10. The Cupcake Delights
This is another delightfully sweet option that works beautifully on short hair. To create cupcake buns, start by making two high pigtails. Take two colorful paper cupcake liners and cut a small hole in the bottom of each. Thread the pigtails through the liners so they sit flat against the head like baking cups. Style the hair inside the liners into messy, rounded buns to represent the cake rising out of the wrapper.
Spray the buns with temporary hair color—such as chocolate brown or strawberry pink—and add a dusting of fine hair glitter. To complete the cupcake look, secure a bright red pom-pom or a large red bead on a hairpin right in the center of each bun to serve as the cherry. This style is incredibly cute, structurally sound, and a massive hit with younger children.