HT Games
Online Games
The internet is a fantastic resource for countless free online hairstylist games. Boys and girls can try their cutting, dyeing and perming skills without risk to any real person or animal. Simply type "free hairstylist games" into any search engine, or use one of the links in the references section below. These sites include styling ideas for everything from animals to cartoon characters to celebrities including Brad Pitt.
Play Salon with Toys and Kits
Toys 'R' Us and other similar stores carry makeover and salon kits, ranging from simple fake scissors and plastic combs to complete shops that encompass hairstylist stations and battery-powered blow dryers. Mattel, American Girl, Disney and other companies also make larger dolls with lifelike hair that can be brushed, washed and sometimes even cut.
Games Featuring Everyday Items
Let boys' and girls' imaginations go free by challenging them to make their own salon out of everyday items. Parents should provide supervision and make sure that real scissors or other potentially harmful items are not used. To start, fill cleaned out hairspray bottles with water, give the kids inexpensive combs, let them use clips and hair ties and have them pretend their fingers are scissors. Perhaps mom or dad may want to be a customer because hair care, even when it's pretend, can be relaxing. An added bonus? Parents will spend fun time with their budding hairdresser.