Introduction
Children birthdays parties often tend to be one of the few days of the year, besides Christmas and Halloween, young children look forward to the most. For the birthday kid it is not just about the cake and the gifts, but it is really the day where they are the centre of attention of a large group of people. Children birthdays parties are their special days where they get to have fun with their friends and celebrate being a little older every time. Children look forward to this day the entire year and when it does show up, they want it to be the best. And this is where the parents come in, and bring loads of surprises with them, like special things that the birthday kid like and maybe a surprise party itself.
History
Face painting was never really used for something jolly and celebratory rather that for warning of enemies in wars and battles. Through the generations it has evolved into something that is the least bit violent and instead it manages to attract many children and gets them really excited about.
Features
One of the most common elements of the children birthdays parties is the entertainment that the parents have arranged for their child and the guests and friends of the birthday kid. The parents could have hired a mime, or a clown to do trick in front of the children. Clowns are mostly a huge hit among most children, not all though. It’s the funny man with the colorful face doing tricks with balloons and other objects, is always entertaining. Most of the clowns also tend to bring their own face painting sets and have a little session where he paints the childrens faces with their favorite cartoons or animals. Although sometimes the parents do the face painting on their own, but having a professional hired makes their work load a little less and since they are professionals they can get a better job done. At children birthdays parties, they love getting their face painted, and since most parties are themed, the painted faces could be something that relates to a character of the theme. The face painting cannot be just a single element of the party. Children tend to use those characters that are painted on their faces to play games with each other reenact, cartoon characters and get occupied for a period of time. It is a fun thing for children to do, and sometimes the parents of the birthday kid or any other adults get their faces painted to please their children. Children always love when their parents are able to play with them.
Tips and comments
Even though face painting is a great thing for a party, parents usually over look the fact that most of the paints that are used can sometimes be harmful for the children’s skin. Children birthdays parties have to be safe just as much fun it is. Some low quality paints can be hard to remove later with can cause skin rashes. Safety should always come first.
