Our Princess Ponytails or done on a infinity band that will never break, also the beads are secured with infinity bands as well insuring that your kids beads will stay inplace. the Princess Ponytail can be washed and hung up to dry, leave everything intact just remove the bows. To install braid the infinity band into you childs hair to the ends wrap in to a small ball and secure with a rubber band, use the infinity band to atach the ponytail for a long lasting stay. this will see to it that you child ponytail will stay in place while having fun runing jumping and playing.