3 Easy 5 Minute Back to School Hairstyles

To help make your back-to-school mornings a little smoother, we’ve rounded up three simple, stylish, and fuss-free hairstyles that look adorable, take just 5 minutes to pull together, and are sturdy enough to survive everything from the classroom to the playground.

  1. Start by taking a section of hair on one side of the head and begin a simple braid.
  2. As you continue braiding, add small sections of hair from the sides, incorporating more hair as you work down.
  3. Braid until you reach the back of the head, roughly at ear level, and secure with a small elastic.
  4. Repeat steps 1-3 on the other side of the head to create matching braids.
  5. Secure the ends of the two braids together with a bow.

  1. Gather the top half of the hair into a high ponytail and secure with a hair band
  2. Split the ponytail into three equal sections and create a simple plait until you reach the nape of the neck. Secure with a small elastic.
  3. Gather the rest of the hair and secure to the end of the plait using a hair band
  4. Split this ponytail into three equal sections and create another simple plait until you reach the end of the hair.
  5. Secure the end of the braid with another hair band and gently pull at the sides of the braid to create a fuller look.


  1. Start by gathering the hair into a high ponytail and secure with an elastic. 
  2. Lift a small section of hair from the ponytail and create a simple braid down the length of the hair. Secure with a small elastic.
  3. Embellish the initial ponytail and plait with a scrunchie
  4. Clip the small braid out of the way and create another bigger simple plait down the rest of the hair from the ponytail. 
  5. Secure the two plaits together at the end using a hair band. 

With these three simple tutorials and our back to school collection of hair accessories, you'll have your child looking school-ready in minutes. Happy styling!


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