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Haircuts for Peanuts Waiting Room

I never thought my toddlers or even preschoolers would enjoy getting their haircut so much.  But then I found Haircuts for Peanuts and Ms. April(as we call her).  It’s over in Fairport, which is fortunately around the corner from my mom’s.  They cater to children of all ages.  It starts as soon as you walk into their waiting room which is beautifully painted with large murals of circus scenes and is filled with toys for the kids to play with while they wait their turn.  There is a slide, play kitchen, and even an air hockey table.  And of course nice chairs and magazines for the parents.

Then when it’s your turn you go into one of two rooms to have your haircut by either April, Judy, or Crystal.

Hair Cuts for Peanuts

The rooms are colorfully painted and decorated in themes geared towards the kids.  I always ask for April because she is so good with our girls.  Her room is green with large butterflies and frogs on the walls, which the girls just love pointing out to me every time we go.  There are tvs and dvd players in each of the rooms and a huge variety of movies they can pick from so they are distracted from what April is doing.  They have cartooned aprons for the kids and animal water bottles for wetting their hair.  April is very patient and a pro at getting them to follow her instructions.  The cuts take about 10-15 minutes so it’s quick, letting the kids go before they start to squirm.

I find it so funny when I tell the girls that we are going to go get their haircut, they jump up and down with

Haircuts for Peanuts

excitement!  They can’t wait to go to Ms. April’s.  I will make it into an event since they always want to stay and play with the toys after getting their haircut.  So Katrina goes first, then Mikayla, and then me.  Yep I get my haircut there too now.  It’s just so much easier than making a separate appointment somewhere else and either drag the kids along or waste precious kidfree moments getting my haircut.  The girls play in the waiting room or just hang out and watch mom get her haircut.  If one of the girls has to use the bathroom Ms. April understands and lets me run off with them before resuming my haircut.  When we are all done I will read my book and let the girls play til they are done before we head on to whatever we have to do next.

I just love what April has done in creating this business and I think it’s a great idea for other moms to make as their own business.  In addition to haircuts they also host BeDazzling birthday parties on weekends.  You can check out their website for more info Haircuts for Peanuts