5 spooky Halloween face painting ideas for kids
Easy step-by-step face painting guides for turning your little ones into witches, vampires, pirates, ghosts and pumpkins for trick or treating this Halloween...
At Halloween, face painting is one of the easiest ways to get your child trick-or-treat ready – even if you haven't managed to find much of a costume. And, if you do have a costume all ready, the face paint can add a spooktacular final touch.
We've pulled together some brilliantly simple guides to face-painting the best kids' Halloween looks, including a mini vampire, a wicked witch, a scream-worthy ghost, a scurrilous pirate and, of course, a bright orange pumpkin.
Each guide contains both clear and easy photo-step by photo-step instructions for creating the look you're after, and also an easy how-to video. So you can follow whichever format suits you best, and is handiest for you to refer to when you've got your face paints – and excited child – in front of you.
Here are 5 scarily good Halloween face paint ideas for kids...
1. The wicked witch
Cast an impressive face-painting spell with this magic look. It's all about highlighting the green (of course!) base with blue accents and lots of black witchy details.
See our witch face-paint guide – with photo step-by-step and how-to video
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2. The vampire
This fledgling vampire face-paint look is simple and super-fast to do – so you don't need your child to sit still for hours. Fang-tastic for fidgety kids...
See our vampire face-paint guide – with photo step-by-step and how-to video
3. The ghost
Wooooo! This spookily easy face-paint look creates a friendly phantom – although you could tweak the features on the ghost's face if you're after something a little more haunting...
See our ghost face-paint guide with photo step-by-step and how-to video
4. The pumpkin
Yes, you can turn your little pumpkin into an actual pumpkin with this bright and bold face-paint idea. Excellent for kids (or parents) who'd prefer a Halloween look that steers well clear of the dark side for inspiration.
See our pumpkin face-paint guide – with photo step-by-step and how-to video
5. The pirate
Shiver those tiny timbers with this swashbuckling face-paint pirate look. Perfect for mini Jack Sparrows – and a godsend if you've got pirate-y clothes but haven't been able to find an eye patch.
See our pirate face-paint guide – with photo step-by-step and how-to video
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