Little Girl Hairstyles for the Not So Creative Parent

If you are like me, styling hair is not your forte. I can barely use a curling iron! Doing your little girl’s hair can be intimidating. I have seen many elaborate hairstyles on little girls that are adorable, but I have no idea how to recreate them. My little Nini, like many other toddlers, is not willing to sit long for an intricate hairdo. And that’s assuming I could even create the hairstyle. Over the last year, I have found some hairdos that are pretty simple to do. They are quick, easy, and still really cute! I’m going to share some hairstyles I do on my toddler. 

Half-Up Side Ponytail

 

This is my go-to hairstyle. It’s super fast and simple to do. Use a comb to gather the front part of the hair. Then pull it to the side and put a hair tie in to secure. To help me gather the hair, I sometimes use some baby lotion or mousse to smooth out the hair. I often add a clip or bow to step up the cuteness factor on this hairdo.

 Turned Out Do

 

Start out with wet hair. I usually do this hairstyle on Nini right after her bath. Put a little bit of mousse at the ends of the wet hair. With a round brush and a blow dryer on low heat setting, turn the ends of the hair out. Point the blow dryer upward under the hair to make the hair turn out. Add a little more mousse and some hairspray if you would like.

 Back Combed Poof

Back comb (rat) the front of the hair with a comb. Then smooth it back and secure with a hair tie. If your child has fly away hair, add some clips to secure. This is another hairstyle that’s fun to add a bow or hair clip.

 Pinned Back

Some days there just isn’t time to style hair. For these days, I simply comb the bangs back and pin them with clips. It’s still cute and gets hair out of a toddler’s face. 

Pinned Back with a Flower or Bow

To make the pinned back hairstyle look more elaborate, simply follow the same instructions and add a bow or flower clip. 

 Half-Up Piggy Tails

 

Nini’s hair is not long enough to put all her hair in piggy tails, so we stick with half-up piggy tails. For this style, use a comb to split the top half of the hair from the bottom. Then split the hair into two sections. Do your best to make them even and the part as straight as possible. Secure each piggy tail with a hair tie.

 Half-Up Piggy Top Knots

The instructions for this hairstyle are the same as the piggy tails until the point where the hair is secured in a hair tie. Just don’t pull the hair all the way through the hair tie, and it will create this completely different look!

Front Hair Side Braid

 

This hairstyle is a little more difficult, but still pretty easy to do. Separate the front part of the hair from the rest. I sometimes add a thin plastic hair tie at the start of the braid to secure the hair, but it’s not necessary. Braid the hair towards the side, and add a plastic hair tie at the bottom. Use some clips to pin the hair down. A little hairspray helps make this style last.

Faux Hawk Braid
 

This might be the most difficult hairstyle of these simple dos, but it’s worth the effort. Nini’s hair stays in all day with this hairdo, even through all her running and playing. For this style, part the top part of the hair from the rest. Pull the hair straight up and braid it, then secure the end with a plastic hair tie. Pull the braid back and clip to the head. This hairstyle is easier to do if the hair is a little dirty. So, if you don’t wash your child’s hair every day, try it out on a day the hair hasn’t been washed. If you want to do it on clean hair, add a little mousse to the hair.

Well I hope this gives you some good ideas for easy little girl hairstyles. Happy styling! 

So what tips and tricks do you have for styling your little girl’s hair? Let me know in the comments!

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