Children love to have their faces painted. They love to see themselves transformed, to see if they could be someone else for the day yet still curious to see if they’re still the same person underneath.

Each child is different - the beauty of face painting is that today you can be a fairy, tomorrow a monster (I know what you’re thinking - you don’t need their faces painted for that!!!) As a form of entertainment it’s surprisingly effective - each child runs away to act out his or her new role; pirate, princess, cat, tiger, butterfly…