The 'Do

Today continues my series on special holiday recipes in my Friday Favorites. This idea was inspired by the ongoing search many parents have for organic, eco-friendly alternatives to household products in every category. Today, I'm sharing the perfect solution for hairstyling to replace those CFC/chemically-laden cans of hair product lining your shelves. Even better, this is a no-tears recipe that won't sting your little snookums' eyes.

Banana Fantastic:

1 banana
1 high chair
1 baby

1. Place baby in high chair.
2. Peel a banana and give it to the baby. A half at a time works fine.
3. Do other things in your kitchen, paying only slight attention to the child.
4. Your child will alert you to a need for the other banana half with an impatient shriek.
5. Grab it to give to him.
6. When you do approach the child, take careful note of his previous banana placement. If you have followed these steps exactly, the child will have squished the bananas between his fingers and rubbed the mash all over his hair.
7. Allow the bananas at least thirty seconds to set.
8. This will give him some fierce, crunchy helmet hair, impervious to wind, rain, or baby wipes.

*Editor's note: Just be careful that the banana is spread evenly throughout. Otherwise, concentrated chunks begin to resemble Grossness Supreme (crusty wall boogers) as they dry instead of organic hair product. Also, keep child away from wild monkeys in case they try to eat his head.

This worked fabulously well yesterday, so it's coming to you straight from the test kitchen.