For my learning project I have decided to learn how to braid. My hair skills are lacking immensely and I have always imagined my girls having the cutest braids in their hair, so I learned how to do a pretty single basic braid, usually one that I could pull back and add it to a pony tail so that they had a fancy addition to their regular top knot or pony that I could pull off.
For this project I am going to start out with the basics and get into a more trickier style-double dutch braid. My daughter dances competitively and the hair style that is required is a double dutch braid with a fancy crossover bottom, like pictured here:
My biggest fear of my daughter changing dance studios, was this braiding business. For the last couple years I have been paying people through cash and gift cards to braid her hair for all the important events, recently a friend has joined us at the same studio and she is a braiding goddess and she has been pulling me through. This is the last year my daughter is dancing as she graduates this year so I thought it would be fun to be challenged to see if I can pull it off.
I have purchased a long hair mannequin head to use so that I am not having to use her for every practice time, lol. I am going to watch some online tutorials to help me, the dance studio has sent us one to use as parents, but I have never actually opened it and watched it because the thought of it overwhelms me. But I got this and I am up for the challenge!
Follow along and maybe you too will learn some braiding tips! I am sure there will be some super frustrating moments through this journey, but I am also hoping to have a really awesome outcome! My mannequin has arrived and I am hoping to get started this week. Stay tuned….
Hey Angela!
This is a great idea! As a fellow girl who always gets her friends to do her hair, I totally understand.
I know you can do it though!
You’ve got this 🙂
Hi! I think this is such a good idea and seems quite fitting in your situation! My mom always French-braided my hair and all of my friends’ hair for sporting events! She was so amazing at it. I have said for the last couple of years now that I want to learn so I can one day do the same for my children. But I have yet to take on the challenge… Maybe once I have kids, I will be more motivated to learn! I am sure you will be that braiding goddess in no time! Good luck.
Hi Angela!
I love this idea! I, too, am limited in my braiding abilities. I always feel bad for my daughter because I do not have the gift of being able to braid her hair like the other girls do on her sports teams. I tried to learn how to do a Dutch braid this summer, but I failed!! I pulled her hair, hurt my hands and finally gave up, it was a mess. With you learning how to do this, the year your daughter graduates will make it even more special for her. Good luck and I look forward to reading more about this.
Thanks guys! We’ll see how this goes, my sister is a hairdresser and I have always said that she got the hair genes and I am lacking in all of the hair areas, lol
Hi Angela! I can definitely understand your struggle, I was in competitive dance my whole childhood up until I graduated and our dance teacher often wanted some cool crazy hairstyles that involved braiding lol. I ended up teaching myself how to braid when I was 12 which was a challenge but its so worth it now! Best of luck in your journey!!