If you know my family in person, you know that my daughter has had a variety of different hair colors, starting from when she was in middle school. This has never bothered me; my feeling is that it’s just hair and it grows and if she likes it, good for her. But I know that not everyone is willing to break out the rubber gloves and bleach and dye, particularly when it comes to younger kids. In fact, I hear from a lot of friends that they’re holding their (younger) kids off with edicts about a certain age they have to be, etc. Well, prepare to be popular:

Right now Amazon has this Hair Chalk Salon set available for just $5.99 (its lowest price ever), [Edit: As of 11/21 it’s now just $4.79, but has been changed to be an Add-On item] and it’s the simplest way to apply vibrant temporary hair colors that wash out as soon as you’d like. It’s perfect for younger kids, and at this price, it’s a stock-up item for birthday parties, stocking stuffers, etc.

My kid’s hair is already purple, but the rest of you, go ahead.