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Hair Dressing Games

At a slumber party, young girls can have lots of fun playing hair dressing games. These games encourage creativity and help bring out the natural beauty of each person. Encourage the kids to be silly and let them fix your hair, too, unless of course, no parents are allowed. Or, play these games with your kids, taking turns doing each other's hair. Very young children will especially enjoy fixing their parents' hair. Set clear rules, making sure they know that no cutting is allowed. These games could be a fun group activity in a college dorm as well.

Braiding Race
- Demonstrate how to tie French braids or simple braids. Once everyone has learned how to braid hair, conduct a braiding race. Pair the children up (if they're doing tiny braids, put them in groups), with one person working on each side of another person's head.
Most Decorated Hair
- See who can work the most barrettes, ribbons, and other accessories into her partner's hair in this game. Tell participants to bring accessories or pick up a bunch of inexpensive ones from a dollar store. They can braid hair, pull it up into ponytails or knots, or arrange it in any other style.
Curliest Hair
- For this game, partner everyone up and have players try to give their partners the curliest hair. They can use curling irons, hair spray, rollers or other tools you might have on hand. Give a small prize to the team with the biggest, curliest hair.
No-Mirror Makeover
- Party411.com suggests having each person try to apply makeup without a mirror. In addition, ask players to try to fix their hair without mirrors. Whoever has the best-looking hair wins.
Celebrity Makeover
- For this game, pair up kids and have each player create a celebrity hairstyle for her partner. Or, they could work in groups of three, with two players collaborating on a hairstyle. Give them magazines they can look through to find celebrity hairdos and a variety of tools such as hairdryers, curling irons, ponytail holders and hair gel.
Blast from the Past
- Give players pictures of hair from different eras, from the 1920s through the 1980s. Let each player, or team, pick a style to give her partner. If a lot of people are playing, they'll have fun playing in teams of three, so two players can brainstorm on how to create these retro looks.
Accessory Designer
- Ask players to create their own hair accessories like barrettes and clips. You can find inexpensive plain barrettes at a craft store or buy a pack of plain clips at a dollar store or supermarket. Give players fun items to decorate with such as small faux flowers, colorful buttons, pretty beads, small seashells, or anything else you might have on hand. If using superglue, supervise and help young children.

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