Easy hairstyles for girls
Six styles a dad can do on a school morning, quickest first. No experience needed.
All six are free in the app, with a check before every step.
Each guide takes you through one action at a time, with a picture of what your hands should be doing and what it should look and feel like before you move on. Ponytails and bunches are where most dads start.
Quickest first
- Clip-Back for Baby WispsAbout 1 minute. 3 steps. Babies and toddlers.Fine wisps clipped back from a baby or toddler's face using a single soft snap clip.
- Tangle-Free BrushingAbout 2 minutes. 5 steps. Toddlers to pre-teens.The foundation skill. Done right it takes two minutes and causes no pain.
- Classic PonytailAbout 3 minutes. 6 steps. Toddlers to pre-teens.All hair gathered and secured at the back of the head, level with the tops of the ears.
- High PonytailAbout 4 minutes. 6 steps. Young children to pre-teens.All hair gathered at the very top of her head, giving more height and keeping the neck completely clear.
- Half-Up, Half-DownAbout 4 minutes. 6 steps. Young children to pre-teens.The top half of the hair gathered and clipped at the very top of her head; the bottom half left loose.
- Two Even BunchesAbout 6 minutes. 7 steps. Babies to older children.Hair divided down the middle and gathered into one ponytail on each side, level with the ears.
Easy hairstyles for toddlers
Short, fine hair and a child who won't sit for long. These are the ones written for babies and toddlers; the toddler page has the rest.
Easy hairstyles for school
The everyday styles that suit a school day, each one 6 minutes or less. The school page lists every style tagged for it.
The basics behind every style
- Detangling without tearsEnds first, five centimetres at a time.
- Holding tensionThe anchor hand, and why it matters more than the elastic.
- Choosing elasticsFabric over rubber, every time.
- Keeping her stillGive her a job, not an instruction.
When these are easy
The next step is Beyond the Ponytail, an optional one-time pack of twelve styles in the app, from plaits and buns to puffs and twists. These are the easy ones in it. See all eighteen styles.
Six free styles, on your phone
Tell Dad Hair Hero how long you have and what her hair is like today, and it picks a style that fits. Then:
- Her hair, not hair in general. Choose Straight, Wavy, Thick, Curly or Coily under "her hair today" and the steps and pictures change to the method for her hair.
- A check before every step. Each step ends with what it should look and feel like, so you know it is right before you move on.
- Fix It, mid-style. When something is not right, "Something's not right" opens the fix for it without leaving the step.
- The diary. Add a photo and a note when you finish, and see what you have done and what to try next.
Free, with six everyday styles and all eight techniques. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Also: school hairstyles, toddler hairstyles, sports hairstyles, party hairstyles and curly and coily hair.
