Little Girl's Hairstyles- Question and Answer- Hairstyles they can sleep in??

This is a super question I got from Jenn on my FaceBook page:

So here is my issue. I have to my daughter's hair at night because I leave for work before she is awake. My husband (bless his heart) can barely do a ponytail. Suggestions for hairdos that hold up well for sleeping? Her hair is almost to her waist and straight. Thanks!!! :-)

This is something we all deal with, right? Every Saturday night I think of what I can do to beautify the mounds of hair I face in the morning before church, so I can actually make it there on time! Well here's a few ideas that I do.......(these are do's that I take out the next morning).

Using soft curlers!

This is something that turns out adorable 99% of the time. Someone just has to take out the curlers, comb it out from underneath, and just clip in a cute barrette in the front to keep the hair out of the face. This is something the most beauty-challenged guy could do (with a little practice and instruction of course!).

Doing a double French Braid!

This is just a pic of a hairdo that I thought turned out cute......but doing a double french braid like this (all the way to the ends of the hair) turns out great the next morning. You undo the braids, and since it's been in two braids of the same size, the hair will be evenly waved. Undercomb it with only fingers and do it gently so not to frizz the wave or pull it out. If the ends are long and unwaved, and if you have a waver, then use it only on the ends. I do this all the time! You could also just do a small corkscrew curl on the ends. Your best bet is to braid the hair down as far as you can. I also like doing the zig zag part since it works like putting in curlers, there's no definite line down the back for the hair to part off to.

I also liked Sue's idea on FB for keeping in hairdo's at night (ones you don't plan on taking out the next morning).
this may sound bizzare, but if i want to keep my daughters hair nice for the next day ( without all the whispy bits ) i get her to sleep with a pair of tights on her hair ( obviously i cut the legs off first ), that way no matter how much she tosses and turns her hair always remains the same.

I'm going to have to try this one....

One last tip: If your gals have hair that wakes up a tangled and knotted mess in the morning, then you can try this. After baths at night (or whatever your routine is) we just comb it and put it in a loose braid. They wake up with slightly wavy, and knot free hair! It combs out easy, and sometimes is still damp, which is great, since I don't have to resoak their heads again.
Thanks for the questions and answers ladies!