Stylist Mom Transforms Tiny Clients Into 'Whoville' Residents for Christmas
Lindsey Buckner creates wacky "Who" hairstyles for Christmas charities.
— -- Fah Who Foraze! Dah Who Doraze!
One Michigan woman has successfully turned her hometown into "Whoville" by recreating wacky hairstyles from the 1966 animated television special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on kids and their parents for charity.
"It is the most energetic, fun, positive experience," Lindsey Buckner of DeWitt, Michigan, told ABC News. "A few of them that were so bashful, they'd come in all quiet and you'd spin the chair around and their face would light up and they would giggle. It's just a fun way to kick off the Christmas season around here. With all the negativity in the world it's nice to have a night where people can kind of let go and make a difference at the same time."
Buckner, owner of Bridge St. Hair Co. in DeWitt, said it was 7 years ago when she became hair-inspired by the fictional town "Whoville" after watching the Dr. Seuss classic with her sons Dylan, 11, and Braylan, 8,
"It's been one of my favorites since I was little so every year before Christmas we always sit down and watch it together," Buckner said. "We pick something from the movie every year, the different hairstyles, objects to make the hair bigger. ... I brought the idea to my staff as something so small and fun to be able to give back to our community."
As a component to the Downtown DeWitt Christmas Market, Buckner said she and her salon staff invited moms, dads and kids to come in this weekend to get a "Who-do."
From $5 to $17 dollars, styles varied from a mean, green, spray-painted "Grinch" to a zany "Cindy Lou Who," using Styrofoam cups and other craft items to capture the look.
"People have told us, we’re not coming down to the market, we’re coming for 'Whoville,'" Buckner said. "It's gotten a lot bigger than I thought. We’ve had people from all over Michigan come down, so it's pretty cool."
Buckner said this year, her "Whoville" hair station yielded 150 customers and $1,600 and counting.
All proceeds will go towards fulfilling wish lists and Christmas meals for families in need, she said.