Okay, if you’ve got a little one and a Christmas event on the calendar, I promise you don’t need salon skills to get her hair looking adorable. These are the 25 kid-friendly Christmas hairstyles I recommend most, all things I’d trust a busy parent to actually recreate at home in ten minutes or less.
Kids’ hair has different needs than adult hair, it needs to hold up through running around, it can’t take an hour to do, and honestly, it needs to survive a kid deciding halfway through that she doesn’t want a hair tie touching her head. These styles are built for real life with real kids.
Save the ones that fit your daughter’s hair length and your morning timeline, because both matter here.
Quick Braids for Kids
Braids are a parent’s best friend during the holidays, they hold all day and they photograph beautifully for every Christmas card picture. If she ends up loving it, there are 25 more grown-up versions of the same idea in Christmas braided hairstyles.
Christmas Pigtails and Space Buns
An easy classic that never fails, add a bow and it instantly feels like a Christmas look instead of an everyday one, basically the kid version of everything in easy Christmas hairstyles.
Christmas Hairstyles with Bows
When in doubt, a bow does all the work. This is the fastest way to turn any simple style into a Christmas one.
Christmas Hairstyles for Toddlers
Shorter, finer hair needs styles that grab and hold, these are the ones I recommend for the littlest ones who won’t sit still for long.
Christmas Hairstyles for School Programs and Photos
These are a little more put-together for the days that matter most, the school Christmas concert, the family photo, picture day, basically the kid equivalent of what I recommend adults wear in Christmas party hairstyles.
Want More Christmas Hair Ideas?
This is just one of the looks in our full 25 Christmas Hairstyles roundup, from easy everyday styles to party-ready updos for the grown-ups too. Go there next if you want the full picture before you book.
