• Would let your child wear an ultra-violent costume?

    Halloween has morphed into a gore fest that has kids as young as 6 unleashing their inner monsters in ultra-violent costumes — blood-smeared chain saws and spiked killing gloves sold separately. But some parents think that marketing characters from such movies as “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Friday the 13th" to small fry is going too far.

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    Total of 212 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

    18.9%
    Yes. It’s only for one night and Halloween is all about dressing up scary.
    40 votes
    60.4%
    No. These costumes are too violent and send the wrong message.
    128 votes
    20.8%
    Maybe. It depends on the maturity of my child.
    44 votes
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    No. These costumes are too violent and send the wrong message.

    No. This is originally a Christian holiday and should be in fun, not something that promotes an idealistic world of horror.

    • 2 votes
    #1
     - The Wilson Family-1427398
     - 2:49 pm EDT on Thu Oct 22, 2009
    Yes. It’s only for one night and Halloween is all about dressing up scary.

    ok 1) this is originally a pagan holiday, referred to as Sahaman, priests twisted it into halloween to mock the pagans.

    • 1 vote
    #2
     - Dagda
     - 8:52 pm EDT on Fri Oct 23, 2009
    Yes. It’s only for one night and Halloween is all about dressing up scary.

    studies show that it is important for children to have a healthy outlet, and wearing greusome costumes is a fun way to do that.

      #3
       - SHANE ENGEL
       - 11:45 am EDT on Sun Oct 25, 2009

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    • Do you make Halloween costumes or buy from the store?

      It can be hard to find the time (and talent) to make costumes from scratch, but as TODAY producer Amanda Marshall reminds us in her latest blog post, a mom who makes her own costumes can also create lasting memories.

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      Total of 61 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

      26.2%
      I make them myself.
      16 votes
      44.3%
      I buy from the store. Who has time to make costumes?
      27 votes
      29.5%
      They usually end up being a combo of store bought pieces with homemade touches.
      18 votes
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      They usually end up being a combo of store bought pieces with homemade touches.

      I enjoy making the kids costumes but, this year I'm not sure if time is on my side. K-Mart is advertising 40% off this week.

        #4
         - char-1424296
         - 10:26 am EDT on Thu Oct 22, 2009
        I make them myself.

        Felt and glue guns work great. Making them is so much fun, and the kids feel a sense of pride, too!

          #5
           - katrin schumann
           - 11:34 am EDT on Thu Oct 22, 2009
          They usually end up being a combo of store bought pieces with homemade touches.

          The characters my children want to be are not on the shelf. My 3yrs old DD wants to be Beyonce and my 10yrs DD wants to be Raven-Samone.

            #6
             - GourmetChick
             - 6:06 pm EDT on Thu Oct 22, 2009

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