Mum’s ploy to get a day off from Elf on the Shelf backfires spectacularly as son is left ‘crying his eyes out’

IT’S one of those things that once you’ve committed to, you can’t really get out of.

But when one tired mum decided to try and get herself a day off from Elf on the Shelf, her clever ploy backfired – leaving her young son in tears.

Kayleigh Anne McKenzieOne mum’s attempt to get a day off from Elf on the Shelf backfired when she left a note from her son’s elves saying they’d gone to see Santa[/caption]

Kayleigh Anne McKenzie took to the Family Lowdown Tips and Ideas group on Facebook to recount her mum fail.

Sharing a picture of a note next to a bauble on the Christmas tree which read “We have gone to see SANTA!” and was signed from “Jingles and Buddy”, Kayleigh wrote: “DO NOT TRY IF UR KIDS ARE ATTACHED TO THE BLOODY ELFS.”

“Well last nights elf on the self has turned out to be a disaster,” she continued.

“My little boy has been crying his eyes out this morning… Epic fail.”

Following Kayleigh’s post, parents flooded to the social media site to offer their suggestions on how she could possibly rectify the situation.

“A letter: Santa made him work really hard, he missed your child and is so glad to be back?” one person wrote.

“Bang on the front door really loud & Pop them on the door step with a note to say they came back as quick as they could,” another suggested, while someone else added: “Get them to have a certificate from Santa telling your son that he is has been hearing how good he has been and he is on the good list.”

Other mums recalled their own Elf on the Shelf fails, with one writing: “I did a epic fail last year… The elves cut my sons pyjamas whilst he was sleeping. He cried so bad!”

And another wrote: “Ours has been a nightmare too..my 5 year old is in and out of our room all night every hour/half an hour asking about the damn thing.

“I have had 2 hours sleep each night. It’s going back to the north pole!”

Some parents also revealed that they use the “gone to see santa” trick when their child has been naughty.

“Our elfs only go back to see Santa if my girls have been really naughty, but they are always back the next day,” one mum explained.

While another hilariously added: “Our elf goes to see santa when we forget.

“Wake up in the morning and have to rush a quick note to say the big man needed help in the workshop!”

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