In your house, parenting is a 50/50 arrangement.

Except when it comes to combing locks. You and your daughter agree — Dad needs to step away from the brush.

Hair is no longer a mommy-only affair thanks to SoCal’s Craig Lawrey, a Navy marksman turned stay-at-home dad. After realizing his daughter’s wild mane made her look like a cave child, he set out to tame her tresses.

The result: a step-by-step photo guide that teaches Pop to turn bedhead into a sleek, shiny coif. Covering everything from the basics of ouch-free brushing to detailed descriptions of braiding techniques, the book is written in simple prose (with plenty of input from Lawrey’s daughter).

And though it’s not winning any awards for design, it did help our tester dad master his little girl’s do — without getting all tangled up.

Available online at dadhair.com, $10.

BAKE
Cookie Camp
What: Kids (ages 4-12) and parents bond over hand pies and scones, as well as cookie decorating.
Why: Everyone leaves with a box of pastry chef Jamie Cantor’s famous culinary creations.
When: Wed., 1-3 p.m.
Where: Platine Cookies, 10850 Washington Blvd., b/t Girard Ave. & Spad Pl. (310-559-9933). To register, email tracy@jcutlermedia.com. Adult and child pair, $59.

BOOGIE
Time to Groovy Lounge
What: Get funky with DJ Groovy David (recently named L.A. Magazine’s Best Kids’ DJ) and his cast of puppeteers, face painters, caricature artists, and more.
Why: Everybody, shake your thang.
When: Sat., 10 a.m.-noon.
Where: Mimoda Studio, 5774 W. Pico Blvd., at S. Ogden Dr. Info at 818-554-8652. Families, $20.

SQUISH
Mud Mania
What: Kidlets learn about local adobe soil while making bricks, plastering a wall, constructing a mini home, and competing in messy relay races.
Why: Um, dirt.
When: Sun., 12:30-4:30 p.m.
Where: Rancho los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Rd., b/t N. Country Club Dr. & Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach (562-570-1755). Adults, $6; children 4-12, $4; under 4, free.

RIDE
Tour da Arts Bike Event
What: Families create spoke cards, take a scenic ride through Santa Monica, and celebrate the finish line with a bicycle-bell musical performance.
Why: It’s the wheel deal.
When: Sun., noon.
Where: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station G1, 2525 Michigan Ave., b/t Cloverfield Blvd. & 26th St. (310-586-6488). Registration (recommended) online at surveymonkey.com. Mention DailyCandy for free admission.

Photo: Courtsey of Craig Lawrey