Create Shimmering Designs with a Glitter Tattoo Kit

Whether you are heading out for a wild night on the dance floor or looking for a neat activity for your kids, a glitter tattoo kit is guaranteed to add fun.

We all know that face painting is a major hit with children. Temporary tattoos and henna tattoo are very popular with people of all ages. Well, you can take it to the next level and add some "bling-bling" to your skin with some glitter tattoos that are sure to get you noticed.

These kits will come with everything you need to get started, and are very easy to use. In fact, many can be used by children and will be rated for ages 8 and up. They will often have a number of stencils, glue, and glitter. A glitter tattoo can last for up to 7 days, even after showering.

You can even create your own templates to make your own tattoo designs. Now how fun is that!

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We all know that kids are nuts over things like face painting and temporary tattoos. Heck, I can remember how excited I got if the prize in my box of Cracker Jacks was a temporary tattoo.

These activities have gotten so popular that you see them everywhere. I see face painting at all of the church picnics, at birthday parties, and even at the state fair. My daughter and her friend went to the fair last night and both came home with matching face painting designs. Over the Summer, we attended a birthday party for one of our friend's children, and they had a face painting artist come to the party.

If you want to add a fun activity your next birthday party or get together for your children, then consider one of the fun glitter tattoo kits below. They are sure to please.

Glitter tattoos aren't just for kids. Many teens and adults are adorning their bodies with glitter tattoos. They are lots of fun, draw attention, and can make you stand out in a crowd.

If you are looking for a little extra flash on the dance floor or at the night club, a glitter tattoo is a great way to get noticed.

They are also waterproof, so you can wear one to the pool or the beach and not worry about it washing off right away. In fact, they will last for around 7 days.

Teens and adults don't want kiddie-designs for their tattoos. So take a look at the kit below that offers some adult-design stencils. There is also a great set of additional stencils that can give you even more choices.

The glitter tattoo kits are great, but you may feel a little bit limited by the number of stencil designs that they have to offer. Yes, you can go out and buy sets of additional stencils that will provide a number of new designs.

But what if you want something really unique that you cannot find a stencil for? Maybe you want to do a glitter tattoo of your favorite grade school, high school, or college sports team. Maybe you have an artistic flair and want to design stencils based on your own work.

Well, creating your own glitter tattoo stencils is easier than you might think, and you can do it with some simple materials that you may already have around your home.

What you need:

• A sheet of clear contact paper. This is the tacky paper that you might use to line your drawers or cabinet shelves with. It is often sold in many drug stores or retail stores like Walmart.
• An X-Acto knife. These are available at many craft stores.
• A thin permanent marker.
• A pair of scissors.

Here is how you create your stencil:

• Cut your contact paper to size, making sure that you leave at least a half inch margin on the sides.
• Draw your design on the contact paper with the permanent marker. If you have an existing design, you can even overlay it on the contact paper and slowly trace it with the permanent marker. A fine tip marker works best. You can allow the design to bleed through onto the contact paper this way.
• Use the X-Acto knife to precisely cut out your template on the contact paper. Use a piece of cardboard or an old magazine beneath the contact paper, so you don't damage your work surface.
• Peel the contact paper from its backing and apply to your skin in the exact location you want your glitter tattoo.
• Use the ingredients in your glitter tattoo kit to complete your tattoo, using your own custom template.

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Here is a What's In The Box video showing the contents of the Ybody Glitter Shimmer Temporary Tattoo Party Kit. This isn't one of the cheapest temporary tattoo kits on the market, but it is one of the highest rated. With an average 4.5 out of 5 star customer rating, it is sure to please.

There is a variety of 30 self-adhesive stencils in this kit, and 8 glitter colors for your designs. This kit is made for parties, and everybody is guaranteed to love them.

Get a first hand look at everything this kit contains by watching the video below.

Here is a video showing the contents of the Ybody Glitter Tattoo kit. The contents of this kit are typical for what you will find in most other glitter tattoo kits.

There has been a debate stirring amongst some of my friends and about temporary tattoos and applying them to children. Some of us believe that these sparkling temporary tattoos are a fun activity for children's birthday parties. They are temporary, and the kids really seem to love them.

Another one of our friends was opposed to any kind of temporary tattoo on their child, because she feels that it will predispose them to end up getting a real tattoo in their early adult years.

What do you think?

Should parents allow their children to get these temporary glitter tattoos?

So what do you think about these glitter tattoos and glitter tattoo kits?

Look like fun?