Face painting: templates and tips
Make up a cat, witch or a clown's face? Can not be that difficult! No, it isn't actually either. But in the end it rarely looks the way we (and our children) imagined. Most of the time the little ones end up with way too much color on their faces when we put make-up on them, and we decide, unnerved, to simply buy a mask for the next carnival or for the next children's birthday party …
Our tip when you do your children’s make-up: keep it simple!
These eight make-up templates show that you can achieve good effects with just a few strokes. The make-up instructions are correspondingly simple. After all, we are all not professionals in face painting and with all the fidgeting it is difficult enough to even get a few straight lines.
And if you don't follow the make-up instructions exactly, that's no problem either. On the contrary: Just improvise and see what comes out of it. Have fun!
You can find out which make-up colors, brushes and sponges you need for each template in our picture gallery above.
Face painting: templates for advanced users
Do you want to make up your child a little more elaborately? Then of course there are no limits to your imagination. Because in fact, if you have a knack for it, you can really let off steam with make-up.
And not only for carnival, but also for children's birthday parties or Halloween. On Pinterest there are countless ideas for elaborate make-up ideas that are guaranteed to bring you and your child lots of "Ohhhhh's" and "Ahhhhh's". Here are a few examples that excited us.
Make up the ice queen
Pink princess was yesterday – which little girl doesn't want to be Elsa right now? If you put your makeup on like that, your little queen is guaranteed to stand out:
Spiderman make up for carnival
What the ice queen is to little girls, superheroes are to boys. Also at the forefront of face painting: Spiderman. Here you can see how you can turn little boys into spider men with make-up:
Make up a sweet Bambi
This little Bambi is so cuddly! Here you can see how you make up the Bambi for Mardi Gras:
Make up the incredible Hulk
Your kids want to be as big and strong as Hulk? Then you can certainly inspire them with these instructions. "Hulk happy!" Fortunately, afterwards they turn into little angels again …
Make up children as ladybugs
Make-up templates like ladybugs are just super cute – and they will never go out of style. The template is small, but it makes a big impact. We fly on it!
Make up children as Hello Kitty
And of course, Hello Kitty should not be missing at Carnival. Fortunately, the cult kitten with children's make-up is easy to make:
Do you like tinkering for carnival? You can also make or sew the children's costumes yourself. And if another baby is on the way, you will find inspiration for Mardi Gras costumes for pregnant women here.
Video tip: sugar-sweet DIY chicken costume!