Norman entrepreneur Kyle Allison and his wife, Amanda, have opened a area for children to get haircuts in a enjoyable atmosphere just in time for the return to university.

Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids, 3451 36th Ave. NW, opened in Norman final week, with a ribbon reducing Thursday.

The company design focuses on supplying a exclusive experience for little ones, comprehensive with online video video games, themed barber chairs and other features that make a specialised services for more youthful clients.

Started in 2002, the nationwide brand name now has over 100 areas nationwide.

Allison stated he and his wife have been escalating weary of having their two kids to Oklahoma City or Moore to get a haircut. With no child-certain salon in Norman, and the Sharkey’s model proving profitable in generating haircuts one thing youngsters get pleasure from, they determined to provide the encounter nearer to dwelling.

Youngsters can sit in auto chairs like a hearth truck or police cruiser, or themed seats like Disney’s Frozen Jeep or the Lightning McQueen auto, just before obtaining “minicure,” which entails nail painting, hair styling and costume jewellery. Sharkey’s stores have a lounge area with Playstation and Xbox gaming systems and televisions for sports or demonstrates on well-known streaming solutions, in accordance to the company internet site.

Haircuts for boys include a wash, slice, blow-dry, themed chairs, video clip game titles, Sharkey greenback, Sharkey bookmark, a balloon and a lollipop. Girls’ cuts involve a clean, cut, blow-dry, tween lounge, themed chairs, a mini-treatment, choice of rings, and like the boys, a Sharkey bookmark, a balloon and a lollipop.

“This just truly gives them much more of an experience to seem forward to when they appear in to get their hair slash,” Allison mentioned.

Allison is properly versed in operating establishments specializing in the encounter of entertaining. As the proprietor of Andy’s Altitude 1291 in Midwest Town, and now-closed Andy Alligator’s Exciting Park and Water Park in Norman, Allison explained he was completely ready for his subsequent enterprise, which blends components of pleasurable with a company.

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