40 Hilarious Christmas Card Photo Fails

No matter how hard you try, getting kids to cooperate and pose for a nice family photo is not always a realistic goal. This is especially true for the all-important Christmas card photo.

But at least you can laugh about it. We asked the HuffPost Parents Facebook community to share their funniest holiday card photo outtakes. Keep scrolling for some hilarious gems.

Courtesy of Elysa Archibald

"I showed my 5-year-old after I took them, and she said, 'Well, I told you I hate taking pictures!'"

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"He said he wanted to take a picture by himself, not with big brother."

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"My husband ... "

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"Not too happy about a baby sister."

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"Me, 100% over it thinking we won’t get one decent picture, and my crazy eyes accidentally came out."

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"My 8-month-old Lottie is NOT amused by our shenanigans."

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"My amazing photographer was trying to get my grumpy daughter to smile by tickling her. Her assistant captured this image of her trying to get out of the shot."

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"Almost dropped my fit-throwing child down the steps while my oldest looked on with an evil grin."

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"Five 'joy'ful kids... one, not so much."

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"Hubby and son decided to have a flour fight while we were supposed to be making cookies. And yes, I’m eating the dough."

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"The timer caught the second after my husband sat and crushed my foot."

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"Our golden doodle decided to do an epic photobomb."

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"We ended up using it because it actually captures part of his personality!"

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"My amazing girlfriend captures this moment trying to do family photos with two very energetic little boys!"

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" I wanted one good picture of me with the kids this year. ONE."

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"My kids took 'make a funny face' as a challenge."

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