| With Halloween quickly approaching, face | | | | the ghost. Fill in with more white paint, |
| painting season is kicking into high gear. | | | | dot on black eyes and a smile and the ghost |
| Try these easy, but immensely child-pleasing | | | | is complete. |
| Halloween "cheek art" designs at class | | | | |
| parties, fall festivals and homecoming | | | | Nothing is "sweeter" than a face dotted with |
| carnivals. | | | | painted candy corn. The basic shape is a |
| | | | pyramid, with yellow on the bottom third, |
| Begin with good quality, water-based face | | | | orange on the middle third and white at the |
| paints. You can find them online or in some | | | | peak. You can create a candy corn crown by |
| theatrical stores. A palette of six, | | | | painting the candies in succession along the |
| good-quality face paints is priced around | | | | forehead. |
| $12.00 and includes enough paint for 70 or | | | | |
| more cheek art designs. Water-based face | | | | To paint a jack-o-lantern, begin with a |
| paints apply as easily as watercolors and | | | | circle or oval of orange paint. When the |
| remove cleanly with a paper towel and water. | | | | orange paint dries, add small triangles in |
| | | | black paint for the eyes and nose and paint a |
| For a small gathering of children, two or | | | | toothy smile in black as well. Add a green |
| three small to medium sized paint brushes | | | | stem and your jack-o-lantern is complete. |
| will be sufficient. A bowl of water to rinse | | | | |
| the brushes and a roll of paper towels | | | | The most important thing to remember when |
| conclude the list of basic supplies. | | | | face painting is to have fun and keep it |
| | | | simple! Children aren't expecting a Picasso |
| In my opinion, the simplest design to paint | | | | to be painted on their face. They simply |
| is that of a ghost. The basic shape of the | | | | love to celebrate the occasion and face |
| ghost is that of a triangle. With a brush | | | | painting is the perfect way to light up the |
| loaded with white paint, paint a loose | | | | face of any child. |
| triangle by creating a wavy line to outline | | | | |