This post was sponsored by Nickeloden. All content and opinions remain my own.
If your kids are like mine, once they find a show they love, they become low-key obsessed with the characters. Peyton has recently discovered Sunny Day. Watch it weekdays on Nickelodeon!
Sunny is a 10 year old hairstylist, so you can imagine how cool her hair looks. Which often leads to Peyton begging me to have “cool Sunny hair”! I channeled Sunny’s can-do attitude, and I surprised Peyton a day last week with some hair chalk, and a fun pampering session after school, complete with a Sunny Day inspired hair style. To say she was thrilled would be an understatement.
This twist braided hair style is one of those effortless ones that looks way more put together (and is perfect for a busy school morning!!) To start, I used red and purple hair chalk. I didn’t want it too look too deliberate, so I grabbed random strands. I did make sure to get the hair that framed her face, since the style would be pulled back.
After the chalk was in, I ran a brush through it. If you’ve ever dealt with hair chalk, you know it can be a little clumpy. By brushing well right away, you get rid of any stiffness, and can style your hair MUCH easier.
I started with a loose half-up pony tail. Secure with an elastic, but make sure it is loose enough to lift from her head.
Then, take small sections of hair that was left out of the pony tail, and twist them tightly. Once twisted, pull the twist apart with your fingers. This makes it a little wider, and achieves the messy look we are going for!
Tuck each piece into the loop from the pony tail. Since Peyton has shorter hair, I did 3 sections on each side. If I were doing my own hair, I easily could have done 4 or 5 for a chunkier look.
Because of the hair chalk and twisting, I found we didn’t need hairspray or bobby pins to secure her hair in place, but either could be used to keep it in place.
Once her hair was done, she ran to the mirror to look, and couldn’t stop striking “Sunny” poses!
For more Sunny Day inspired styles check out the Style Files on Nickjr.com/sunny–day and have a Sunny Day! 🙂
Beautiful, it’s possible for everyone to make such beautiful hairstyles for their girls.
Yes! A few simple twists, and you have a fun style! 🙂
Aww… what a cute braid! She looks so pretty with this hair style. Good job!
Thank you so much! We both had a blast with it!
How cute!! She looks like she was loving it!!
Oh she was!!
Timmy is hosting a topiary sculpting contest and Sunny is excited to enter. However, when her entry is sabotaged by Lacey, Sunny uses her hair-styling skills to create a new topiary out of hair.
What a sweet way to bring your child’s favorite show to life! I’m sure this is a moment she’ll remember for a very long time. Great idea!
Thanks so much! She had a blast, and I absolutely loved seeing how excited she was!!
That is a pretty hairstyle! It looks really feminine with a playful flair to it. Your daughter looked like she enjoyed wearing her hair that way. The fun highlights were cute too!
Thanks so much! We had a blast doing it!
What a darling hairstyle! I never heard of hair chalk before reading your post and looking at the lovely photos.
It’s a fun way to add some temporary color without committing to hair dye 😉 thank you!!
What a gorgeous hairstyle and your daughter looks so impressed with it too! I love the colours you picked it really looks like a fun time was had.
Thank you so much!! To say she was excited would be an understatement!! ❤️❤️ made my day!!
That is a cute hairstyle. I wish my daughter was little again. I miss these moments. She is 21 now and forget mama touching her hair. hahah
Hahha I know that day is coming for me!
Oh this is a really cute style! She loves it and is totally going to rock this!
She was feeling awesome!! Hah thank you!
I can see her never wanting to change this. She looks way cute with her hair like this!
She was over the moon excited!!
This is an awesome hairstyle idea. This is perfect for spring. I am definitely going to give this a try.
Awe! I bet it’ll look amazing!
How cute! She looks so happy with the results, haha. I’m glad you guys were able to spend a sweet day together, I’m sure she’ll remember that for a long time.
She was so excited! We had so much fun!
So pretty, and she looks like she loved it so much. Cute colors on her, too! 🙂
Thank you so much!!
This is cute little hairstyle, my daughter has been begging me to colour her hair, i think I might try this method for her
It’s great because it washes right out – and doesn’t damage their hair!!
I really like the results. I believe our cable just resubscribed us to Nickelodeon and I’ll try to tell the kids about this show. Everything looks fun and adorable.
It has such a good lesson in each episode, which I love!
Omg, they are the cutest with those funny smiles at that age! And the hair is amazing!
Hahaha yes!! So cute!!!