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Chill out with the cool dude nail art design.

Cool Dude Nail Art for Kids

Paint the cool dude nail art design in nine steps.

The cool dude nail art idea for kids features a cheery snowman, complete with top hat, scarf, and carrot nose. This nail art design gives new meaning to the term "frosted nails." See the photo below for a fun snowflake idea to complement this cool dude!

How to make the cool dude nail art design:

Step 1: Paint nails blue. Let dry.

Step 2: Using white paint to create the snowman's body, paint a large circle that appears to be extending off the bottom edge of the nail.

Step 3: Using white paint, paint a smaller circle (the snowman's head) resting on top of the bottom circle. Let dry. (Repeat steps 2 and 3 if white paint looks streaky.)

Step 4: Using black paint, paint a small square at an angle on the snowman's head. Add a thin line of black paint under the square.

Step 5: Using black paint and a tooth­pick, add two small dots for eyes and four or five dots in a curved line for a smile. (Make sure you leave room for the snowman's nose!)

Step 6: Using orange paint, paint a long, thin triangle that starts just under and between the two eyes and comes to a point just beyond the right edge of the white circle.

Step 7: Using red paint, paint a thin red line separating the snow­man's head and body and a slightly thicker line cascading down the left side.

Step 8: Using green paint and a toothpick, add three small dots of holly to the hat.

Step 9: Using white paint and a tooth­pick, add several tiny white dots to the blue back­ground to represent snowflakes.

Take a trip back in time with the kids' nail art idea in the next section. Keep reading to learn about the peace, love, and happiness nail art design.

Groove with the peace, love, and happiness nail art design.

Peace, Love, and Happiness Nail Art

The peace, love, and happiness nail art design includes a peace sign, heart, and happy face.

Slip on your bell-bottoms and add the peace, love, and happiness nail art design to your retro look. This groovy nail art idea features three designs: a peace sign, heart, and happy face.

How to make the peace, love, and happiness nail art design:

How to paint the peace sign:

Step 1: Paint nail any color. Let dry.

Step 2: Using a contrasting color paint and the tip of a tiny brush, paint the outline of a circle in the center of the nail. Leave the center of the circle unpainted.

Step 3: Using the same color paint as the circle, paint a straight, vertical line through the center of the circle.

Step 4: Paint an upside-down V centered on the vertical line to complete the peace symbol.

How to paint the heart:

Step 1: Paint nail any color except red. Let dry.

Step 2: Using red paint, paint the outline of a heart in the center of the nail.

Step 3: Fill in the heart with red paint.

How to paint the happy face:

Step 1: Paint nail any color except yellow. Let dry.

Step 2: Using yellow paint, paint a circle in the center of the nail. Let dry. Repeat.

Step 3: Using black paint and a toothpick, paint two small dots for eyes and a curved line for the smile.