Top 3 Most Popular Halloween Pranks for Scaring Children A comedy article
by Mighty Kind 14,752 22 10/15/2009 11:07 AM 5812 views
Halloween is a time for young and old alike, but the focus of this holiday is really the children. Their quest for sugary treasure provides kids an opportunity to face the unknown and overcome their fears. It's our duty to help this process by scaring the bejesus out of them.
"Don't be so dramatic, Becky. It's only a disembodied head."
To aid in this hallowed duty, we present the Top 3 Most Popular Halloween Pranks for Scaring Children.
1) "The Scary Scarecrow." All you need is a disguise that makes you look like a part of your Halloween decorations, and the ability to sit still for a while. Although the scarecrow is the most commonly used camouflage, the options are limited only by your resources and creativity.
This one is even effective in broad daylight, allowing you to prank the overly-cautious daytime trick-or-treaters.
WARNING! This prank is for use on children only; otherwise, the unthinkable could happen:
Yes, you could end up on America's Funniest Videos.
2) "Candy Hand." If you desire a more hands-on approach, here's a concept that is easily grasped. You will need a table, bowl, and a tablecloth large enough to reach the ground. You must also be handy enough to cut an arm-sized hole into each one, then fasten the bowl to the table. Then sit under the table with your arm stuck through the hole, get someone to pour in the candy, and wait for innocent children to reach in for their surprise.
Sure to grab their attention. And possibly their hair, if you're quick enough.
3) "Healthy Halloween." If kids are going to give you the option of "trick or treat," you might as well go for the trick, which is more fun and won't contribute to tooth decay. Instead of candy, legendary prankster Kevin Nalty placed a bowl of raw vegetables -- including brussel sprouts and parsnips -- for kids to enjoy. Watch as they try to figure out what to do with this frightening proposition.
Proof that when you want to truly terrify kids, just take away their sugar.
Did we miss any classic Halloween pranks for kids? Post your comments below!
As a kid, we were forced to trick-or-treat in the daytime, because people were too frightened for their childrens' safety in suburban Ohio.
One guy would play spooky music from his house, and then come dressed in a long black robe, his face completely concealed, with bacon tongs for hands. He would tong a piece of candy, then drop it in our buckets.
When I was a kid, we trick-or-treated in THE DARK. My little 6 year old body was let out of the house to procure treats! If I stumbled upon a freak, I knew to kick him in the nuts and move on!
What the hell has happened to Halloween these days?
My father does trick #1 a lot of the time, and he finds he usually scares the parents more than the children. He dresses as the grim reaper then stands by our lamp post. The kids walk by, and the parents say "See? It's just a-" And then he jumps out at them, and they usually run down the driveway, and abandon their kid.
What the hell has happened to Halloween these days?
I know, right? Even in the 80's:
-We still went in the dark and all the costumes were masks that provided no periphial vision and dark clothes.
-The pedophiles didn't have to register back then and there was no Internet to check on where they lived.
-Candy bars were still "Fun sized" (not those god damned minis) and even then you got the occassional kind soul handing out full sized candy bars.
-We didn't even have to look both ways before crossing the street.
I was acutally giving out candy from my Driveway. It was cold, I was bored and tired, so I just sat still contemplating my belly button. After about fifteen minutes, a gaggle of teenaged mischefmakers happened along, knocking over jack-o-lanterns and generally being little Shakespeares. I didn't move until I saw the whites of their eyes, sprang up and said< "Trick or Treat!!"
The bastards scattered like roaches when you turn a light on...
Mission accomplished! I went in the house and ate the rest of the candy.
One neighbor has a ghillie suit that he dresses in for Halloween. He crouches down near the end of the driveway and waits for the children to pass by him. Then he jumps up and scares the crap out of the adults who loiter on the sidewalk while the children mooch candy.
It's pretty effective and the children get a laugh out of seeing their parents spill their wine get a nice shock.
Put some gravestones in your yard. Maybe you'll get a reaction like this. Want to spoil the whole year? Make sure you include the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny as well.
At least the parents don't have to get him presents for Christmas anymore.
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