First haircut
from$22
For a child's very first cut at any age, with a keepsake curl in a signed envelope.
Book a first haircut
Snip by snip, at your child's pace
Little Snips cuts hair for babies, children and teenagers in a salon built around them: racing car and rocket chairs under a ceiling painted like the night sky, cartoons turned low, and stylists who wait for a nod before the scissors come out. A parent or carer stays beside the chair from the first snip to the last.
From $16for an under fives trim
30 minutesbooked for every first cut
A keepsakecurl and a signed certificate
- A parent beside every chair
- Extra time for first cuts
- Certificate and keepsake curl
- Quiet hour on Sunday mornings
A first haircut, without the rush
First cuts are booked for thirty minutes, even when the trim itself takes ten. Your child can sit on your lap or in the rocket, watch the scissors open and close, and hold the comb before it touches their hair. We cut in short bursts and stop when they have had enough, even if one side is still a little longer.
Before you leave, the stylist ties a small curl with ribbon, tucks it into an envelope and signs a first haircut certificate with the date and your child's name. Photos are welcome throughout, and we will gladly take one of the two of you together.
- Cut on a parent's lap if that feels safer
- Breaks whenever your child asks for one
- Pay only for the part we managed to cut
Prices by age
Every price includes a calm start, a look in the mirror at the end and a sticker of your child's choosing. Siblings booked back to back take $3 off the second cut.
Under fives
from$16
A tidy trim or a fringe for little ones, on a lap or in a car chair, with breaks built in.
Choose under fivesSchool age, 5 to 11
from$20
Scissor or clipper cuts, curls shaped dry, and a style they can manage on school mornings.
Choose school ageTeens, 12 to 16
from$28
A proper talk about the look they want, then a wash, a cut and a finish with styling tips.
Choose teensA parent or carer stays in the salon for every child under 16. We are not able to look after children while adults shop.
If your child finds haircuts hard
Many children do, and none of this needs explaining. Tell us what tends to happen and we will plan the visit around it.
| When your child | What the stylist does |
|---|---|
| Jumps at the buzz of clippers | Uses scissors only, or shows the clippers switched off, then on, against the back of a hand first |
| Cannot sit still for long | Cuts in two minute bursts with stretch breaks, or works around a child kneeling on the chair |
| Hates water sprayed on the head | Cuts dry, or dampens the hair with a comb dipped in water instead of a spray bottle |
| Finds noise, lights or crowds hard | Books the Sunday quiet hour: one family at a time, music off and the lights turned down |
| Has had a frightening haircut before | Starts with a meet the chair visit, with no cut at all and no fee |
| Will not wear a cape | Uses a towel, a favourite T shirt worn back to front, or nothing at all and a quick change after |
Our stylists bring patience, not therapy. If a teacher or therapist has suggested ways to help your child with touch or noise, tell us and we will follow them.
Choose a chair
Children pick their seat when they arrive, and they are allowed to change their mind halfway.
- Red racing car
- Rocket with a countdown button
- Fire engine
- Rocking horse
- Big chair like a grown up
- A parent's lap
- A booster on the sofa
Every chair is wiped down between children, and the rocket's button counts down from ten before the first snip.
Small extras
Added to a cut, or booked on their own when a chair is open.
Fringe tidy between cuts
A quick trim of the fringe only, so it stays out of their eyes until the next full cut.
10 minutes$8
Curly hair cut
Curls and coils cut dry, one curl at a time, finished with a leave in conditioner and a care card for home.
35 minutesfrom $26
Party plaits
Plaits, a braided crown or a neat bun for a party, a school photo or a family wedding.
20 minutesfrom $15
Meet the chair visit
Ten minutes to sit in the chairs, hold the comb and meet a stylist, with no haircut and no charge.
10 minutesNo charge
Sibling slot
Two or three children booked back to back with the same stylist, so nobody waits long.
Second child$3 off
Grown up trim
A quick trim for the parent who brought them, booked straight after the child's cut.
20 minutesfrom $18
Inside Little Snips
Rocket chairs, first curls and a Sunday quiet hour, photographed with each family's agreement.
Parents after the first snip (example reviews)
Our daughter screamed at the last place. Here she sat on a lap, held the comb, took two breaks and went home with a certificate she still shows every visitor.
Our son is autistic and cannot bear clippers. The Sunday quiet hour, scissors only and the lights turned down gave him his first haircut without tears.
Three children in a row, each in a different chair, and the stylist remembered which one hates the spray bottle. The teenager got a proper consultation too.
Questions from parents before the first snip
When is the right age for a first haircut?
Whenever the hair reaches their eyes or you feel ready. Some children come at nine months and others at three years, and a first trim can be the fringe alone.
Can my child sit on my lap?
Yes, and babies and toddlers often feel safest there. We put one cape over you both, and you hold their hands or a toy while we cut.
What if my child gets upset halfway through?
We stop, take a break and try again, or finish another day. If we stop early, you pay only for the part we cut, and the certificate still goes home with you.
Do you cut curly and coily children's hair?
Yes. Every stylist cuts curls and coils dry, curl by curl, with no thinning scissors on textured hair. Tell us how you wash and style at home so the cut works with your routine.
Can children be left while a parent shops?
No. A parent or carer stays in the salon for every child under 16, and within arm's reach for every first haircut.
How much notice is needed to cancel?
Twelve hours, so we can offer the slot to another family. Children wake up unwell, so a cancellation for illness on the morning itself is never charged.
Book your child's cut
Choose the cut, a day and a time of day, and tell us a little about your child. Within one working day we confirm the time, or suggest the closest one still open.
- Mum, dad or a carer stays close all visit
- First haircuts are always given thirty minutes
- Payment is made at the desk after the cut
Find Little Snips
Little Snips sits at street level in the arcade, with no steps at the door. Buggies can come in, and the toilet has a changing table.
Call or write
Ground floor of the covered shopping arcade, beside the toy shop, with level entry and room for buggies
Opening hours
| Tuesday to Friday | 09:30 to 17:30 |
| Saturday | 08:30 to 16:00 |
| Sunday | Quiet hour, 09:00 to 10:00 |
| Monday | Closed |
Birthday cuts
Book a cut in the week of your child's birthday and they pick a badge from the birthday jar. Mention it in your notes when you book.