Kids love any excuse to break from the norm, which means Crazy Hair Day at school is a big deal. Children love showing off fun, wacky hairstyles and beg you to help them pull them off. Crafting a unique hairstyle on an energetic child can be tricky, and there’s no guarantee it will hold up throughout the day. We’ve got some easy ideas for crazy hair day at school that won’t take too long and shouldn’t fall down.
Magical Unicorn
Mythical creatures are very popular in the world of wacky hairdos. If your child has long hair, then you can easily give them a magical unicorn hairdo. All you need is a foam cone, bobby pins, hairspray, and some color, such as mica powder. Place the foam cone a few inches from your child’s forehead and secure it to their hair with bobby pins. Wrap the front sections of hair around the cone and hairspray it in place. You can leave the rest of your child’s hair down or gather it into a ponytail. Add some fun details—such as hair dye spray, mica powder, or glitter—on the cone and the rest of your child’s hair.
Bug Life
For the kids who prefer creepy crawly reality over fun mythical animals, the bug life hairstyle is perfect! This hairdo is ideal for short hair, which is nice since some kids with short hair worry they can’t participate in crazy hair day. All you need are plastic creepy crawlers and hair clips. You can also color your child’s hair with whatever temporary dye you choose. Dye the hair green to look like grass or leave it natural. Glue the plastic creepy crawlers to hair clips and let the glue dry completely. Then, help your child add the clips to their hair, sticking centipedes, spiders, and grasshoppers wherever they want. You can spray the clips with hairspray to help them stay in place if necessary.
Spooky Spider
A hairstyle that can work regardless of hair length is spooky spiderwebs. If your child has long hair, you can create two braids and stretch faux spiderwebs between them atop your child’s head. Clip in spiders and add silver glitter or mica powder for special effects. For kids with shorter hair, place the spider webs on top of their locks and add the fake spiders and sparkly gray mica powder. Don’t worry about mica powder staining skin. Most mica powders are natural and safe and can add both color and sparkle to your child’s hairdo.
These easy ideas for crazy hair day at school will help your child celebrate this fun, special day without stressing you out. Hairspray, fun hair clips, and mica powder are all you need to craft something memorable for this occasion.