Children's face painting is a lot of fun. The kids love it, and if you like kids, you'll love it, too! Not only can you give a lot of joy to little kids by painting faces, but you can make a nice part-time income, too. Even in a recession, people are not going to skim on their children. And painting faces is a great addition to any birthday party. It's a lot cheaper than those blow up rides that people rent and put in their front or back yards.
There are a few things, however, that you need to know before you launch out and try to paint twenty little, squirming faces at the next birthday bash. Here are five tips that can help you a lot.
The first thing that will make things a lot easier for you is to have a variety of towels and wipes. A lot of face painters tell you that baby wipes work well, and they do. The problem, however, with baby wipes is that the solvent in them can sting little eyes. (Or big eyes, for that matter!) Water is actually the best solvent to use for little ones who tend to smudge their face paints or get them on their clothes.
To make things go faster have a selection of designs that children can choose from. This keeps you from having to work too long on any one face, trying to draw a design you've never drawn before. I have a bulletin board that I put near where I'm working that has five designs on it. The kids can pick one of the five.
Keep your paints, brushes and working materials away from little hands. Little children like to touch and pick up. They're also quite prone to knocking things over. Make sure where you put your paints out is away from curious little hands.
Have a selection of various sizes and shapes of sponges. Sponges can get to places that towels can't. Also, you can wet a sponge and it will keep its shape. You can use this to spread out base layers of paint, or you can use it to fix booboos.
If you do this for a part-time job, then try to schedule your face painting session at the end of whatever party you're going to. This way when the moms and dads come to pick up their children, you can hand out business cards and flyers and get more business.
Children's face painting is a lot of fun. The kids love it, and if you like kids, you'll love it, too! Not only can you give a lot of joy to little kids by painting faces, but you can make a nice part-time income, too. Even in a recession, people are not going to skim on their children. And painting faces is a great addition to any birthday party. It's a lot cheaper than those blow up rides that people rent and put in their front or back yards.
There are a few things, however, that you need to know before you launch out and try to paint twenty little, squirming faces at the next birthday bash. Here are five tips that can help you a lot.
The first thing that will make things a lot easier for you is to have a variety of towels and wipes. A lot of face painters tell you that baby wipes work well, and they do. The problem, however, with baby wipes is that the solvent in them can sting little eyes. (Or big eyes, for that matter!) Water is actually the best solvent to use for little ones who tend to smudge their face paints or get them on their clothes.
To make things go faster have a selection of designs that children can choose from. This keeps you from having to work too long on any one face, trying to draw a design you've never drawn before. I have a bulletin board that I put near where I'm working that has five designs on it. The kids can pick one of the five.
Keep your paints, brushes and working materials away from little hands. Little children like to touch and pick up. They're also quite prone to knocking things over. Make sure where you put your paints out is away from curious little hands.
Have a selection of various sizes and shapes of sponges. Sponges can get to places that towels can't. Also, you can wet a sponge and it will keep its shape. You can use this to spread out base layers of paint, or you can use it to fix booboos.
If you do this for a part-time job, then try to schedule your face painting session at the end of whatever party you're going to. This way when the moms and dads come to pick up their children, you can hand out business cards and flyers and get more business.
