Uniqua Face Painting

Get out the face paint, then watch our video to create a little Backyardigan of your own.

Watch The Backyardigans every day on Nick Jr.

Materials

• Water-based face paints
• Brushes or cotton swabs
• Water for mixing the paints (and for the cleanup)
• Washcloths, wipes, or paper towels--just in case

Directions

1. Step 1

   First, paint a pink circle on the right side of the forehead covering part of the eyebrow.

2. Step 2

   Next, paint another large circle on the left side of the forehead covering the entire left side and most of the brow.

3. Step 3

   Paint another large circle on right cheek down to the jaw line.

4. Step 4

   Then, another large circle on the left jaw covering part of the mouth.

5. Step 5

   For the smile, paint a line out of the corners of each side of the mouth, this time in dark pink.

6. Step 6

   Add dimple marks at the end of each line.

7. Step 7

   For the eyebrows, paint dark pink lines going from thick in the center to thin at the edges.