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Booby Trap Children's Apparel – Super Cute Threads For Your Spawn.Boob
With a name like Cinthia Rached's Booby Trap (www.boobytrapshop.com) I was a little reluctant to click the link at first. The Internet is often a dark and dangerous place that can lead you to such terrible places. But, being bold and perhaps a little bit reckless, I did click and breathed a sigh of relief when instead of extreme wanton nudity or a swift and violent attack of trojan horses I was greeted by blood, zombies and adorable children.
Okay, so maybe I knew what to expect from the start but a little suspense never hurts...
In a few of the goth shops I've frequented I've seen the attempts at gothic kids clothes out there; you've got cute little horned caps and onesies with band logos and smart ass quotes printed on them. They're cute, clever and seem like a great gift idea now and then but it's never really something original.

Booby Trap feels different for me though. Maybe it's the pictures of grinning children proudly sporting horror influenced threads like what looks to be a zombie spewing blood, a rotting head and a dead cupcake. It's the kind of clothes you have to stop and take a second look at and it's made for your kids. Children love being individualistic and creative. Just think back to your own childhoods, did you ever play dress up and invent wild and wonderful things out of sticks, string and finger paint. Didn't you love Halloween? I bet there's a lot of us out there that started our love affair with the dark and spooky when we were still running around in pajamas with feet. I know if I was still a kid I'd freak right out over clothes like these.

Would this stuff be as brain rottingly sweet if it was made for adults? No, not likely but that's the charm of it really. These are kids clothes, not adult clothes made in kid sizes. If I had children I'd much rather dress them up in these threads than allow them to parade around in short skirts and tiny shirts like popstar whorelets.

A lot of kids would seriously love these clothes, not just for the fun and monstrous designs but they also glow in the dark. What kid doesn't love stuff that glows in the dark? Parents will love them for their price. At about 25.00-35.00 US each they're not so expensive that you have to rule them out. With kid's clothes racking up such high prices nowadays you should at least be able to get something unique and awesome for your children to rock.
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