Little Girl's Hairstyles - How to do hair for School Pics!

I don't know about the rest of you, but School Picture Day is probably one of my most stressful mornings (pathetic, I know). I stress because:

1: I can't be there to rearrange, comb, spritz anything back into place, and 

2: how do I get the hair to STICK, look natural, but not move until it's picture time?

I justify my erratic and tense behavior because, as I tell my girls, "I'm paying for these, so I want them to be PERFECT." So, now that you are feeling sorry for my children, let me share with you some possible ideas, that I think would be SUPERB for picture day.

I really really like my girls' hair down for pictures. I think that if I'm going to do something fancy, it should be visible, and since most of my fancy stuff is in the BACK of the head, it does nothing for their pictures, which I really want to show off their cute little faces. So, here's some of my favorites, with the hair down, that I think we'll be choosing from, since our picture day is tomorrow!

But, I know some of you may want to have the hair up, so I've picked a few faves for you too. They are at the end. Enjoy! Good luck with your morning!

Hair Down

French Braid Headband

Twists with curls (soft curlers)

Double Twist Braids with Waves

The Thumbelina

Side Puffy Braid Headband

Daisy Chain Braid with waved hair

Rosettes/Twist Bun Headband  (I will be sharing a video on how to make the actual headbands soon!)

Twisted Laces in Crown Or Side Puffy Braid

Hair Up

French Twist Braids with Stuffed Bun

If you wanted to eliminate the top twists, I think a side bun with a flower would be adorable for pictures as well. I'm leaning towards this hairdo myself.....

The Heidi Updo with Four Strand Braids

Side Pony with Twists

Little Girl's Hairstyles - How to do a Minnie Mouse Hair Do 7-10 min

How to make your child's hair look like Minnie Mouse....or so says my husband when he saw my daughter today! This is similar to the poof I used in the Thumbelina hair do a little while back. It's seriously so easy I didn't put step by step pictures, but I'll still explain what I did.

I parted her (wet) hair in front middle back to her crown. I put in two elastics, and on the last pull through, I only pulled up about 2 inches of hair (less or more depending on your daughter's hair length). This is the same thing you do in the Thumbelina hairdo. Fan out the part you've left. This makes the 'ears'.

 

Then make another parting in the middle back of her head, and put in a single elastic.

Then I gathered all the rest of the hair into another low ponytail, and put it into a stuffed bun, or you can do a messy bun.

That's it! I put in two darling bows I got from Angela's Accessories, and she added her own dash of sass, and she's done!

Little Girl's Hairstyles -The Thumbelina 7-10 Min

So...you may see lots of sites showing you how to do fabulous celebrity do's........but here, where dolls and Barbies reign supreme, I will demonstrate how to do the Thumbelina do'. My daughter received this cutie pie doll for her birthday and loves it to pieces, so this one is for you C.

Our model:

First I parted the front of her slightly damp hair in a side part, back to her ears.

Then I pulled all the rest of her hair, except what was parted off in front, back in a clip, up out of the way, since you'll be pulling the front hair underneath.

Comb the front pieces smooth and pull both sides down underneath.

Pull it tight here (and center it, unlike my picture here) and TRY to not grab the little hairs on her neck when you secure the two pieces together. This will make for a happier girl.

You'll want to pull it tighter than what I've shown here. I did pull this one out and did it over, but who knows why I don't have a picture of that. You want the front pieces smooth and tight and not going anywhere.

Front pieces nice and smooth and tight.

Next, part off your next section, angling up to the center, starting from behind her ear.

Comb both sides smooth, and gather together for a pony. On your last pull through on the elastic, only pull through partway, making a fan at the top. You want the fan large, but leaving a long pony in back, so do what you can with the length of hair you are working with.

Pull fanned hair out and spray. Hers fell down later, because her hair was a tad bit too wet.

I roundbrushed the back of her hair.

And took a large pink flower (just like Thumbelina's!) and stuck it in the large side of her headband. This is my fave from B&B's Buttons.

My other gal wanted the same--so here's the brunette version of Thumbelina. (Another cute B&B Button bow).

Just add wings and you are done!