Bad news for Coco and Blinko — children
don’t like clowns and even older kids are scared of them. The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was
revealed in a poll of youngsters by researchers from the
University of Sheffield who were examining how to improve the
decor of hospital children’s wards. 
The study, reported in the Nursing Standard magazine, found
all the 250 patients aged between four and 16 they quizzed
disliked the use of clowns, with even the older ones finding
them scary.

"As adults we make assumptions about what works for
children," said Penny Curtis, a senior lecturer in research at
the university.

"We found that clowns are universally disliked by children.
Some found them quite frightening and unknowable."

Via Yahoo