Beginner face painting ideas for kids (printable PDF)
If you’re throwing a carnival, event or birthday party, here are some beginner face painting ideas for kids perfect for the novice artist. They are simple and fun. Your face painting station will be a hit. Check it out!
I am not a super good artist. So when I was asked to be in charge of our school carnival’s face-painting station, I had to get creative. I found some simple designs and compiled them into an easy printable handout. It worked wonderfully and everyone loved it. Here’s how you can do it too!
Print your face painting designs PDF
I compiled 30 simple face paint designs onto two 8.5×11 pages. Just print on your home computer or email it to your local copy store. The designs work for both boys and girls. Most kids are more than happy to choose from these designs. And they are simple enough that even someone who has never done face painting before can do them. To purchase, download and print your PDF, click on the link at the end of this blog post.
Gather your face-painting supplies
You don’t need very many supplies for a face-painting station. And it’s not as expensive as you might think either. Here’s everything you’ll need:
Set up your face painting station
Set up your station in the shade and out of the sun. You’ll need a small table and at least two chairs (one for you and one for your participant). We had six chairs because we had three face painters.
Cover the table with a disposable tablecloth and place the face painting crayons, hand mirror, wet wipes and print face paint designs on the table. You’ll need the mirror to show the participants their painted face and the wet wipes because the crayons make your hands pretty dirty. We forgot a mirror so we just used our phones.
Display the printed face paint design options on a table easel so participants can choose their favorite while they are waiting in line. I only had a large floor easel, so I attached the designs to a poster board and displayed them that way. But a small table easel would be best.
Start painting!
I was a little nervous at first because I’m not much of an artist, but once I got started, it wasn’t very hard. It was actually really fun. I tried to look at the design each child chose and follow it carefully. A good rule of thumb is to make the design as big as possible on the cheek. I made sure to ask the child which cheek they wanted it on before I started.
I had two teenage volunteers helping me at the face-painting station. Neither of them had an artistic background and they did an amazing job. They painted better than me. Some of the kids wanted multiple images painted on their faces and we just told them they have to get back in line for each image.
I hope these beginner face painting ideas will help you as you’re preparing your own face painting station. Let me know how it goes in the comments below. If you want more easy craft ideas, check out my “Crafts for Kids” idea list.
Click the link below to purchase, download and print your Face Paint Design handouts:
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This post is incredibly helpful! The step-by-step guide and tips on setting up a face-painting station made it seem so easy and fun. Great for beginners like me!SunPerp Dex
Thank you so much for posting this. I’ve done face painting for my kids’ classes and for small parties. I was asked to do a big annual party and needed some ideas for examples they could pick from so I’m not doing 15-30 mins designs, lOl. But it seems like there isn’t a lot of free information? This is super helpful. Thank you!
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Lovely beginner-friendly ideas — the printable designs and booth setup tips make a party station for kids feel doable. On a lighter note, between party prep I unwind with a bit of no filter fighters, a free browser fighting game.
The honest premise is what makes this guide useful: the author says outright she is not a professional painter, and the whole setup follows from that – 30 simple designs on two printable pages, a tabletop easel so kids can point at what they want, a hand mirror, wet wipes and a disposable tablecloth, and a booth in the shade. The system carries the skill, not the painter’s talent. Parametric tools lower the barrier the same way. 3D Print Generator (https://3dprintgenerator.com/) lets a maker set exact dimensions and tolerances for a box, gear or grille, inspect the result in a 3D preview, and export an STL for slicing, so the precision lives in the tool rather than in the maker’s CAD experience. One question for a first booth: is it better to offer fewer designs done well, or the full 30 so every child finds one they want?
The guide’s beginner promise works because it constrains choices instead of demanding skill: printable designs, difficulty and theme categories, paint and tool prep, stall setup, and removal notes, so a parent or party booth can start without freehand confidence. Safety and simplicity come first, and the printable sheet is the planning tool that makes the day manageable. That constraint idea is what makes any tool trustworthy: narrow the check to what actually matters. Dual Subtitles Generator (https://dualsubgenerator.com/) keeps the original line visible next to the translation, with an on-screen preview and each track downloadable separately as SRT, so the check happens on what viewers will actually see, not on a blind process. One question: for a first-time booth, is choosing the design or preparing the paints and tools the bigger worry?
Putting 30 simple designs onto two printable pages is a smart way to keep a carnival line moving, and the tip to make each design as big as possible is very practical for beginners. The reminder to set up in the shade with wet wipes on hand is also useful. My kids are into rhythm games right now, so we sometimes play Juegos de FNF after a party.