How to keep her hair tied back?

[OakElmAsh]

My DD (5)has thick, shoulder length, very silky hair. She had a sporting activity this morning and her hair kept escaping from its elastic, which ended up falling out altogether. Hairbands etc slip off as well.
Any ideas for keeping her hair out of her face while she's running & jumping around?

What sort of elastics do you use? We use ouchless ones I get from Morrisons - they have no metal bits.

I have 'silky' (read, thin) hair myself. I use a scrunchie in the day (when I'm not working) and for bed. The best ones I've found that 'stay put' are the velour-covered ones. They don't pull and they stay on so my hair stays neat and tidy.

Two ponytails- secure top half of hair first, and then scoop the rest up and tie it round the same hair band. Be careful when you’re taking it down that it doesn’t knot.

My 3 year old has shoulder length, very fine hair & the only way I can get it to stay tied up at all is by showering her in the morning & putting it up wet.

Use the elastics that look like rubber bands rather than the fabric covered ones. Life changing. They don't snag or drag.

Two French plaits?

Counter intuitively- grow it longer, French plaits, also not too clean.

Half pony tail into pony tail. The half one catches more of the wispy bits. And find the bands that work best for you - I usually use the ones that match hair colour (designed for ballet / gym) as they’re solid and grippy.

If you can do a tight French plait that works, but I can’t.

Have you tried the spiral bobbles? They work for us

Get really small bands and crocodile style clips.

Yeah I'm a disaster for French plaits, can't do them at all... Will definitely try the double ponytail, and the rubbery elastics should be better
Felt sorry for her today, she was playing a game with a helmet that has a grid in front of the face, and she could hardly see out for her hair swinging around her face!

Just plaits will do don't need to be French plaits

Agree with people saying to use the really small elastic type bobbles and to do her hair wet. Dd1 is 3 and still has wispy baby type hair at the front and I tend to do little ponytails on her crown leading on to bunches/buns/ponytails. There's a FB group called something like easy toddler styles that has lots of ideas (I know your DD isn't a toddler but it'll give you the idea)

Ironically, shoulder length hair is much harder to control than long hair. Long hair is easier to plait, easier to get to stay in a pony tail, easier to put up, and if it comes loose more of it stays behind your back.