WAG Bow, scrunchie, or both?

[momstrong]

Oh man, listening to you all our gym is kind of over the top! We are required to wear two scrunchies that match the leotard and a huge ornate bow the coaches made! Aaand, the hair has to be in a VERY secure bun with no wispies. It takes me over half hour to do my dd's hair and then she's in pain for a bit after putting all the pins, plus the two scrunchies and a bow. I should upload a pic..

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

Oh man, listening to you all our gym is kind of over the top! We are required to wear two scrunchies that match the leotard and a huge ornate bow the coaches made! Aaand, the hair has to be in a VERY secure bun with no wispies. It takes me over half hour to do my dd's hair and then she's in pain for a bit after putting all the pins, plus the two scrunchies and a bow. I should upload a pic..

It seems funny because my 'simple' hairstyle can take me well over an hour. I'd love to see your DDs hairstyle though!

 

[momstrong]

It seems funny because my 'simple' hairstyle can take me well over an hour. I'd love to see your DDs hairstyle though!

What is your simple hairstyle? I think I am slow! So, she showers so it is wet. I put in a high pony, two ties, then over a donut, another tie, then separate into 5-7 sections and braid each, then wrap each around and lots of bobby pins!

 

[mommyof1]

How do you all keep the scrunchie from flying off during competition? Tinker Bell prefers to wear the scrunchie that came with her competition leo, but it doesn't like to stay on.

 

[duyetanh]

How do you all keep the scrunchie from flying off during competition? Tinker Bell prefers to wear the scrunchie that came with her competition leo, but it doesn't like to stay on.

I wrap it twice.

 

[SMH]

My kiddos gym has no hair requirements except to have neat hair, no flyaways, and out of their face. Some girls, including mine, like to wear hair ribbons like the photo.
It’s just ribbon tied around a hair elastic and takes maybe 10 mins to make.

 

[momstrong]

How do you all keep the scrunchie from flying off during competition? Tinker Bell prefers to wear the scrunchie that came with her competition leo, but it doesn't like to stay on.

Ours are pretty tight, but by the time it's over the donut (kind of a big one) and has all the braids wrapped around I can barely stretch them around it one time!

 

[momstrong]

My kiddos gym has no hair requirements except to have neat hair, no flyaways, and out of their face. Some girls, including mine, like to wear hair ribbons like the photo.
It’s just ribbon tied around a hair elastic and takes maybe 10 mins to make.

Cute! is the hair in a low bun?

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

What is your simple hairstyle? I think I am slow! So, she showers so it is wet. I put in a high pony, two ties, then over a donut, another tie, then separate into 5-7 sections and braid each, then wrap each around and lots of bobby pins!

My simple hairstyle is a braid into a high ponytail. I can finish in 10 minutes, but my hair does not cooperate, so I end up redoing it a lot of times. I do it myself tho, it would go faster if my mom actually could braid...

How do you all keep the scrunchie from flying off during competition? Tinker Bell prefers to wear the scrunchie that came with her competition leo, but it doesn't like to stay on.

Wrap it around maybe a billion times?

 

[SMH]

Cute! is the hair in a low bun?

Yep! It’s the only way she will wear her hair for practice or competition- she looks cute in a high bun but hated rolling on it.

 

[SMH]

What is your simple hairstyle? I think I am slow! So, she showers so it is wet. I put in a high pony, two ties, then over a donut, another tie, then separate into 5-7 sections and braid each, then wrap each around and lots of bobby pins!

I’ve never seen big bows like that at a gymnastics meet! I’d be so worried I wouldn’t get it in right and it would fly off!

 

[mommyof1]

I wrap it twice.

Tink's scrunchie comes off if it's wrapped twice, but it won't go around three times. It flew off during a floor routine once.

 

[Amanda]

Would love to know which video that is, so i could keep practicing....

This is the video that I found most helpful. I was able to follow her instructions pretty well:



My daughter is 11 so she is hardly a toddler but her hair is pretty fine and she doesn't have a whole lot of it. I do it from just one side- the side of her hair that has more hair because of her part. I don't do a whole lot of it and it really ends up only being about 4 or 5 strands from each side that are technically french braided before it turns into just a regular 3 strand braid that I do until it can go back into her pony tail- which is pretty high. I don't know if that makes any sense. I think it does make it easier that I am not working with a lot of hair.

Hope that helps a little!

 

[momstrong]

Yep! It’s the only way she will wear her hair for practice or competition- she looks cute in a high bun but hated rolling on it.

I love the ribbons!

 

[momstrong]

I’ve never seen big bows like that at a gymnastics meet! I’d be so worried I wouldn’t get it in right and it would fly off!

The bow goes on first. It's attached to a hair tie (handmade by our coaches). I'm always afraid I'm going to snap it! Then I put the two scrunchies over the top of it.

 

[Jard.the.gymnast]

The bow goes on first. It's attached to a hair tie (handmade by our coaches). I'm always afraid I'm going to snap it! Then I put the two scrunchies over the top of it.

What happens when you snap it? Does your coach have extra? Just curious

 

[momstrong]

What happens when you snap it? Does your coach have extra? Just curious

I don't know how many extras they have/had! I know one teammate snapped hers and got another, but I can't imagine they made too many extras. Fingers crossed we won't need one!

 

[sce]

What is your simple hairstyle? I think I am slow! So, she showers so it is wet. I put in a high pony, two ties, then over a donut, another tie, then separate into 5-7 sections and braid each, then wrap each around and lots of bobby pins!

I agree, that is a bit over the top.

 

[sce]

How do you all keep the scrunchie from flying off during competition? Tinker Bell prefers to wear the scrunchie that came with her competition leo, but it doesn't like to stay on.

After making th bun, she puts the scrunchie on. She has to wrap it two or three times to get it secure.

 

[momstrong]

I agree, that is a bit over the top.

It is, but I'm sort of getting used to it now. I think our coaches just want them to look very uniform and tidy/professional. I don't think most of the girls have to do all the braids like I do, my dd just has super long hair