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How to fake a french braid on a toddler

Fake a French Braid on a Toddler

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Do a diagonal part, starting from the left side, ending behind the right ear, and tie the right part with a rubber band, just to keep it out of the way

Do a diagonal part, starting from the left side, ending behind the right ear, and tie the right part with a rubber band, just to keep it out of the way

Grab a small piece of hair and tie it with a rubber band

Grab a small piece of hair and tie it with a rubber band

And do a topsy tail on it. You can get it at Walgreens or cvs. And you can google how to do a topsy tail.

And do a topsy tail on it. You can get it at Walgreens or cvs. And you can google how to do a topsy tail.

It will look like this

It will look like this

Grab another piece of hair

Grab another piece of hair

And do a ponytail including the last one you just did

And do a ponytail including the last one you just did

And tie it

And tie it

Do a topsy tail on that one too, and keep going

Do a topsy tail on that one too, and keep going

Do it until you run out of hair on that side

Do it until you run out of hair on that side

Sorry about the pic, is a little dark

Sorry about the pic, is a little dark

Grab the end of the fake braid and the other side of the hair

Grab the end of the fake braid and the other side of the hair

And tie them both with a rubber band

And tie them both with a rubber band

And thats it

And thats it

It looks really cute

It looks really cute

This is a very good and easy technique that you can apply in different styles, next are just some of the possibilities

You can do it as a head band

You can do it as a head band

Or just 2 on each side

Or just 2 on each side

  • Topsy tail
  • Water spray bottle
  • Comb
  • Little rubber bands