Little Girl's Hairstyles: Easy Twist Around Braided Ponytail 10-15 min

Well, here's a funny thing: I could have sworn I'd already posted this hairdo! Am I crazy? Does this look familiar to any of you? I searched and searched, and could not find it anywhere! If anyone of you find it elsewhere, please let me know! If not, then here's a new one for you! I was going to use this as one of my 'Blast from the Past' hairdos, since I happened upon the pictures and was reminded of how much I liked this hairstyle, but ........a new hairstyle is great too!

Twist Around Braided Ponytail

 This side view shows off the back ponytail nicely. I started this cute little hairdo with a french braid in front, drawing in hair, just to the ears. I then finished the braid all the way down to the ends.  I then gathered the rest of the hair (nice and damp of course) up to where I finished the actual french braid, and put it, along with the braid, into a high ponytail.

 I then just twisted the remainder of her loose hair and wrapped it around the braid, and secured the ends with an elastic. Keeping the hair damp, especially in the twist, will help keep the hairdo in longer and looking more finished. Spray both sides of the finished braid well with hairspray, and she's done!

 Those cute bows and smiles finish it off nicely!



Little Girl's Hairstyles: St. Patrick's Hairdo: The Shamrock Hairdo 10-15 min

The Shamrock Hairdo

I've been browsing some other hair blogs to see their takes on the 'clover' (because, really, what else can you do for St. Paddy's? A leprechaun perched on their head?), and all the hairstyles were frankly just too complex for me! Perhaps because I'm pregnant, or lazy, or the combo of the two, so I had to do something a little easier and faster (they were all super cute--but just TOO much work for me!). You can do this with whatever kind of braid you are in the mood for. I opt for a twist braid because it's FAST!

First, I start with thoroughly dampened hair, and comb it all back into a mid-height ponytail.

 Then since I was going only for a 3 leaf clover, I did three twist braids. You can see my video on twist braids to learn how to do them if necessary. I did one twist braid from the top portion of the ponytail, and then split the underneath into two sections.

 I then made a 'stem' by ponytailing off a low section. Where you put this secondary elastic will depend on the length of your braids. I did my other daughter's hair, which is much shorter, and so her 'stem' is much shorter as well.

 I then brought the 'stem' portion up to the middle or base of the ponytail like pictured, and then laid the twist braids out like the leaves of the clover.

 I then used bobby pins to hold them in place. You may want to crisscross two where I show this one.

 Pin all three (or four if you want a 4 leaf) in place well.

 Then I stuck two bobby pins down through the base of the ponytail and the top part of the stem to hold it in place.

 I added a green bow at the top of the stem.

 Now for the short hair version: My older daughter's hair just touches the tops of her shoulders. Here's her twist braids pinned up into the leaf sections. Notice how short her 'stem' is. I bobby pinned these braids to each other, rather than to her head, and then down through the base of the ponytail again. I liked how they stood up!

 I may want to trim this ribbon before I use it again.....but it's all ok!

A Irish Wish for a Friend

Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!

How to do Little Girl's Hairstyles: Twist Braids into Loops 10-15 Min

Some of you may remember my Loopy Do from awhile ago. This is an easier quicker version of that (which is always my favorite). I just really really like the twist braids pulled up in loops I guess (when you have long twist braids). I also really like the ends of the hair waterfalling over the ponytail-just love it!

I parted off the front section of her hair (from forehead to behind ears) into three equal sections. I put each section into a ponytail, and then pulled it all back into a mid-height ponytail in the back.

 I then did three twist braids in her ponytail, and then looped them up and fastened them with another elastic at the base of the ponytail. I ratted the ends of her hair a bit and hairsprayed them to 'waterfall' over the ponytail.

 SO easy! (If anyone has a problem with all of my 'easy' hairdo's, please let me know--and I'll try to come up with some difficult, time-consuming hairdos more often!). :)

Have a super week!

 

How to do girl's hairstyles: Triple Twist Braid Ponytails 7-10 min

A fast easy hairdo for those little gals who just beg for "just a ponytail, puh-leeze!?", like my little gal does EVERY day.

I parted off her hair straight down the middle to begin with (and of course, the hair is damp). I clipped off one side, and then parted off one side into two ponytails, in the middle of her head. Repeat on the other side.

 I kept all the hair from one outside ponytails, and divided the inside pony next to it in half, and did a twist braid. Next, join the inside halves of the middle two ponys and do twist braid no. 2.

 Finish with twist braid no. 3 using the other side in the same manner, to end up with 3 total twists braids. I spray the tops and undersides of my braids with hairspray, and they are out the bathroom door!

How to do girl's hairstyles: Triple Ponytail Loop 10-15 min

I hope you all are having a joyous time welcoming in the new year! Any really outstanding new year's resolutions? Mine always involve 1: eating better 2: exercising more. BUT, at least for the first few months of the year, I can let myself off the hook (hey, I'm pregnant!). And I'm going to enjoy it!!

SO, onto the hair! Some of you may remember the Pony Loop hairdo, I shared back in January of last year. This is a variation on that idea. Three ponytail loops, one on top, two on the bottom!

 I parted off a small section in the front top of her hair, and put it in a small ponytail, which you can see in this picture. I did this to secure those little wispies she has. If your daughter has bangs or shorter hair in front, doing this will help keep a smoother look. Next I parted off the top half section of her hair, and put in an elastic. Having damp hair, and/or using a lightweight gel will help keep these loops in nicer as well. See my instruction on how to do the pony loops here.

 Part off the remaining hair underneath into two sections, complete two additional pony loops, and spray well with hairspray.

 I love the slick smooth look of this hairstyle. I also used the small bobby pins underneath the wrapped hair to secure it down if needed.

 Happy New Year!


 

How to do girl's hairstyles: Fun with parting--Stairs part 10-15

So the closer the holidays get, the slower I seem to be moving. Or else everything else is moving faster! I just don't seem to get the chance to sit down at my computer very often, and so I apologize for my few posts as of late. I've made a goal to upload a few today at least to cover me through Thanksgiving! Hairdoing is still going at my house, when I can fit that in, and so there is always material to share!

So for this hairdo, I decided to mix up the parting a bit. Sometimes good old ponytails are in order, and I just felt like doing them--with, of course, something a little bit fun. It took a bit of time to get it straight, but I think it turned out alright.

I started out with very damp hair (this always helps when doing a lot of parting), and I began the part in the front of her head. You can make each vertical line as long as you want, but make the horizontal part about the same in length.

 The back of her head is not as flat and even, since I put in high ponytails. You can adjust the height of the ponytails if you wish.

 I finished her ponytails with good old regular braids--but of course, if you have the time and the creative juices flowing--go with whatever suits you!

More to come! Like November's Creative Genius!

Little Girl's Hairstyles - How to do a zig zag puffy braid ponytail 7-10 min

This hairstyle would be cute with pull-thru ponys as well. I tend to stay away from them the thicker my girl's hair gets, or if there's a large amount of hair to be pulled through. It makes for unhappy girls at night.

This hairdo is pretty straightforward, and works great for either long or short hair. I parted off 3 sections in her hair,doing only one at a time. The first section was from ear to ear, and I put in the elastic far to one side. The next section I tried doing across the back center of her head, and positioned the elastic on the opposite side as the first one. For the final section, I included the rest of the hair, and again, put the elastic on the opposite side, or same side as the first. You can do as many sections as necessary. Shorter hair would work better with smaller sections, as the ponytails wouldn't reach as far. You could also split the hair down the middle, and do two puffy braids.

We continued the elastics down her ponytail to keep the look uniform. Wet hair works best for this hairstyle, especially for the ponytail. Working some gel into her hair would also help keep the flyaways to a minimum.

Happy Hair!

Little Girl's Hairstyles -How to do a 4 Strand Braid "Heidi" UpDo 10-15 min

So, do your girls ever run and hide when you pick up a comb or a brush? That's what's been happening at our house lately. Maybe it's because it's summer and they just want to go outside and run around madly in their swimsuits. Who can blame them? All I know is that my girls BEG for 'just ponytails, k?", or "just a braid, puh-leeze mom?"after I've coerced/bribed/threatened-to-shave-your-head them into the bathroom.

SO, in my undying devotion to you fellow bloggers who take the time to peek at us once in a while, I've posted this little 'just a ponytail/braid' do for you. And of course, we tried to make it a little fun, all the while keeping it out of the face, and allowing them to see clearly while running to and fro on the Slip-n-Slide. Plus I like calling it a "Heidi Hairdo". :)

For this hairstyle, I zig zagged her part from forehead to neck, and put her hair up in two high ponytails.

I then did a 4 strand braid in each ponytail.

Next, and there are a variety of ways you can do this, I just wrapped her ponytail around the other. Now, I get that many of your lovely darlings don't have hair as long as what's pictured here. There are still options! You can place the ponytails closer together, right next to the part. This will have more of a 'bun' effect. You can also just join the braid's ends together in the middle with an elastic. But since my available model has this length of hair, here's what you can do as well.

With the second braid, I tried to layer it as I wrapped it around. Wrap it pretty much however it's going to lay best, and the tightest. I've done it two different ways in my pictures. I did it this way, shown below, and then it's different in the pics shown where she's wearing the flower. I tried to make a figure 8 with the braids.

Bring the ends together underneath and join them.

If you have long ends still at this point, tuck them under the braids, and place them where you'll be able to secure them with a bobby pin.

Secure the braids and ends with a bobby pin, using at least 2 on each side.

If your braid is standing up from the base, like the one on the left in the below picture, push it down so it lays flat, and keep securing the braids wherever necessary.

I stuck in a flower right on top of where the braids joined together underneath (big flowers are super for hiding things). And Voila! She's ready to go! (You may want to remove the flower for slip-n-slide fun though).

Doesn't hurt to be cute while you are having fun, right?