How do I put my little girl's hair in bunches?

By ‘bunches’ do you mean ‘messy buns’?

Its just like putting it into a pony tail, you gather up the hair like a pony tail but you dont pull the hair all the way through, so you kind of have a loop of hair, then you twist the elastic back around and pull the hair halfway through again.

toddlers often have really fine hair… use a spray bottle to dampen her hair a little bit… it’ll help with rogue strands of hair and it’ll help.

Do you have a picture of what you’re going for?

Why not do a simple pony tail?

Do you mean pigtails? It’s hard to tell from your description!

Well, if you do mean pigtails, dampening definitely may help. Also when you divide it up, put one side in a “temporary” ponytail to get it out of the way while you work with the other half and make that into a nice ponytail. Then go back and straighten up the other side into a nice ponytail. Rookie pigtail mistakes include placing the pigtails at different heights or having way more hair in one than the other. Just try to make them reasonably even. And you’ll get better with time. :)

Thanks you, you lovely people!! I’ll try the dampening trick. Her hair is really fine, so that might be just the tip I was after.

We have no idea what “bunches” are. Can you find a picture or something?

@all: I found it. Bunches.

By “bunches” I mean two ponytails, one at either side (as per the above response). Here are a couple of photos of my best effort to date. Not too bad from the front, but pretty shocking from the back.
I guess practice will make perfect!
front
back

@chelsea_steve: What a CUTIE PATOOTIE!!
So, are you by chance, outside of the US. I had never the word “bunches” in my entire life, and I talk/read about hair A LOT!

The only real problem I see with the back is the line down the center. Do you have a comb? You might try using a comb to make a nice straight part and then dampening her hair a little with a spray bottle (or even just a little water on your fingers) and combing it into place.

BTW @Les, Great job! Go team!

@chelsea_steve – Bunches can be tricky. Do the best you can, but it will take some practice. Your pictures don’t look bad at all. Actually, those are pretty cute. Not to mention such a sweetie! Only thing I can think of, in addition to what @La_chica_gomela said above, is to be sure to comb out all the bumps and strays with a comb before you tie the bunch with a hair tie. So just gather the hair you’re going to work with in your hand and start combing at the part, down through the tail. You’ll have to do this all the way around. Otherwise, I think you did an excellent job!

To put in bunches aka pigtails.

1. Get a spritzer bottle with some water in it and spritz the hair.
2. Get a fine toothed come (with the teeth close together and skinny).
The comb creates the part (or split).
Use the end of the comb, the pointy part without the teeth, and run it from her forehead or the top of her bangs about halfway down her head. Then use the teeth to help pull strands to either side of the head. When you run the point down it creates a split and then you comb it to either side so it is more visible. This is the trick to creating good parts. Practice a few times and you’ll get it right. After you do the top half of the head, repeat on the bottom half. Once you get skilled you may be able to do it all at once instead of in halves.
3. After you’ve created the part put an elastic band loosely around the half you are not working with so the part won’t get messed up.
4. Now put an elastic band around your right wrist (if your right handed).
5. Pull the hair together at whatever level you want it. If you want bunches high on the head pull it together towards the top. Remember that once you put the band in it will go down a bit.
6. Hold the hair with your bad hand and with your good hand you comb or brush out all the lumps. Brush from the part towards the bunch. You will have to hold the bunch tightly so the lumps don’t reform. You’re girly will learn not to be tender-headed. Most children take a couple times before they are used to the tightness of getting their hair done, it’s something most of us girls remember going through.
7. Once the lumps are out you want to hold the bunch with your good hand.
8. Then you pull the band from your wrist over the bunch.
9. With your other hand you twist the band and put it back over the bunch. At the same time you are grabbing the bunch with that hand. Don’t ever let go of the bunch. Essentially you keep switching hands until it is good and tight! Here is a “pigtail link that shows the switching of hands but not the parting really
10. When you are done you tie a ribbon around the bunches or put some scrunchies (soft fabric ties) to make it look extra cute. They also help hold the bunches in place.
11. Once the ties are on you can hold where the tie is and brush out the bunches so they look soft instead of stringy. If you put the brush on the underside of the hair and when you get to the ends you curl the brush up a bit it creates a nice little style but again that is something you may need to practice.

(hope some of this helps)

@chelsea_steve: That child is so beautiful, it doesn’t matter. For the record, those look great. Just try to get the part moderately even down the middle of the back of her head.

Thank you so much. You’re all fantastic!!

Oh my gosh, she’s adorable!

I think all the necessary tips have been covered. I just wanted to tell you how cute your little sweetie is.

Awww, thanks

Watching someone as they do it might make it easier than try doing it in front of that person so they can tell you exactly where you are going wrong.

@Sariperana I have a daughter; I understood exactly what you were saying with your explaination of how to do a messy bun. You did a good job instructing or I am a genius…probably the former.

@chelsea_steve didn’t read all the posts – just curious as to what “bunches” were…are you Mr. mom? Mom’s work is pretty tough.

@chelsea_steve ohmygosh she’s so so cute!
i wish i could help, but i am the worst hairdresser ever.

It sounds like you have it covered, the pics are sooo cute, practice makes perfect teh more time you do it the better they will start to look, but to be fair all credit to you for having a go!! Well done:)