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Sunscreen as face paint

in: Fun & Learning, Health & Safety, Travel & Outings

Depending on where you live, there are still plenty of sunny days ahead. And sunscreen isn’t a bad idea even when it’s cloudy. Here’s how Erin makes the daily application ritual a little more fun for her daughter:

Our two-year-old hates to put on sunscreen but loved getting her face painted at the fair. We now use sunscreen to “paint” her nose and cheeks like a kitty cat and she is happy to go along with the daily routine.

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Comments

  1. House of Gryphon says

    May 7, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    This is genius! Before I even finished reading I thought, “Why didn’t I think of this?” I wan’t to use this for myself! lol

  2. custom paint says

    September 2, 2012 at 9:30 am

    sunscreen isn’t a bad idea even when it’s cloudy.

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