The kids had their annual school pictures taken this week and I was really worried about how the girls hair is going to look in the photos.  We put their hair up in a pony tail every morning before school, and every morning by the time we get to school it looks like they just rolled out of bed.  They just can't keep their hands out of their hair and its usually a disaster within minutes of putting it up, but they're only four and they can't fix it themselves so I tried to figure out an easy way to keep it looking nice until after their pictures were made.  I ended up creating these simple ribbon hair bows from some leftover 5/8" ribbon and bobby pins and the girls absolutely loved them, plus they were much easier to put back in place than a ponytail.

For each bow you will need to cut a 5 1/2" length of ribbon and 3/4" length of ribbon.

Fold the long ribbon with the raw ends in the middle and pin in place.  Straight stitch through the center then pull the thread taut to gather the ribbon, then wrap the thread around the center several ties before tying a knot.

Wrap the short length of ribbon around the center of the bow, fold the raw edges under and pin then stitch in place.

Place the bobby pin on the back side of the bow with the flat side up and stitch in place at both ends and in the center.  Now I can't wait to see how the pictures actually turned out!  I'll keep you informed