I use little elastics. We are growing out some fringe here too, so I gather that up into little elastics rather than clips (which are usually pretty hopeless I find) and then join that into either a plait or pony. Or you can do a row of elastics.. google 'elastic rows girls hair' and look at the images.. you'll see what I mean. You can get pretty creative with it if you have the time! haha.

I've found with elastics the hair survives the day and even survives wearing a hat! Clips have never been our friend here. Or headbands.