5 Easy Halloween Face Paint Ideas for Kids

HALLOWEEN can be a controversial celebration in Australia, but for many Aussie kids and teens (plus the young at heart), Halloween isn't controversial at all. It's simply a chance to dress up, have fun, eat lollies, and meet the neighbours.

Note: If you're the type of person who "doesn't do Halloween", please keep your bah-humbugs to yourself and try not to bore the rest of us. This isn't the blog post for you. But let's assume you're here to discover a few easy Halloween face paint ideas to try, just like the title of this article suggests...

Face paint and special effects makeup is a great way to 'finish' any Halloween costume, or an easy solution to create a ghoulish Halloween character without spending a small fortune on a costume they'll probably grow out of by next year. 

As a bonus, you'll have a lovely time together with your kids doing something fun. They may even let you take photos!

TIP: even teens enjoy dressing up for Halloween and posing for photos ;)

Before you check out our amazing selection of face paint video tutorials (below), all featuring Halloween themed face paint ideas, have you thought about the face paints and special effects you'll be using on your kids?

How to choose face paint and special effects makeup:

To create a Halloween character, you're going to need some face paint and body art supplies, special effects makeup and probably some fake blood too. Kids LOVE fake blood!

There's a huge number of options these days, so how do you choose what's right for you (or the kids)?

It's tempting to pick the cheapest option, and that's most likely something you'll find at the local dollar store, craft shop or even supermarket. Face paint and fake blood can be found just about everywhere at this time of year.

However a quick google search will reveal many unbranded and cheap face paint kits have questionable ingredients (if they are listed at all) and can be a common cause of skin irritations. That's because cheap face paint is nearly always of a very low quality.

I'll assume you want to avoid cheap and nasty face paints, which is why I'll shamelessly recommend you shop with us!  Face Paint Shop Australia is a specialist retailer in quality face and body art supplies.

We have everything you need in a convenient online face paint superstore. In fact, we've been selling best quality, cosmetic-grade face and body paint, special effects makeup, fake blood, and other body art supplies online since 2013 and the majority of our customers are professional face painters and makeup artists. 

You can trust us to look after you. But don't take our word for it - read our reviews (we have over 2000 of them).

We stock several Australian owned brands including TAG Body Art, Fusion Body Art, Global Colours, and Face Paints Australia. We also stock Mehron Paradise AQ (made in the USA), and Superstar (Made in the Netherlands). 

You won't find any no-name-cheap-and-nasty brands here.

One of our most popular face paint kits for complete beginners is this one (pictured): Fusion Face Paint Mini Kit

5 Easy Halloween face paint ideas for kids and teens (with video tutorials)

The "how to" video tutorials below have been selected because they are kid-friendly, that is... not too over-the-top scary for the younger ones, plus teens will love them too. 

When you're done watching, you can shop for Halloween face paint and SFX makeup here. Order before October 26 for guaranteed delivery before the big day (October 31) - within Australia.