My 3 yr old daughter doesn't sit still while I try to make some pig-tails. It's not something I have mastered: even my best effort is re-done by the wife in moments.
So armed with the hair-drier and some short heat-shrink plastic tubes, I think I might stand a chance.
Of course, they would need to be low temperature acting, and brightly coloured.-- Ling, Mar 08 2006 braiding - plaiting http://www.widemedi...0/backstage/1kh.jpg [po, Mar 08 2006] Ah, just use cable ties.-- jutta, Mar 08 2006 How do better hair binders solve the difficulty of braiding?-- Aq_Bi, Mar 08 2006 Braiding? What's that?-- Ling, Mar 08 2006 Thanks, [po]. The tone of my voice didn't translate very well. I meant: I can barely grab a handful of hair and twist an elastic band around it, let alone braid it.
But with fewer words.-- Ling, Mar 08 2006 ah!-- po, Mar 08 2006 I thought that they made some sort of head harness to restrain your toddler.-- Jscotty, Mar 08 2006 That is what the pigtails are for. And why children of all genders should be left with uncut locks.-- Galbinus_Caeli, Mar 08 2006 (Speaking from experience) there's a lot to be said for shaved heads.
But what are you trying to achieve here? Getting the hair plaited, or stopping your wife from doing it over?
P.S. Heat-shrink tubing appears to be widely used for hair extensions, whatever those are. So it looks like you're on the right lines.-- DrCurry, Mar 08 2006 Damn, its true! [DrCurry] either has seen it or thinks it to exist allready.
tsk, tsk-- Susan, Mar 08 2006 There's always the Topsy-Tail.-- RayfordSteele, Mar 09 2006 Tubing used for hair extensions resembles monofilament fishing line, only hollow. It's used as a tie, not a tube.
If these become fashionable, we wouldn't have to hear "Looks like Dad did your hair again today. It looks... nice. Really.", anymore.-- Shz, Mar 10 2006 Susan: actually, I think *everything* exists already; but in this case I saw a link. It wasn't interesting enough to post, though.-- DrCurry, Mar 10 2006 Now heatshrink headbands, there's an ide... ow ow OW-- BunsenHoneydew, Mar 11 2006 random, halfbakery