How to Paint a Face for a Butterfly Costume

A butterfly painted on your face will give your costume more wow factor.

Give a finishing touch to your child's Halloween costume this year by painting her face. Whether you choose to paint her whole face or strategically place several small butterflies on her face, the hardest task will be keeping your child still as you paint. Choose light colors, decorate with sparkly paints and your child will be the best butterfly on the block.

Things You'll Need

• Water-based or other face paint
• Small fan brush
• Larger fan brush
• Small tip brush
• Medium brush

Instructions

1. Clean the face that you're painting thoroughly before you begin. Choose where to place the butterfly and the colors you want to use.

2. Sponge a light, thin layer of white sparkly paint over her face. Dip a small fan brush into the paint.

3. Press down twice on each side to create wings on the top left side of her forehead. Outline the shape of the wings with black paint.

4. Draw a thin line between the wings for the body. Paint a "V" shape on top of the body and dot with circles for the antennas.

5. Decorate the wings by dipping the medium brush into sparkly pinks, blues or golds and dabbing small dots onto the wings.

6. Paint a second butterfly on the hollow of the cheek with the large fan brush.

7. Paint a third small butterfly on the bottom right side of the face below the corner of the mouth.

Tips & Warnings

• Let your child pick the colors for the butterfly and decorating dots.

• Vary colors between sparkle and regular paint.

• Do not apply face paint if child has an open sore or cut on her face.

• Use paints approved for the skin and not craft paints.

References

• Butterfly Wings Costume: Dress Fairy Butterfly
• Fun and Games: Face Painting