Face painting for children: templates and tips
Make up a cat, witch or clown’s face? Can not be that difficult! No, actually it isn’t. But in the end it rarely looks the way we (and our children) imagined. Most of the time the little ones end up with far too much color on their faces when we put make-up on them and we, annoyed, decide to simply buy a mask for the next carnival or children’s birthday party…
Our tip when putting make-up on your children: 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, none of us are professionals at face painting and with all the fidgeting it’s 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. Have fun!
You can find out which make-up paints, brushes and sponges you need for each template in our picture gallery above.
Face painting for children: templates for advanced users
Do you want to give your child a little more elaborate make-up? Then of course there are no limits to your imagination. Because in fact, if you have a bit of a knack for it, you can really have fun with make-up.
And not just for carnival, but also for children’s birthdays or Halloween. There are countless ideas for elaborate make-up ideas on Pinterest that are guaranteed to bring you and your child lots of “Ohhhhhs” and “Ahhhhhs”. Here are a few examples that impressed us.
Make up the ice queen
Pink Princess is a thing of the past – what little girl doesn’t want to be Elsa right now? If you make her up like this, your little queen is guaranteed to stand out:
Make up Spiderman for carnival
What the Ice Queen is to little girls, the superheroes are to boys. Also at the forefront when it comes to face painting: Spiderman. Here you can see how you can transform little boys into Spider-Man with make-up:
Putting make-up on a cute Bambi
This little Bambi is so cuddly! Here you can see how to make up Bambi for carnival:
Doing makeup for the Incredible Hulk
Your children want to be as big and strong as Hulk? Then you can definitely inspire them with these instructions. “Hulk happy!” Fortunately, they turn back into little angels afterwards…
Make up children as ladybugs
Make-up templates like ladybugs are just super cute – and will never go out of style. The template is small but creates a big impact. We’re flying on it!
Make up children as Hello Kitty
And of course Hello Kitty can’t be missed at Carnival. Luckily, the cult kitten is quickly made with children’s make-up:
Do you like crafting for carnival? You can also make or sew the children’s costumes yourself. And if there’s another baby on the way, you’ll find inspiration for carnival costumes for pregnant women here.
Video tip: Sugary-sweet DIY chicken costume!