Trolls are big scary things from mythology, right? They are not too smart, eat just about everything including Billy goats and people, generally smell bad, and are definitely unfriendly.
Why would children possibly love Trolls? They should very scared of them! They should want to avoid the mere thought of them! There are several reasons why kids are into them.
First of all, they are common in children's stories, the most obvious being the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Almost every kid seems to know the book and story and love it.
I certainly remember it well from when I was young. Although the Troll threatened to eat the goats, they ended up unharmed in the end.
In most kid's stories, no harm ever comes to the children or adults, but instead to the fearsome mythical creatures.
So they are scary and horribly, but they don't really cause any harm.
Secondly, the Troll Dolls portray them as cute cuddy smiling creatures, not the fearsome and loathsome creatures of Norse mythology.
These "non traditional" ones have extremely popular since the 1960s and there have been absolute crazes at various times, they are made by many manufacturers, and they are collected widely by fans.
There is even an animated series names Trollz modeled on them which kids greatly enjoy.
Third of all, kids love to dress up, both for Halloween, parties, and often just because.
My kids have an entire large ox of dress up clothes and costumes they often use.
Just today my daughters dressed as dinosaurs and then afterwards as princesses.
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