Coffee, a mannequin head, a few hair ties — and absolutely no expectation that you already know what you’re doing.

Braids + Coffee is a relaxed, hands-on morning for dads who want to feel more confident helping with their child’s hair.

Over two hours, we’ll work through the practical basics — preparing and detangling hair, getting a ponytail right and learning a simple three-strand braid — with plenty of time to practise and ask questions as you go.

You’ll work on a mannequin head, so there’s no need to bring the kids, and you don’t need any experience.

This isn’t a formal class or a parenting seminar. It’s a coffee, a couple of useful skills, a few laughs and the chance to leave knowing you can actually have a go next time you hear:

“Dad, can you do my hair?”

Dad Mode creates relaxed, practical experiences where dads can build confidence without feeling judged or out of place.

Come on your own. Come as a complete beginner. That’s exactly what this session is for.

For dads, stepdads and father figures who want to feel more confident helping with their child’s hair.

You might have never held a braid in your life. You might already manage a ponytail but want to know what comes next.

Either way, you’re welcome.

No experience needed. No kids needed on the day. And most dads come on their own.

Your ticket includes:

A full two-hour, hands-on session

Step-by-step guidance from start to finish

Your mannequin head and all equipment to practise with

Practical help with detangling and preparing hair

Ponytail and basic three-strand braiding skills

Plenty of time to practise and ask questions

One coffee

A take-home resource so you can keep practising afterwards

Expect a relaxed, small-group morning where everyone is there for roughly the same reason: to get a little more capable at something their child might need them to do.

We’ll start with the basics and work through everything together. You’ll practise each technique yourself, with help nearby when you need it.

Nobody is being tested. Nobody cares if your first braid is wonky.

The goal isn’t perfection.

It’s leaving Frenchies more confident than when you walked in — and knowing where to start when you try it on the real thing at home.

Dad Mode is a Brisbane-based fatherhood community helping dads feel more confident, connected and capable in everyday family life.

We create practical, social and genuinely useful experiences that give dads somewhere to learn, have a laugh, meet other dads and build skills they can actually use at home.

Braids + Coffee is part of a growing Dad Mode program built around a pretty simple idea:

Dads want to be involved. Sometimes they just need a place to learn how.