Hairstyles for sport and active days
Hair that has to survive a match, a swimming lesson or a whole afternoon outside.
Every style here is in the free app, with the steps for her hair.
An active day asks two things of a style: it holds, and it does not hurt. The styles here are tagged for sport or swimming in the app. The techniques that matter most for them are holding tension and choosing elastics, both linked below, and Fix It has a page for a style that falls out and one for a bun that collapses mid-game.
Free, step by step
- 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.
In Beyond the Ponytail
The finished look, the time and what you need are on each page. The full steps are in the app, in an optional one-time pack. No subscription.
Three-Strand PlaitBeyond the Ponytail
Sports BunBeyond the Ponytail
French PlaitBeyond the Ponytail
Dutch PlaitBeyond the Ponytail
Criss-Cross BandsBeyond the Ponytail
The techniques that matter here
- Holding tensionThe anchor hand, and why it matters more than the elastic.
- Choosing elasticsFabric over rubber, every time.
When it goes wrong
The ones that hold, in the app
Dad Hair Hero shows each step with what to check before you move on, so the elastic is right the first time. Free, no account, no tracking. In the app:
- 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.
More ways in: easy hairstyles, curly and coily hair, school hairstyles, toddler hairstyles and party hairstyles, or all eighteen styles.
