How to Paint a Puppy Face for Halloween

Make your child an adorable puppy for Halloween.

It is much safer for a child to wear makeup instead of a mask at Halloween. Makeup will not interfere with his vision. Also, if many children are wearing the same mask it can become difficult to tell which one is yours. Puppies are very popular costumes for young children, and puppy face paint allows for a lot of variety and creativity. The painted-on mask starts with a basic foundation.

Things You'll Need

• Brushes
• Face paint - Brown, black, white, red

Instructions

1. Paint the entire face brown except for the area around the mouth.

2. 

   A brown dog with a white muzzle.

   Paint the area around the mouth white to represent the dog's muzzle.

3. 

   Recreate the nose, line beneath it and "smiling" mouth.

   Paint a black dog nose on your child's nose, then paint a black line down from underneath the nose to the upper lip. Paint the upper lip black, ending in lines curving up on the cheeks.

4. Paint a black spot around one eye.

5. Paint a red tongue coming from under the black mouth line. Outline it in black with a stripe down the middle.

6. Paint black whiskers, starting from the white muzzle under the nose and extending onto the cheeks.

Tips & Warnings

• Use only paints that are advertised as non-toxic face paints. Most artists' paints are unsafe for skin.

References

• Parenting - Puppy Face Paint
• Faces by Usha - Puppy
• Puppy Face Paint