57 Crazy Hair Day Ideas for Every Occasion in 2024
It’s time to get creative and rock the next spirit day with these crazy hair day ideas. Engaging in such a silly day is actually a sign of spirit and pride within the school or workplace. In high schools with more school spirit, students tend to have a better academic performance and be more engaged in social and civic affairs, according to NFHS. Spirit days can also contribute to a better work and office culture, which leads to happier employees.
Crazy hair day is only one possible theme for spirit week, but it’s often one of the most fun. The day is usually a hit for students who like to see how unique and interesting they can be when it comes to the most unusual hairstyles. But it often leaves parents asking the question “What to do on Crazy Hair Day?” to win those originality points.
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Here are 57 of the best crazy hair day ideas that you can use for any occasion.
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- Crazy Hair Day Supplies
- Crazy Hair Day Ideas for Girls
- Crazy Hair Day Ideas for Boys
- Themed Crazy Hair Day Ideas for School Events
- Crazy Hair Day Ideas for Adults
- Last-minute Crazy Hair Day Ideas
Crazy Hair Day Supplies
Before starting on a crazy hair day idea, it’s best to round up your supplies. One thing you’ll need for most hairstyles is firm-hold hairspray and a lot of it. This will help the hair stay in place and defy gravity. Hair gel can also help hold hairstyles.
Combs, hair brushes and a teasing comb will be helpful. Bobbypins, a bun maker, hair clips and hair ties are also common supplies you’ll need. Glue sticks and a glue gun can help create some of the accessories. Just make sure you use glue that's safe for the hair and easily washes out; DO NOT grab the Gorilla glue!
To achieve creative crazy hair day ideas, you might also want to get temporary hair color or color spray. Other items you can use include pipe cleaners, googly eyes, cupcake liners, water bottles and balloons. Toys like dolls and army men may also come in handy. The exact supplies you need will depend on the hairstyle you’re planning to do.
Crazy Hair Day Ideas for Girls
1. Donut Hair
The donut hair style is probably the most classic crazy hair day ideas. This works well for girls who have fairly long hair. You can use a bun maker get the donut shape.
2. Up and Away With Balloons
Make your hair defy gravity with this crazy hair day idea. First, braid small braids into the hair. Then, tie helium-filled balloons with strings to each of the braids. The helium will lift up the hair so the braids are floating. Just make sure that there's space in the car or bus for your girl. You could also carry the balloons to school and tie them up when she arrives.
3. Cupcake Buns
Wondering how to make cupcake buns for Crazy Hair Day? First, split the hair in half and secure it with two high ponytails on either side of the head. Then, cut holes in the bottom of cupcake liners and slide them onto the ponytails.
Last, twirl the pony tails up in a spiral, like a soft-serve ice cream and clip the "cupcakes" in place.
4. Bowl of Cereal
A bowl of cereal is another one of the most fun crazy hair day ideas. Use a plastic or styrofoam bowl as the base. Spray paint the hair white to look like milk and use pipe cleaners or foam balls to make your kid's favorite cereal.
5. Rapunzel
A princess will always be one of the top crazy hair day ideas for girls. Use a cardboard tube and paint it to look like a tower and cut a hole for the window. Add a doll to be the princess and feed the hair through the tower so it comes tumbling down.
6. Bird’s Nest
Put the hair in a ponytail and tease it so that it looks like a bird's nest. Add in leaves and twigs to make it look authentic. Secure in plastic eggs and toy birds to complete the look.
7. Mermaid Tail
Braid the hair over a doll's legs to create a mermaid tail and use a green, blue, purple or pink spray hair color to make the tail look authentic. Creating mermaid tail braids can also be one of the fun birthday party activities for a mermaid-themed shindig.
8. Unicorn Horn
Section off a small portion at the front of the head and use hair gel to create a unicorn horn. Then, use the rest of the hair to look like a mane.
9. Blooming Flowers
Turn your daughter's hair into a garden by using pipe cleaners as stems. Wrap green pipe cleaners around the hair to make it stand up. Then add plastic or paper flowers to the tops.
10. Flamingo
Make a bun in the hair and use pink spray paint to make sure the flamingo looks authentic. Find an image of a flamingo online and print it out at the correct size. Add the image to the top of the bun.
Then, paste on pink feathers for texture and to make it look more like the famous long-legged bird.
11. Birthday Cake
This is one of the tastiest-looking crazy hair day ideas to celebrate at a crazy hair birthday. It works best with long and thick hair. Cut pool noodles down to size to act as layers in the cake and wrap the hair around it. For an easier alternative, just wear a birthday cake hat and tie your hair in pigtails for extra flare.
12. Butterfly Gardens
One of the prettiest and most magical crazy hair day ideas for girls is a butterfly garden-inspired style. Attach some butterflies to wires to make it look like they’re flying around the head.
Crazy Hair Day Ideas for Boys
13. Fiery Flames
You don't need long locks to create fun and unique crazy hair day ideas. Fiery flames are ideal for boys who have short, buzzcuts. This simple, crazy hair day idea for a boy is just a matter of painting. Cut out stencils in the shape of flames and use colored hair spray to make the fiery design.
14. Surfs Up!
For boys with medium-length hair, turn those locks into waves. Spray the hair blue and use hair gel to form it into the curved shape of a wave. Add in accent of white and attach a surfer toy to the wave. Surf's up, dude!
15. Crawling Lizards
Create a mohawk-like style in the center of the head to act as the spikes of the lizard. Spray paint the "spikes" green, blue, or red. Paint arms and legs on the side and add googly eyes on the front to complete the lizard.
16. Army Men
Use army men to create a military-themed crazy hair day idea for boys. How do you get toys to stick in your hair for Crazy Hair Day? Hot glue them to bobby pins or clips. Glue the army men to the hair accessories before securing them into the hair to make it look like a battle scene.
17. Spider Webs
Use the cobweb decor from your leftover Halloween gifts to create spider webs across the head. Bobby pins can help secure them in place. Then, add plastic spiders to make it look like the creepy crawlies are infesting the head.
18. Tractor on a Farm
Spray paint the hair yellow to make it look like hay. Then, use hair gel to separate pieces of hair to look like crops or grass. Add a toy tractor to make it look like a working farm.
19. All Over Eyeballs
If you’re looking for simple crazy hair day ideas for a boy, all you need is a trip to the craft store to purchase a bunch of craft eyeballs. Simply glue them to bobby pins and then secure them in the hair.
20. Tee Up
Is your kid obsessed with swinging and putting on the fairway? Then use green hair spray all over the head to look like the grass on a golf course. Add a golf ball and golf tee to the top. Find a small toy golf club to put in the hair to make it look like someone’s about to hit the ball.
21. Soccer Score
Maybe your boy wants to be the next Mbappe, Messi or Ronaldo. Then find a toy soccer net and ball, spray paint the hair to look like a field and pin the net to one side of the head and the ball to the other. This is one of the crazy hair day ideas that will score a goal with any soccer fan.
22. Puppy Dog
Create stencils to make a dog face, nose and ears. Then, use temporary hair color spray to color in each part of the dog. You can also use fur on the ears for more texture and a three-dimensional design.
23. Lego World
Create a whole Lego world on your boy's hair with the famous Danish building blocks. You can build Lego structures or use Lego people attached to bobby pins. You can create an entire scene on the top of your kid's head, but remember not to go overboard as it might get weighty after a few hours.
Themed Crazy Hair Day Ideas for School Events
24. Baseball Head
Show your support for the baseball team with a crazy hairstyle. Use colored hair spray to turn the whole head white. Then use paint or a stencil to add in the red stitching. For an extra touch, wear a baseball uniform to complete the look for this crazy hair day idea.
25. Soda Bottle
Soda bottle hair is one of those classic crazy hair day ideas for school spirit days. All you need is an empty two-liter soda bottle and a plastic cup. This hairstyle makes it look like the hair is being poured from the bottle into the cup. Of course, the longer the hair, the better.
26. Buggy and Earthy
Celebrate Earth Day with a bug-themed hairstyle. Use gel or mousse to make it messy before spray painting it green to look like grass. Secure in plastic bugs like worms, beetles and spiders. The spiky grass works best on short hair.
27. Bird Cage
Gel the hair so it's stiff and twist it so that it looks like the bars of the cage. Make a swing using string and a small wooden rod and glue a toy bird to it. Tie the strings to the hair so the bird moves back and forth.
28. Autumn Tree
To create an autumn tree, separate the hair into small sections to look like different branches. Use hair gel to stiffen the hair and shape it into a tree. Then, add plastic leaves to the branches and on the head.
29. Cotton Candy Hair
Create a hairstyle that looks good enough to eat by first putting the hair into a high ponytail. Tease all the hair until it's fluffy like cotton candy and use hair color spray to finish off the look. Because this is one of the most delicious-looking crazy hair day ideas, you may need to warn passersby not to be tempted to take a bite.
An easy way to create this hairstyle is to pin or glue roving wool to a large styrofoam triangle, kind of like wrapping a towel on your head after a shower. It's a bit of a cheat, but looks pretty realistic.
30. Octopus Hair
Make a high bun on the top of the hair. Braid the excess into eight braids to act as the tentacles. Then, add googly eyes to the bun to create the octopus face. This is one of the top crazy hair day ideas for an aquatic, ocean or beach theme.
Another option is to create the octopus body with strofoam and then wrap your hair (or wefts) around it.
31. Race Track Hair
For race day, make a race track with colored hair spray. This works best for short, buzzed hair. Then, add plastic runners or cars to race around the track. Put on a race driver's suit or a checkered flag t-shirt to finish off the look.
32. Alien Invasion
Create a flying saucer from a plastic plate and bowl and spray painting them silver. Then, add in little toy aliens that are ready to take over the world. You can add some cows too for fun to recreate your best Roswell scene. This is definitely one of the most out-of-this-world crazy hair day ideas.
33. Volcano Hair
For the science fair, create volcano hair. First, ties your hair up in a high ponytail and spraypaint it brown to look like a mountain. Then, add accents of red, yellow and orange to make it look like lava is flowing out. If you're super inventive, you can place a cup inside the "volcano" with some baking soda and pour a vinegar mix to make it active. Just remember that the "lava" will get all over your face. It might be worth it if you want to stand out and get an A+.
34. Football Goal Post
Show support on football game days by spray painting the hair green, adding a toy goalpost and football field, and then getting ready for kickoff!
35. Popcorn Hair
This crazy hairstyle makes it look like popcorn is spilling over the head. Take a popcorn bucket and some real popcorn. Glue the popcorn to the bucket and then attach it to a headband a wearable cinematic experience.
36. Dinosaur Hair
Create a Jurassic hairstyle by adding plastic dinosaurs and rocks. This is one of the top educational crazy hair day ideas for a fun science project or a lesson on dinosaurs.
37. School Colors
A crazy hair day ideas for school that shows spirit is to go all out and split-dye your hair in the school's colors. You can use temporary dye to make each side of the head one of the school colors. Or divide it into however many colors your school team uses. For extra flare, print out and add the school logo.
38. Basketball in a Hoop
Looking for spirit week ideas that support the basketball team? Braid the hair into a basketball hoop and add in a plastic basketball and some netting for a slam dunk of a crazy hair day idea.
Crazy Hair Day Ideas for Adults
39. Potted Cactus
Turn a ponytail into a potted cactus for one of the spikiest crazy hair day ideas. Use a plastic pot, green hair dye and a fake cactus to complete the look.
40. Cat Ears
This is probably the easiest and one of the most used crazy hair ideas because it's so simple and easy. Take two small portions of hair and braid them around a wire, then shape them into cat ears.
41. Medusa Snakes
Create your favorite hairstyle then add in lots of small snakes that look like they’re slithering around the head. Not only is this a fun hairstyle to do, it's one of the top projects and art ideas for beginners.
42. Watermelon Bun
Transform your bun into a watermelon for one of the best crazy hair day ideas to celebrate Summer. All you’ll need is a bun former, along with pink, green and black temporary hair spray.
43. Bunny Hair
Turn a bun into a bunny by spray painting it white. Use craft pompoms to make a fluffy tail and a little pink nose.
44. Beehive Hairstyle
Do your best doo-wop or Amy Winehouse impersonation with a super high beehive hairdo, but with a realistic edge. Make a tall hairstyle and spray paint it yellow to look like a beehive. Secure little plastic bees to make it look like they’re buzzing around.
45. Ramen Noodle Bowl
Use this fun and exciting crazy hair day idea to make your mane look like your favorite comfort food. To make your hair look like this Japanese staple, use a old ramen noodle container, cut a hole at the bottom and slot your hair through it. Add chopsticks on either side to hold the container in place.
46. Hair Beard
If you need something simple, and you have super long hair, consider a hair beard. Bring the hair forward and secure it right under the chin. You can do the Abraham Lincoln style or take a piece of hair and glue it to your upper lip to make a mustache.
47. Multi-Colored Hair
Use temporary hair dye or hair paint to color the hair in different sections to make it look like a rainbow. You can also try different patterns for even crazier designs.
48. Wear a Funny Wig
If your head is shaved or you have hair loss, you can still go nuts with a wig of your choice. You can find tons of silly wigs that will work for crazy hair day. Wigs are usually the top self portrait ideas at events. Maybe there'll be a photo booth at your crazy hair day.
49. Hair Hat
Turning your hair into a hat is an easy and fun hair day idea for adults. Just sculpt it into a hat shape with hairspray or holding gel. Some open-crown hats even come equipped with fake hair on the top. It gives a whole new meaning to the term hat hair.
50. Vegetable Garden
Dye the hair green to look like a patch of grass. Then, glue toy vegetables to bobby pins to make your hair look like a garden harvest. Or tie your hair in a bun and color it orange to look like a pumpkin patch!
Last-minute Crazy Hair Day Ideas
51. Princess Ball Gown
Some quick and simple last-minute crazy hair day ideas are to wrap your hair around a doll to make it look like a ball gown. Use temporary dye to create a design. Add some glitter for dazzle.
52. Backwards Face
Part the back of your hair and hold each side up with pins. Then create eyes on the back of your head for this crazy hair idea. If you're wondering how to stick googly eyes on hair, it's pretty simple. Just use a sticky, strong hold gel to secure them in place. If you want to go a step further, get a fake nose and lips too.
53. Colored Mohawk
For the punkiest crazy hair day ideas, do a simple colored mohawk. Just gel your hair into a mohawk and spray on the color of your choice. Get a little art inspiration for a pattern to paint on it.
54. Bugs in Braids
For a last-minute crazy hair day idea, make two simple braids. Then, add in plastic bugs to make it look like they’re crawling up your hair.
55. Twist in Pipe Cleaners
If you need a simple crazy hair day idea, twist pipe cleaners into your hair. You can make different shapes and use different colors for a fun look.
56. Teased Monster Hair
Need last-minute crazy hair day ideas that involve absolutely nothing but some force? Simply take a towel and vigorously rub your hair to create static. You can also tease your hair with a comb. If you'd like to take this one step further, tease a ponytail until it's fluffy, dye it with temporary hair dye and add googly eyes to make a monster.
57. Rubber Ducky in the Bath
Secure your hair into a bun, and then dye it blue with temporary dye. Add white plastic balls for bubbles and put your friendly rubber ducky on top.
There are so many crazy hair day ideas that will wow the school or the office. They’re a fun way to experiment with creativity and to show your enthusiasm. Crazy hair day is a classic event that can help boost school spirit and can be a fun way to improve participation in the school's or company's culture. We hope this list has inspired you to experience, whether you’re looking for crazy hair day ideas for boys, girls or the office.
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