Your guide to activities and fun things to do with your preschoolers, toddlers and kids in San Francisco, CA

Have you ever cut your own kids hair? Or better yet, have you ever thought it a good idea to shave your sons head? Let me tell you here and now, unless you're a professional, I do not suggest you try this at home...

My son Max has had his hair cut maybe two or three times. His hair has never grown so long that people walking down the street would confuse him for some sort of hippy freak, but in his 2.5 years on this planet, he's needed a trim. On the advice of some friends, we headed over to Laurel Heights and walked into Snippety Crickets to get his hair cut. The place was great. The staff was friendly and they have plenty of toys for the kids to play with while they wait. The toys include a giant set up of trains and train tracks. Lots of fun, indeed. 

The first couple of times we went, Max sat on my lap and happily played with some toys while he had his hair cut. There was some mussin' and fussin' but nothing too terribly bad. At the end, they took his picture and put it up on the wall. He got a good hair cut, we paid for it, and we left.

We did that a couple more times, and on the third visit, Max sat in the chair all by himself. We were so proud. Things were going pretty great with this hair cutting stuff, and then I got an idea, "I could do this myself, at home, and save some money." Believe it or not, my wife agreed, and a month later we broke out the hair trimmers...

We waited till bath time, stripped the boy down to his diaper, took out the electric hair trimmers and went to town. Max couldn't have yelled, squirmed, and fought with me anymore than he did. His Mom had to wait in the kitchen until it was over because she couldn't bear to watch. It was awful. But I got it done. And I didn't do too bad of a job (at least I didn't think so).

The next day, when I dropped the kids off at daycare, everyone immediately noticed. They didn't say, "Oh, Max, look at your great haircut." Oh no. They said, "MAX?!? What happened to your hair? Did your Dad do that?" It's as if they knew.

Max's hair grew back and it's getting shaggy again. Don't worry, I'm saving the hair trimmers for my head only, and Max is going back to Snippety Crickets. Lesson learned on that one: never shave your kids head...

As a side note: Snippety Crickets did a great job with my daughter's hair as well. She's only been once but she did get a great haircut.

Oh yeah, the kids (and Dad) get a sucker at the end. What more could you ask for?

Have you ever cut your own kids hair? Or better yet, have you ever thought it a good idea to shave your sons head? Let me tell you here and now, unless you're a professional, I do not suggest you try this at home...

My son Max has had his hair cut maybe two or three times. His hair has never grown so long that people walking down the street would confuse him for some sort of hippy freak, but in his 2.5 years on this planet, he's needed a trim. On the advice of some friends, we headed over to Laurel Heights and walked into Snippety Crickets to get his hair cut. The place was great. The staff was friendly and they have plenty of toys for the kids to play with while they wait. The toys include a giant set up of trains and train tracks. Lots of fun, indeed. 

The first couple of times we went, Max sat on my lap and happily played with some toys while he had his hair cut. There was some mussin' and fussin' but nothing too terribly bad. At the end, they took his picture and put it up on the wall. He got a good hair cut, we paid for it, and we left.

We did that a couple more times, and on the third visit, Max sat in the chair all by himself. We were so proud. Things were going pretty great with this hair cutting stuff, and then I got an idea, "I could do this myself, at home, and save some money." Believe it or not, my wife agreed, and a month later we broke out the hair trimmers...

We waited till bath time, stripped the boy down to his diaper, took out the electric hair trimmers and went to town. Max couldn't have yelled, squirmed, and fought with me anymore than he did. His Mom had to wait in the kitchen until it was over because she couldn't bear to watch. It was awful. But I got it done. And I didn't do too bad of a job (at least I didn't think so).

The next day, when I dropped the kids off at daycare, everyone immediately noticed. They didn't say, "Oh, Max, look at your great haircut." Oh no. They said, "MAX?!? What happened to your hair? Did your Dad do that?" It's as if they knew.

Max's hair grew back and it's getting shaggy again. Don't worry, I'm saving the hair trimmers for my head only, and Max is going back to Snippety Crickets. Lesson learned on that one: never shave your kids head...

As a side note: Snippety Crickets did a great job with my daughter's hair as well. She's only been once but she did get a great haircut.

Oh yeah, the kids (and Dad) get a sucker at the end. What more could you ask for?