or smooth surfaced rocks. From these, the boys can make little animals or if they are very creative, little people. All it takes is a little glue, maybe a little bit of paint or some little glued on eyes and they have something they are going to be proud of and brace yourself, but something that is going to become a gift in a very short time.

Boys also enjoy working on projects that involve feeding the animals or growing plants so any craft project you choose for them should keep those in mind. For instance, the boys might like to paint a special planter and then fill it with either flowers, vegetables or herb plants, watching the items that they planted grow big and strong. They might like building a bird feeder or making a string of peanut butter and bird seed pinecones. They can even create these things and then sell them to make some extra money. The boys are not only helping the birds in the area but they are also learning a little about marketing and other skills while they are enjoying the craft activities for boys.

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In addition to buying some items at a craft store, you can use items that you find. A great activity that you might want to use is a nature hike where you can find additional craft items. The kids will be excited to find pine cones and other items –they might find new uses for items that you had not thought of. There are dozens of craft projects that start with nothing more than a pine cone for instance. Another great item that can be found is feathers, but these should be washed carefully before they are used as craft items.

From discount stores and dollar stores, you can add in some items like glue, glitter glue and pipe cleaners. Of course, you will want to stock the box with things like markers and crayons and some kids really prefer using paint for the majority of their projects. If you live near a thrift store or you are a frequent yard sale shopper, you can find items that are half finished or are ready to be taken apart for the parts. You might even find things like boxes of wiggle eyes or pom-poms that can become bunny ears, doggy eyes or anything the child imagines them to be.

For an older child, balloons can be added to the craft box to be used for a number of different art projects, including making decoupage and other paper crafts. Balloons can also be used as the basis for hours of entertainment as the kids try to learn how to make them into familiar animals. In addition to the craft items, you can also include a few books that will give the kids some craft project ideas as well. There is no limit to what you can do with a few simple items and some kids’ craft activities.

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In the years following that party, she goes through hundreds if not thousands of art pads, notebooks and even scraps of paper she has found laying around. Her technique improves with every new project. In high school, the girl is accepted into an art program usually reserved for students much older than she is. She finds an art program and is whisked away to Paris to study on a full scholarship. There is no stopping her and why would anyone want to? When she comes back, she is a much different girl; the shy girl who watched life from beneath a fringe of bangs is gone now. In her place is a woman who holds her head high with confidence and wears the latest fashions. She carries a fashionable bag, but always, beneath her arm is a portfolio, filled with her latest work and in the back, the cover from that long ago art pad, to remind her.

Finally, she gets her big break, a private, headlining showing in a local art gallery. The media buzzes around the event and art critics from all over are in attendance. One of her paintings, a favorite of hers, sells for more money then the girl would have ever dared to dream about. The next day, still giddy from her success, the girl goes for a walk stopping to window shop here and there. She sees a group of children in the playground of a local daycare and notices one little girl sitting all alone, watching the other kids play. She smiles a little and notices a hobby shop. She goes inside and buys several art pads for kids, taking them over to the day care center and asking that they be handed out to all of the little kids there.

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Of course, the kind of design that you are using is important, because the better the design, the more the kids will want it. Cartoon characters are always a big hit and if you are holding a fund raiser for a school, then the school colors or logo is an absolute must. Other good choices include the very simple to do rainbow, the smiley face or the kissy lips. Unless you have a good, reusable stencil or an artist in your group, try to steer clear of the really complex designs that will just frustrate everyone and leave the kid unsatisfied and weepy.

While it should go without saying, it is a must to steer clear of any kind of face designs that might be considered controversial or offensive. For a fund raising event held inside of a public school, for example, religious designs might be considered off limits. The face painting designs should be easy to put on but you also want to be able to reassure the parents that they are going to be just as easy to come off. Using non-toxic and washable paints that are labeled for face use is a must, especially in a large group of children.

Keep the color choices fairly simple, making sure that you have plenty of the primary colors as well as black on hand. Remember, it is always better to have more and bring home the extras then to not have enough and have to turn children away. Setting up several stations with the face painting designs for kids, especially one on either end of a long room will ensure that you can paint the most children and that the parents will continue to flow through and shop for the items on hand.

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But there are plenty of kids who can amuse themselves for hours creating pictures, murals and other items that are destined for the refrigerator door. Free craft items are as close to your computer with several different sites offering coloring pages for the kids to color. All you have to do is choose the right ones and print them out. In addition to pictures, they can even find greeting cards to color and send to their relatives and projects that range from very simple to rather complex. There are often pages with their favorite cartoon characters and there are always pages with the various holidays as well.

If you have children who live with you or come to visit frequently, you can put together your own coloring craft box with just a few simple items from the store and items that you can gather from your own house. For instance, you can keep the pages from the junk mail for the kids to color on as well as pages of printer paper that are too crinkled to go through your printer without jamming. Add other items like crayons, safety scissors, washable markers and washable glue, feathers, beads and anything else that you think the kids might like to create with.

If you do not want to have a fridge wallpapered with art, buy a special frame and agree to hang one special picture while you store the others in a special box. Always have the kids sign their art work with their name and their age at the time so that they can look back and see how creative they were at this age or that age. You might even want to sit down and do a few projects because coloring crafts for kids are not always just for the kids.

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