Body Art For Kids
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A super fun gift idea for young girls is the ALEX Spa Totally Henna Deluxe set. Let me review it for you this morning.
Tattoos and body art in general are quite popular with the generations who are younger than myself. Children see the adults around them with a tattoo and often want to have one too. Obviously we can't, or shouldn't, do a real tattoo on a child but there are some alternatives.
We have all seen the sticker style of tattoos that can be used for children. There are also decal types that can be rubbed on a child. Did you know that you can now do a Henna style of body art on children? It is pretty darned cool in my humble opinion.
Henna has been used since the days of antiquity to create body art, dye hair, color fingernails and in fabrics. Henna comes from a plant known as the Henna tree, the mignonette tree or the Egyptian privet. Dried leaves are ground into a powder and then a liquid is added to create the stain to apply to skin, hair, nails or fabric.
What I like about this kit that can be purchased for a child is that it acts much like real henna and will last for a few days or can be washed off with soap and water at any time. We just played with the kit with my seven year old granddaughter and had a lot of fun!
The kit comes with three tattoo pens that can be used with your choice of stencils that stick to the skin and can then be pealed off when the design is finished. You can enhance parts of your design with some one of the two shimmer writers that are included with the set. One of the shimmers was a copper color and the other was a soft gold. There are also some little plastic "jewels" that can be applied to the design. It was very easy to work with and the colors were subtle.
I did notice that as the day progressed the design was wearing away just a little with normal play. At bath time, it came off easily with no residue or staining to the skin.
We really had a lot of fun picking the stencil we wanted to use and deciding which color to place where. After the initial work was done, it was fun to add some shimmer and a jewel or two.
What a fun alternative the the stickers and rub-ons for temporary body art for children! This might be a fun item to include in your gifts for the holidays or for birthdays.
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This is a really fun idea for a gift for a young girl. Girls love to play dress-up and this Henna body art set allows a short-term (temporary) way to adorn your body in a creative way. I can already tell how much fun it must have been for the Grandma (you) to enjoy the playtime with your granddaughter. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun gift! This reminds me of the talented friends I had in school who would draw images in ink on our hands just for fun. I always hated it when they started to fade, but they were a lot of fun. In this case, it would be easier to replicate the artwork again since it uses stencils. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteThat does sound like a lot of fun. An afternoon with the girls and body art might be on the agenda very soon. I will have to make sure I have Mom and Dad's permission though......
ReplyDeleteThat's a very creative gift idea. If I hadn't read this review, it would have never occurred to me. Sounds like a good product.
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