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Last Updated: Wednesday October 04 2006 15:37 GMT

Wigs for kids hit American shops

Kid in a wig
Kid in a wig
Just when you thought things couldn't get any more weird, check out a new trend in America - wigs for kids.

The wigs come in several styles, including a long pink one designed to make babies look like the music star Lil' Kim.

Shopkeepers say the wigs have been carefully made to make sure they do not harm children.

"It's a felt hat that's sewn with the wig on top so they are very soft and comfortable for babies," said one.

The wigs are on sale in stores
The wigs are on sale in stores
Halloween

Many parents have taken an interest in the wigs, especially as Halloween is coming up.

Kids in America don't just dress up as witches and ghosts for the occasion. They wear many different types of fancy dress.

Some people think the wigs are a bad idea.

The wigs on shop dummies
The wigs on shop dummies
Fun

"They are cute and funny, but I wouldn't put my baby in a wig," said one mum.

Shopkeepers have defended the wigs.

"It's just meant to be fun at the end of the day," said one




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