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The Yellow Balloon
The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon

Hair salon in Gaithersburg, MD

Rated 4.3 out of 5 (123 on Google Maps) (opens in a new tab) Closed · opens at 10 AM

The Yellow Balloon has been serving Montgomery County for more than 20 years and is focused entirely on children's hair. The salon describes itself as the county's kids hair salon that families return to. Its service menu covers boys' and girls' haircuts for ages 1 to 17, a first haircut for babies up to 12 months, and styling for children and for parents.

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About

The Yellow Balloon has been serving Montgomery County for more than 20 years and is focused entirely on children's hair. The salon describes itself as the county's kids hair salon that families return to. Its service menu covers boys' and girls' haircuts for ages 1 to 17, a first haircut for babies up to 12 months, and styling for children and for parents.

A visit is designed to feel easy for young clients. The waiting area has toys, coloring books and rides, and every styling station has a TV playing cartoons and shows. Stylists are experienced with first haircuts and with children of all ages. Each child leaves with a balloon and a lollipop.

The salon's stated aim is to make each visit a positive experience that helps children feel more confident. Families can also book a glamour party for groups of children, with styling, nail polish, photos and a choice of themes. The salon supplies all the styling tools and accessories for those parties.

Lice services are offered in a private, separate area of the salon. Screening is available, and a lice treatment is described as a two-session process with manual removal, follow-up care and prevention education. Official screening documentation is accepted by local schools.

The salon's philosophy is to build children's confidence through a positive, relaxed visit, with stylists experienced in first haircuts and in working with children of every age.

A bright, kid-focused waiting area with toys, coloring books and rides, and cartoons playing at every styling station.

Services

Final prices may vary.

A single braid finished with fancy beads.

  • Single Braid with Fancy Beads $10

Haircuts, shampoo and blow dry, color and highlights for parents, along with a dad's haircut and kids' highlights.

  • Dad's Haircut $36
  • Mom's Shampoo & Blow Dry $40
  • Mom's Haircut (no shampoo) $55+
  • Highlights (Kids) $60+
  • Color $70+
  • Highlights (Adults) $100+

Group styling parties for children, held in the evening on weekends, with up to 12 kids in the base package and extra children added per person.

  • Glamour Party Additional Child $55
  • Glamour Party Package (up to 12 kids) $720

Haircuts and first haircuts for boys and girls from newborn through age 17, plus kids bang trims.

  • Kids Bang Trim $15
  • Boys Haircut (Under 11) $30–$33
  • Baby Boy's First Haircut (Newborn–12 mo.) $32
  • Boys Haircut (11–17) $33–$35
  • Baby Girl's First Haircut (Newborn–12 mo.) $35
  • Girls Haircut (Under 11) $38–$45
  • Girls Haircut (11–17) $45–$55

Lice screening for children, with documentation accepted by local schools.

  • Lice Screening $25
  • Lice Treatment $175
  • Screening $25
  • Treatment $175

Lice screening and treatment handled in a separate, private area of the salon.

  • Lice Treatment Screening $25

Kids shampoo, blow outs, flat ironing, braids, corn rows, up-dos and nail polish.

  • Kids Shampoo $5
  • French Braid $15+
  • Kids Nail Polish $15
  • Kids Shampoo & Blow Out $20+
  • Kids Flat Iron $30+
  • Corn Rows (Half Head) $35
  • Kids Fancy Up-Do $50
  • Glamour Parties $720

Photos

  • Young boy with wet hair and lollipop being cut at salon, staff behind him
  • Baby boy's first haircut, wrapped in a cape being held by a stylist
  • Freshly styled boy's haircut seen from behind
  • Baby getting a haircut in the salon chair with a parent
  • Curled updo styled for a glamour party on a child
  • Five salon staff smiling together in the yellow salon
  • Child with bright green temporary hair color, a real salon result
  • Back view of a boy's tapered haircut in the salon
  • Five staff posing outside the salon with yellow balloons

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • Children's haircuts for ages 1 to 17, with first haircuts for babies up to 12 months
  • Baby first haircuts include a certificate and an optional keepsake lock of hair
  • Glamour parties with styling, nail polish, photos and a balloon and lollipop for each child
  • Lice screening and a two-session lice treatment in a private area of the salon
  • Screening documentation is accepted by local schools
  • Every child leaves with a balloon and a lollipop
Good for
  • First haircut for babies
  • Young children and kids up to 17
  • Families booking several children
  • Children's birthday and party styling
  • Lice screening and treatment
  • Kids who want braids, up-dos or a special look
Treats
  • Children's haircuts
  • First haircuts
  • Bangs and trims
  • Head lice
  • Party and special occasion styling
  • Adult family haircuts and color
Techniques
  • Manual removal for lice treatment
  • Corn rows
  • French braids
  • Single braids with fancy beads
  • Flat ironing
  • Blow outs
  • Up-dos
  • Highlights
  • Color
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