Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Little Girl's Hairstyles - Side Puffy Braid with Twist Braid 10-15 min

So You Think You Can Dance Little Girl Hairdo

Puffy Braid and Twist Braid


I saw this style on "So You Think You Can Dance" last season, and have been filing it away. This is a great one for your girls who have short hair, since you can modify the twist braid on the side into just another ponytail. Puffy braids are always super for short hair, especially since there's so much variety when doing them. (This also works great for long hair too!)
I started with a side part in the front to the crown, and then combed back the rest of her hair and clipped it off so it wouldn't get pulled in to any of the puffy braids. And of course, her hair is damp!
On the larger side of the part, I made two small ponytails, about an inch wide and deep.
The next section down, I made three ponytail sections, splitting the first two in half and joining them in the middle.
On the next row, I did two ponytails again, making the same size as the first row, and split the middle ponytail again and joined them.
Once I got to this point, I resprayed the hair remaining, prepping it for a twist braid. This is where you can rejoin the two ponytails into just one, if you have shorter hair to work with, or leave it. Do whatever you think looks best according to the hair you have left.
I decided to do a twist braid with the two remaining sections.
I round brushed the back of her hair.
We love this little girl hairdo!
 Be sure to check back tomorrow! It's my day to be SITS!!! Hurray!!

131 comments:

  1. Super cute. This would be great for growing out bangs!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Cute! and congrats on your SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Cute! Her hair is so pretty down in back. Beautiful!

    ReplyDelete
  4. How pretty!! I think I've been here before!! I'm having a girl I just found out so I need to search through here for cute styles for ethnic/ curly hair!! happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Happy SITS Day lady! Love that hairstyle too...so cute! Following your blog and FB too!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Happy SITS Day! This is super cute! I have a boy but tons of neices to try this on!

    ReplyDelete
  7. That is really cute! I think even my 11 year old would be willing to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Oh my heck! I wish you were my mom! All we ever did was half up and a ponytail!

    Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Hello! Stopping by from SITS a little early. Hope you have a great day being featured blogger!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Super cute! I don't have kids yet of my own, but I wonder how hard it would be to give it a go on my own hair :) Sure wish my mom had step-by-step instructions like this when I was a kid!

    ReplyDelete
  11. How Awesome are those hair styles!

    My daughter is 13 now and she has her own style and way of doing her hair. I wish I had known how to do those styles when she was little. She has the perfect hair to work with. Slightly wavy/curly, thick, beautiful red hair.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Congrats on your SITS day!! Your hairstyles are adorable, and your daughter is too!!!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Congratulations on your SITS day! When I was in high school on the drill team we all had to wear our hair french-braided for each game. There were 85 girls and 5 of us who could braid. I haven't braided hair again in a very long time...lol!
    Enjoy your day!

    ReplyDelete
  14. OMG! I'm sooo glad I found you through SITS! I have 7 month old twin daughters and cannot wait until I can do this to their hair one day!!!

    I just hope they'll be great little models like your daughter is and are patient while I do their hair each morning! She is adorable and has beautiful hair!!!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Awesome...wish I had girls to fix hair like that, sigh. Boys don't want you to mess with their hair.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Ive always wanted to learn how to french braid. For some reason I just cant get it. These are fantastic dos.

    Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Happy SITS Day. Seeing your cute styles makes me wish my daughter was little again, although she's a sophmore in college.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Love it and you make it look so easy too. Congrats on your SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Ohhhhh..I needed to see your blog! Happy SITS day! I have a two year old girl (after 2 boys) and now I know where to come to learn how to do her hair! So CUTE!

    Thanks for the heads up on the AF Kid to Kid...the one by me is pretty eh...might need to try a different location!

    ReplyDelete
  20. Congrats on your SITS day! Love the hair styles!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Congratulations on your SITS Day! :)

    WOW - that is such a pretty hairstyle and an adorable little model! How do get her to sit still long enough though?

    ReplyDelete
  22. Gorgeous hair styles for a cute fairy :)
    You've got a fabulous blog here :D

    Happy SITS day :)

    Cheers!!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Really cute! I have a 7 year old with long straight hair (which I love!)She likes her hair neatly tied up and now I have a place to come to for inspitation!
    Thank you for all you do....

    ReplyDelete
  24. Really cute! Happy SITS day to you!!!

    Kathy over at Everyday Bliss

    ReplyDelete
  25. hey! happy sits day!
    wow i love all the hairstyles!
    it makes me want to
    1. grow my hair really long
    2. rig something up so i can have 3 hands and eyes that can see the back and top of my head so i can do these myself
    seriously cool stuff. someday i'll have a daughter..!

    ReplyDelete
  26. this is so cute^^ I'm not that into braids and stuff but it looks good on others =)

    ReplyDelete
  27. Happy SITS day, you are incredible...if only I had a small girl available ;)

    ReplyDelete
  28. WOW! Very pretty hairstyle for a young lady. Nice to see really cute and different styles instead of the plain old one and two ponytail most little girl wear. Great job! Happy SITS day as well!

    ReplyDelete
  29. Wake up! quick - the SITS girls are already here!

    Just what I needed - we are in full blown prep for my daughter's 1st holy communion in 2 weeks - your hairstyles are gorgeous and I think even a stumble thumbs like me could do it. Have fun today!

    Cheers L

    ReplyDelete
  30. This looks like the hairstyle of a fairy princess.

    ReplyDelete
  31. So many ideas! I can't wait for Baby Girl's hair to be long enough to try some of these gorgeous ideas.

    Congrats on your SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  32. So pretty! I remember this from So You Think You Can Dance too!!

    Congrats on your SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  33. Happy SITS day! I am so impressed, these hair styles are like works of art! I wish I could do something even slightly creative with my own hair.

    Have a great SITS day,
    Jade

    ReplyDelete
  34. This is great! I rarely get inspired beyond the two pigtails fashion, so I am bookmarking this for the next time my little girl asks for "princess" hair :)

    ReplyDelete
  35. Wow! These styles would work great for teens and tweens, too! Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  36. Wow these are beautiful! Visiting from SITS
    I'm becoming a fan on FB for when DD grows some more hair

    ReplyDelete
  37. WOW. I wish my girls would let me mess with their hair----or LEAVE the hair tie in that I put their hair up in.

    Any suggestions on that?

    Happy SITS day. Beautiful do's.

    ReplyDelete
  38. Happy SITS Day!

    These are great styles but my daughter would NEVER stand still this long, lol!

    ReplyDelete
  39. Enjoy your SITS day! This is a very unique site! Stop over for a visit sometime. I wish I would not have had curly hair growing up!
    - Cougs @ www.cougar-tales.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  40. So cute...wish I had some girls so I could do these. Funny, my boys won't sit still long enough for me to braid their hair...so weird!!!

    Lots of SITS love,
    Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
    www.mawhats4dinner.com

    ReplyDelete
  41. Hey Shaunell! It's your SITS day!

    Been a while since I stopped by, but I hope you have a GREAT SITS DAY!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  42. Cute blog. My little girl is now 30 so it's been quite a while since I've done her hair. :) Congrats on your SITS day.

    ReplyDelete
  43. It's your SITS day today.

    Happy Day.

    I had brothers too, and a now a boy of my own. Whew. Hair has never been my thing but the styles look great and easy. Perfect for uncoordinated people such as myself.

    LisaDay

    ReplyDelete
  44. Beautiful hairstyles! :)

    Aching a little b/c I have 3 boys....


    Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  45. What a fantastic blog! Happy SITS day to you! Wow! Can't wait to get back and see all your creative ideas!

    ReplyDelete
  46. Happy SITS day!
    I have two girls and I don't either of them would have ever sat and let me do any of this to thier hair.....not that I could have! I've always had long hair but never been good styling it.

    ReplyDelete
  47. What a great ideas you have! I am just queen of the side bow with my girls! but they don't have that beautiful long straight hair. Happy Sits day!

    ReplyDelete
  48. I remember that hairdo from SYTYCD - it looks twice as adorable on your daughter though!

    ReplyDelete
  49. This is just what I need! My daughter has long hair and i'd love to do these hairstyles. Thank you! Thank you! Happy SITS!

    ReplyDelete
  50. Happy SITS day!!!!

    These hairstyles are so cute!

    ReplyDelete
  51. I am so excited to try out some of these on my little girl!
    Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  52. Oh, how ADORABLE! *flails!* When I was a kid, my mom used to LOVE to play with my hair, and I remember having a hairdo similar to this (although I was all about the loop-braid ponytails :D)... I hope I have a daughter some day so I can toy with her hair... <3

    Your model is quite adorable as well. :)

    Oh, and HAPPY SITS DAY! :D

    ReplyDelete
  53. That is just too cute! Stopping by to wish you a happy SITS Day!! :)

    ReplyDelete
  54. Happy SITS Day! :-) Very cute pictures!

    ReplyDelete
  55. I'm not sure my boys would let me do this to them but it's super cute! Happy SITS Day!!

    ReplyDelete
  56. So cute!!!

    Congratulations on your SITs feature!! I hope you enjoy your day in the sun:-)

    ReplyDelete
  57. Sooo cute. I wish my little girl would sit still long enough for me to do her hair! :) Happy SITS.

    ReplyDelete
  58. How cute is that. I am loving this blog. Happy SITS day. Off to look around some more.

    ReplyDelete
  59. As a little girl, I was often chastised by my teachers for playing with my classmates hair, "This is not a beauty salon," they said.

    These darling hair styles are great!

    ReplyDelete
  60. Hi:)
    So i am a 31 year old "girl" am i to old for this?
    I think not:)

    Have a wonderful day - SP

    ReplyDelete
  61. Happy SITS day:) These hairstyles are super cute. I can't wait for my girl's hair to grow up some more so I can try them all out.

    ReplyDelete
  62. What lovely photos!
    And how cute is that!!
    Great blog!
    Happy SITS DAY!!
    Enjoy ! it's really amazing!
    Heading off to poke around your blog!
    Betty

    ReplyDelete
  63. Cute ides for hair. I always had a time with my girls' hair since it was curly and tangled so often. I will have to pass on your blog to my daughter for my granddaughter.

    ReplyDelete
  64. SO cool! I love styling hair. When I was a kid my sister had one of those Barbie heads and I'd sit and do various hairstyles for hours.

    Oh, and happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  65. Your blog is so great! You have such a talent for all these hair do's! So many times, things I try on my girls turn into a hair don't instead of a hair do! I can't wait to show my daughter your blog when she gets home from school! Have a great SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  66. Happy SITS day! Love the cute hairstyles! I can't wait until my little girl is big enough to style her hair!

    ReplyDelete
  67. Stopping by from SITS... Happy FB Day to you!!!

    I spent about 20 minutes looking at all the hairstyles... WOW is all i can say!!!! You have the PERFECT little model now don't ya? She is just adorable...

    I don't have a little girl anymore, mine is now 16... don't think she is gonna let me try these out on her at this point and i am a little sad about that... she would look so cute... :-)

    I am sure your little girl is the envy of many... Enjoy your day!

    ReplyDelete
  68. my girlies are going to be thrilled that i found this site!!
    what cool styles.

    ReplyDelete
  69. Happy SITS day!!! Love those hair styles!

    ReplyDelete
  70. Very cute. I have a son and I don't think he'd appreciate me trying this on him (nor would my husband), but when I have a girl...she's in so much trouble! Hahaha!

    Happy SITS Day!

    ReplyDelete
  71. Happy SITS day! What a beautiful girl and her hair is also beautiful!!

    ReplyDelete
  72. Happy SITS Day! I wish I had your blog when my girlies were young!

    ReplyDelete
  73. Congratulations on being the featured blogger today at SITS. I love your site. Now I'm a follower, isn't SITS great? Have a fantastic SITS day and enjoy the comment love.

    ReplyDelete
  74. Holy wow, so adorable! Stopping by from SITS to wish you a happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  75. WHat a great site! Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  76. How many different hair styles has that little girl had during her life? Probably more than me during 26 years!
    Happy SITS Day!

    Lamb’s Most Recent Post:Woman’s Day Magazine No Longer Irks Me!

    ReplyDelete
  77. I LOVE your site! I can't wait to show it to my daughter :)

    Have a wonderful SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  78. What a fun blog! You do amazing styles! Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  79. I remember when both of my girls were younger. I loved fixing their hair. Now they are teenagers & won't let me touch their hair. (tears)

    Happy SITS Day!

    ReplyDelete
  80. Happy SITS DAY! Love your blog! My little girl is only 7 months old and doesn't have much hair yet. When she gets some, I will be coming back to this site for some great hair ideas.

    Hope you enjoy your day in the spotlight!

    Visit my blog: www.twin-talk.com

    ReplyDelete
  81. You are sooo creative, happy SITS day! :)

    ReplyDelete
  82. Thats awesome! I can't wait to try a few of these. Congrats on your SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  83. Happy Sits day! Your little subject is an angel I know I would never have held so still lol. I have a boy so I have little hope to try any of these out but super cute :)

    ReplyDelete
  84. That is so cool. I'm def trying that tomorrow on my daughter! Thanks and happy SITS day!
    xoxo,
    Kim

    ReplyDelete
  85. happy sits day, wish i had girls and not boys with buzz cuts, braids don't work so well for them :)

    ReplyDelete
  86. Aw. What beautiful hair, and what a gorgeous child! Congrats on your SITS day!! You will love it!

    ReplyDelete
  87. What awesome hair styles! I have 2 girls and 3 boys, but one of my girls has SERIOUS cowlicks! How do I work around that??

    Gorgeous hairstyles, thank you for sharing!

    www.5reasons2save.com

    ReplyDelete
  88. Congrats on being the FB! I can't wait till Toot has enough hair to do cute styles with! Enjoy your day!

    ReplyDelete
  89. Happy SITS day! Your site is wonderful, something different and the styles are lovely. I wish I was as creative, my daughter has curly, wispy hair that gets all tangled and knotted but won't let me touch it so the best we usually manage is some hair clips and I wish I could find some inexpensive but nice ones.

    Have a wonderful day and enjoy being Queen of SITS!

    ReplyDelete
  90. WOW! You are talented! I WISH I could do this with my girls! I might have to give it a try. Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  91. So precious! I can't wait for my daughter's hair to grow out, so I can try these with her!! Hopefully she will be as cooperative as your girls!!

    Happy SITS day!!

    ReplyDelete
  92. Awww. Unfortunately, I had two boys and never got to play with a daughter's hair. What a cutie there. And I love your hair styles. So cool. Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  93. This is completely awesome!! Now I have a few ideas to do with my newly shortened hair. Thanks!

    Happy SITS Day!

    ReplyDelete
  94. Happy SITS day. Wow. These hairstyles are incredible. I'm sending this link to my daughter-in-law. I can barely master a side part with bangs. My daughters are probably still traumatized by my attempts at pigtales!

    ReplyDelete
  95. Happy SITS Day! These hairstyles are beautiful! It makes me sad that I only have a boy, you can't create those 'dos on short hair!

    ReplyDelete
  96. Wow. I'm impressed! I loved having my mom braid my hair when I was little. I look forward to attempting to do the same for my girl(s) someday!

    ReplyDelete
  97. Love your hairstyles, happy sits day to you!

    ReplyDelete
  98. Yay! I'm so, so, so happy I found you (through SITS, of course).

    I have two girls who both love have their hair done, most of the time. The oldest one feels like she's getting a little too old for all the hairbows and froo-froos, so maybe I do this instead. Thankfully, the little one still wants to be a princess as much as possible.

    I'm a follower now and happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  99. Now, if only my daughter hadn't inherited my thin, slow-growing fly-away blond locks maybe I could be doing some of these darling doo's of yours! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  100. happy SITS -- I love the twist braid...

    ReplyDelete
  101. I'm visiting from SITS and am thrilled I found your site. I have two girls and I am forever trying to figure out how to fix their hair. This is great!

    ReplyDelete
  102. Happy Sits-day!! What a pretty model:) I'll be passing this blog on to a couple of friends of mine, with pretty models of their own:)

    ReplyDelete
  103. Happy Sits Day!

    Love your hair ideas.

    how do you get her to hold still for you to do it though? My daughters act like the mere act of brushing/combing their hair is torture.

    ReplyDelete
  104. Happy SITS day.

    You make it look so easy!

    Now I need a little girl to do her hair. I think I know just the one too.

    Thanks!!

    ReplyDelete
  105. Happy SITS Day! Very creative hairstyle!

    ReplyDelete
  106. Beautiful. Happy SITS day to you :)

    ReplyDelete
  107. Cute blog! Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  108. Aww - what a fun blog! And an adorable model :) Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  109. WOW the hairstyles are beautiful. Reminds me of European little French girls. Very sweet. I wish my girls were little again. Thanks for posting. Happy SITS Day!

    Anne-Marie

    ReplyDelete
  110. I'm so glad you are the featured blogger today! I LOVE your blog and visit often!!!

    Jody

    ReplyDelete
  111. super cute and it looks easy the way you break it down.

    Happy SITS day!

    ReplyDelete
  112. Such adorable hairdo's for girls. Love them. I wish my little princess would jsut wear a hairbow. :(
    Happy SITS day!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  113. So cute! I'd love to try this if my daughter can sit still for 2 minutes!
    Love your blog!

    ReplyDelete
  114. How Fun and Girly! Happy SITS Day!

    ReplyDelete
  115. Cute hairstyle! I could never be that patient, your little one is amazing for sitting still for so long! Maybe when I have a little girl she will be that patient. If it were me, I'd be getting fussy. ;-)

    Happy Sits day!

    ReplyDelete
  116. so cute! And it looks like something i could actually do !! I'm getting some of those little elastics on my next trip to Walmart!!

    ReplyDelete
  117. This is so cute. I feel silly for never having thought of a twist braid before.

    ReplyDelete
  118. reminds me of my childhood! i was my moms model for her hair creations. cant wait to hve one of my own one day...i love all the fun styles you have!

    ReplyDelete
  119. This is so cute! I used to do something very similar to my little sister's hair, going back instead of to the side. I can't wait to have little girls (my little boy just wouldn't appreciate styles like this lol).

    ReplyDelete
  120. Awesome creation! I miss my daughters' childhood days. I loved their long hairs but I just did simple pig tails on them. Ribbons, yes! Happy SITS Day!

    ReplyDelete
  121. They both have such a beautiful hair! I love all of the fun hairstyles you have for them :-)

    ReplyDelete
  122. Wow, these are amazing. I could never encourage my daughter to cooperate when she was younger. But I'm so glad you've had better luck. Keep up the good work!

    ReplyDelete
  123. Just to let you know that I've linked this tutorial to my blog. Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  124. I like this! I saw you on YouTube. Check mine out http://mylittlerascals-letty.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  125. That is so cute. I always like braid and I used to braid my niece's hair for fun. I like this so much. Please share this hair style on Lifo. It's a fun site for girls that lets them share their beauty secrets and fashion ideas to others.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for visiting!