15 Easy Baby Hairstyles for Short, Fine Hair

Choose Side Sweep when no hair reaches a tie. Move short front hair toward the side where it already falls.

1. 1Wet clean fingers with a little plain water.
2. 2Move short front hair sideways using one light pass.
3. 3Stop before brushing against any top-back hair swirl.

Leave hair near both ears and above the neck loose. A few short hairs can point upward without looking messy. Try Swirl Sweep if hair moves back near a swirl.

Avoid making a sharp part across thin baby hair. Leave short forehead hair where it already falls.

A hair swirl is one small spot where hair grows another way. Follow its curve when front or crown hair turns by itself.

• Find the spot where hair starts growing another way.
• Move that hair along the same clear curve.
• Leave hair beyond the curved area fully loose.

Wet fingers can group fine hair while you style it. Water cannot change how hair grows from the head. Stop brushing when hair moves back after each pass.

Look from above before moving hair around the swirl. A front swirl may curve sideways, while crown hair may circle.

Try Tiny Front Ponytail when one front group reaches its tie spot. Leave hair beside both sides of the forehead outside.

1. 1Gather a small group beside the front hairline.
2. 2Check that no hair pulls before adding the tie.
3. 3Tie only the hair that reaches with 1 tie.

Some parents call the finished ponytail a hair spout. Take it down if skin lifts or your baby becomes upset. Choose Side Sweep when the gathered hair pulls.

Place the tie beside the gathered forehead hair. Avoid pulling extra hair from either side or ear.

Choose Off-Center Ponytail when one front side grows longer. The tie can rest left or right of center.

A centered ponytail needs about the same hair on both sides. An off-center ponytail gathers only the fuller front area. Leave the thinner side and all back hair loose.

Avoid pulling hair across the crown for equal sides. Use Tiny Front Ponytail when middle hair reaches without pulling.

Tie 1 front area using only 1 hair tie. Leave hair along the other front side loose.

Choose Crown Ponytail when only top-back hair reaches. Check all 4 points before adding the hair tie:

• The gathered hair begins behind the front hairline.
• Only a small crown area enters the ponytail.
• Leave hair near the forehead, ears, and neck loose.
• Skin near the front hairline should look flat.

Use less hair whenever forehead hair pulls backward. Choose Tiny Front Ponytail if only forehead hair reaches.

Tie the crown hair with 1 hair tie. Place the tie behind the front hairline.

Choose Half-Up Ponytail when upper hair above both ears reaches. Keep the gathered area small and close to the crown.

1. 1Take a thin group from both upper sides.
2. 2Bring only hair that reaches toward the top-back area.
3. 3Tie that hair while leaving all lower hair loose.

Crown Ponytail gathers one small top-back area. Half-Up Ponytail gathers more hair above both ears. Use less hair whenever lower side hair lifts.

Hair below the ears should hang without pulling. If pieces slip, use less upper hair before trying again.

Choose Side Ponytail when hair gathers freely above one ear. Part toward the side where more hair reaches.

• Gather hair growing near the chosen ear and side part.
• Leave the other side, back, crown edge, and neck loose.
• Never pull hair from the other side across the top.

Off-Center Ponytail rests beside the front hairline. Side Ponytail rests above one ear instead. Return to Style 4 when only forehead hair reaches.

Keep the tie above the chosen ear area. Avoid moving the ponytail toward the top center.

Choose 2 Ponytails when 2 short areas cannot form 1 side ponytail. Keep both ponytails apart without connecting either hair group.

• The front area begins near the side part.
• The back area begins behind the first part line.
• A loose gap may appear between both ponytails.

Use 2 hair groups and 2 hair ties. Leave the other side and all lower hair loose. Remove the back tie if that hair pulls.

Part lines should never cross or pull against each other. Choose Side Ponytail when only 1 side area reaches.

These baby pigtails for short hair use only 2 hairline groups. Keep crown and back hair outside both ponytails.

Part the front hair into left and right groups. Tie each side with 1 hair tie. Use an off-center part when one side has more hair.

Check that neither side lifts skin on the head. Remove one tie if either side pulls. Tiny Front Ponytail works when only 1 side reaches.

Keep both ties beside the front hairline. Avoid moving either part toward the crown area.

Choose Top Pigtails when 2 groups reach between hairline and crown. Both sides must gather without lifting hair below the ears.

1. 1Part the top hair into left and right groups.
2. 2Stop each part before hair behind either ear begins.
3. 3Tie both groups while leaving all lower hair loose.

Front Pigtails gather only hair beside the forehead. Top Pigtails go farther back toward the crown. Use less hair whenever lower side hair rises.

Tie both top groups with 2 hair ties. One ponytail may look fuller when one side has more hair.

Try Half-Up Pigtails when both upper sides reach without pulling. Each ponytail may gather hair from above one ear.

Look for 3 clear signs after tying the hair. Check every sign before leaving the hairstyle in place:

• Both upper sides reach without lifting any lower hair.
• Both ties rest above the loose side hair.
• Leave all hair above the neck fully loose.

Half-Up Pigtails gather more hair than Top Pigtails. Use less hair when neck hair rises toward a tie.

Tie the 2 upper sides using 2 hair ties. Keep each tie above the ear on that side.

Stack pigtails when each side has enough front and back hair. Each front ponytail joins the back ponytail on the same side.

1. 1Part the top hair into left and right sides.
2. 2Split each side into front and back areas.
3. 3Tie both front areas before gathering back hair.
4. 4Add each front tail into the back area on that side.

Use 4 hair groups and 4 hair ties. Stop if either front tail pulls backward. Top Pigtails need only 2 hair ties.

Keep each front tail on its starting side. A thin toddler hair example shows the same stacked style.

Choose Front Ponytail and Back Pigtails when front hair cannot reach backward. Keep all 3 ponytails apart without joining any tails.

First, tie the top-front hair on its own. Next, part the back hair into left and right areas. Make 1 ponytail on each back side that reaches.

Never join the front tail into either back side. Leave one back side loose if its hair pulls. Tiny Front Ponytail takes less time to make.

Use 3 hair groups and 3 hair ties. Back hair must reach without crossing the center part.

Choose Criss-Cross Pigtails when both front tails reach the other side. The hairstyle needs 4 hair groups across the top.

1. 1Part top hair into left and right sides.
2. 2Split both sides into front and back areas.
3. 3Tie both front areas with 2 hair ties.
4. 4Add the left front tail into the right back area.
5. 5Add the right front tail into the left back area.

Stacked Pigtails move each front tail backward along one side. Criss-Cross Pigtails move both front tails across the middle. Remove both back ties if skin pulls upward.

Both tails should cross between front and back part lines. Leave all lower hair loose around ears and neck. Choose Stacked Pigtails when one front tail cannot reach.

Connect 3 top ponytails when each hair group reaches the next. The connected row moves from the front hairline toward the crown.

1. 1Tie one small hair group beside the front hairline.
2. 2Add its tail into a second middle group.
3. 3Add the middle tail into a third crown group.

Stop after 2 ponytails when crown hair cannot reach freely. Never pull the first tail across the full crown. Off-Center Ponytail needs only 1 hair group.

Use 3 hair groups and 3 hair ties. Keep the row over the middle top hair. Leave both sides, ears, and neck loose. A 3-ponytail baby example shows the same style from front to crown.