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Great Ideas for Kids Parties
                                                                         Face Painting    Scavenger Hunt    Balloon Animals

If you have kids the chances are that over their lifetime year after year you will be scratching your head for ideas of what to do for their parties..... 

Of course you can hire entertainers, jumping castles, go to party venues or restaurants but all of these options cost a lot of money.  So we have come up with some cheaper alternatives that will ensure that your child has a fun, original and imaginative party!

Face Painting
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how to do it yourself and create a fun atmosphere at your child's next party by painting everyone's faces!        All you have to do is grab some face paint from your local store and start painting away!  Have a look at our article below about Tips for Buying and Using Face Paints Properly - it will definitely save you time and money.  If you want to make sure your party is a success, have a look at 'Easy Face Painting'.  Easy Face Painting provides you with a step by step guide of how to learn the skills of being a face painter and also gives you the most popular cheek painting designs to ensure your child's party is a successful face painting event!  Have a look at the Easy Face Painting site, this is a skill that you will use over and over again.

Scavenger Hunt
A scavenger hunt is a perfect activity for  kids (or adults) parties.  If you are creative you can easily write your own clues, hide prizes and make your scavenger hunt as complicated or as easy as you want.  For those of you who need a little help with ideas and want to make sure that your scavenger hunt is successful have a look at 'The Scavenger Hunt Party Planner'.  This planner can be instantly downloaded and is a guide on how to plan and run an original and fun scavenger hunt.  It has 370 Scavenger Hunt Ideas written by a professional party planner!  The planner is suitable for any age group, any venue and any themed party.  Again, learning how to plan an original and interesting scavenger hunt will be a skill that you will use many times over!  

Balloon Art

Kids are mesmerized for hours watching someone create dogs, cats, hats and birds from balloons.  This is a great activity for kids party and can be used as a gift for each child, a fun activity or even as decorations for the party.  If you are well practiced, you can try telling a story and create animals and characters out of the balloons as they pop up in the story.  For free videos of how to learn step by step the skill of balloon art have a look at 'Balloon Twisting with Sam'.  Again, this is a skill that is easy to learn, fun and will create a fun and different atmosphere at your next party!

Tips for Buying And Using Face Paints Properly

1.    Make sure the package explicitly states that the paints are for painting faces and skin.

2.    Purchase only FDA-compliant Face Paints, Glitter and other supplies.

3.    Face paints are produced in an array of bright, bold colors.   Buy the brightest, boldest colors you can find.

4.    Shop for face paint kits large enough for the type of event you are painting.  The packaging will tell you how many 'faces' that particular product will paint.  If you are simply painting cheek art, most palettes will last a lot longer than the package states.

5.    If you are painting outdoors in how weather, place your face paints on ice (or a freezer block) to minimize melting.

6.    Practice often with your new Face Paints before the big event.

7.    Use separate paintbrushes for each color family of Face Paint. This will alleviate mixing colors accidentally which could make your face paints muddy or dirty.

8.    DO NOT use craft paints or acrylic paints instead of authentic face paints.  It may seem like it's not a big deal to using another type of paint, but allergic reactions can result from using something other than FACE paint.

9.    Rinse your face paint brushes and other tools with clean water after each event. Let air dry.

10.   Do not use face paints on someone with cuts, abrasions, rash or sensitive skin.  Offer to paint their arm, wrist or leg instead.

And the Last Tip for Buying and Using Face Paints:  Be Brave.  Have Fun.  Don't Worry.  Children are very forgiving and the process of having their face painted is almost as fun as the end result!

Easy Face Painting is the guide that over 1,000 first-time face painters have used to guide them through their very first face painting event.  Whether it's a birthday party, charity fundraiser, school festival or community picnic, Face Painting is a popular activity with kids of all ages and Easy Face Painting makes it, well, Easy! 

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