Start by making 2 headband parts. Part the front headband on the side and put in temporary elastics to keep out of the way. (I put the rest of the hair in a temporary ponytail as well to keep things separate while I was braiding.)
French braid the back headband section all the way across, ending it with a clear elastic right above the ear.
Pull all the hair in the back up out of the way. Put some gel in the front sections to keep the hair sleekly in place and using water, comb both sides smoothly, joining in the back underneath with an elastic. (Add the leftover hair from the french braid in with this hair as you bring it back, hiding the elastic up front.)
Bring the hair back down covering the elastic underneath.
Now you can either leave it like this for the sleek and straight Barbie look.
Or you can turn it into a curly Barbie hairdo. 
I prefer to curl it when we leave her hair down because, left straight, it always ends up looking tangled and stringy by the end of the day. 
I'm loving the look of braided headbands lately. Something very fairytale princess about it. (She loved this look as well.)Our own little "Princess Barbie."
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Very Cute Kori. And the pictures turned out adorable! She is a princess.
She looks just like a princess with a tiara. So adorable!
Audrey
www.hairbetweenmyfingers.blospot.com
How gorgeous! Your daughter certainly has healthy long beautiful hair!
This is absolutely gorgeous. I think this is one of my favorites that I have seen so far. And your daughter is beautiful!
GORGEOUS!!! That is such a beautiful picture too.
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She looks even extra cute!! On American Idol the girl with the tattoo had a braid accross the front, with her perfect little forehead. I LOVE your version though with the non braided hair at her hairline. You are amazing!! I'm totally doing this one on myself!
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You are just sooooo talented. I was (am)all thumbs when it came to my daughter's hair.
Thanks for sharing all these wonderful styles and for stopping by to visit me.
I did my own version of this for Easter today, we LOVED it. Definitely one of our favs, thanks!
I LOVE your hair blog. It is my favorite one so far. You take hairstyles to a whole new level. Your daughter always looks so adorable. I love how you get her parts so clean and slick her hair so smooth. Thanks for the headband idea and also, I did my 2 little girls' hair today in the easter basket weave. SO cute. They got a lot of compliments. I am looking forward to your next idea. You are super talented-THANKS!
Your daughter has such healthy looking hair!! My daughters hair is only 2 years old and it doesn't have that kind of shine. LOL Do you use anything special? And do you have a secret for their flyaways?? I love this headband one.
very pretty!!!!
We just did this last week after watching Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper. It was the pauper, Erika's hair-do. My princess loved it.
hello! im no expert in braiding, but my little girl just wants me to braid her hair. i even shown her your website and she loves it.
this may sound silly, but how do you divide the hair so neatly? should the hair be wet? id love to hear from you... you can visit me at http://www.mommyjourney.com and leave me a comment there :D thanks!
Chickenista, Actually, I just use whatever shampoo and conditioner are cheap and on sale, (usually suave) LOL. I only wash her hair every other day and make sure I use conditioner every time. Also, I use a detangling spray from suave and also trim her ends every month or so. I think the natural texture of her hair has a lot to do with how shiny it is. I use the same stuff on my hair and mine is always frizzy looking :(
Chris, I don't know that there's any secret to getting the parts straight. Just keep at it I guess. My parts aren't always straight either but it seems the more I do hair, the easier it has become. And yes, I do think it's much easier to do hair when it's wet.
I love it!!! you never fail to impress!!
I loved wearing this hairstyle for Easter. I had my mom do mine and my little sister's hair the same. I am in love with your website. Being a teenager you would think I would be able to play with my own hair a bit, but no, so I get my ideas from you. Thank you so much!
My Girls both wore this one for Easter, and it was a BIG hit! The man behind us at church commented on how beautiful their hair looked. If a guy notices, it must be good! Thanks for sharing!!!
What a beautiful barbie!
She's a doll!
Mindy
Adopt a 'Do - Cute Girls Hairstyles
Very Cute! I really like this one.
*hugs*
i really like all the french braid hairstyles but i don't know how to make them. Could you show a video on how to make them. I would really appreciate it, thank you.
That picture is absolutely stunning and her hair looks beautiful!!
I did this do on my daughter who also has very long hair. I got so many great comments, thanks so much. I had to use hotsticks instead of a curling iron though, the curling iron curls just dont stay alll day like the hotstick curls will. LOVE the hair do.
Great hairstyle, she looks so chic, but it's completely age-appropriate at the same time.
I love this hairstyle! I was looking at your header and the awesome styles there and I have to click around to see more. Very nice.
Her hair is gorgeous. I may just have to try some of the styles I see here on my second daughter who has a head full of thick long hair.
I'm glad I found you.
beautiful!!
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mellisa.willis@sbcglobal.net
All of your hairstyles are very cute, but realistically--hardly ANY young child would sit still long enough for those that don't have your talent to experiment with their hair. And very rarely, do children have perfectly straight, thick, long, healthy hair like your daughter does. Most have hair that's too thin or too wavy or too curly or has too many broken pieces, etc. So while you have pretty styles, they're completely unrealistic!!! P.S. Does your daughter get to be a child and play at all or is she constantly sitting still while you experiment on her head with your hairstyle obsession?
Dear Anonymous,
Yes, I do realize my daughter is the exception in most cases. This blog is made just for fun, plain and simple. I'm not forcing anyone to use these hairstyles and really don't do this for anyone but my daughter and I. We enjoy the time we spend together doing this blog. And yes, my daughter has plenty of free time to play. Good grief. We spend an average of 20 minutes on her hair each morning. (Most of the time even less.) I'm a quick braider and I hardly ever even dry or curl her hair. We just braid and go. I don't feel that is unreasonable at all. It's not like I'm tying her down and forcing her to have her hair done either. She loves to look pretty and loves to have her hair done as much as I love to do it. If she ever has a day where she doesn't want anything done with her hair, that is completely fine with me. (Although that rarely happens, if anything it's me who gets tired once in a while.) She's a true princess at heart.
Thank you for this blog! My princess and I sat down and she chose this style for today. It went so fast and she looks beautiful! I and thrilled with the results and encouraged to try more. She loved when I posted photos and loves that "barbie" hair can be real!
In answer to the hurtful anonymous comment -my daughters hair in MUCH thicker and also curly and can be hard to manage. This site gives me TONS of options that save me but don't always look exactly the same. I have refered many friends with babies that have wispy baby-fine hair so that they have a start to learn fun ideas.
Thanks for always sharing. Please keep it up!
I know this is an old post--don't know if you'll even get this comment. . .By the way, I love your blog! Been stalking it for a while. Thanks! I have to ask how your daughter's curls look so defined and in place. Do you hair spray it before? Mousse? My daughters' curls fall right away.
OMG this is beautiful! Wish i was that talented. My poor daughter
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