For most families no Christmas is complete without a trip to their local shopping centre for a festive photo with Santa.
But these hilarious images prove not all children are happy to meet the man in red, with many tots shedding a tear or two when it came time to pose for the ‘happy’ snap.
Taking to social media, parents have shared the comical results of their 2017 holiday pictures, from screaming toddlers to a sleeping Saint Nick.
No Christmas is complete without a trip to see Santa, but hilarious new images show not all Australian children are happy to meet the man in red, with plenty of tantrums and tears
One mother of twins made the most of her snapshot of the crying toddlers, jokingly claiming it had been a great ‘success’.
‘Santa photo 2017. I’d say this was a huge success, no?!’ the mum captioned the moment.
While another person had a quick and witty response when a toddler began crying on his visit with Santa, providing a comical placard for Father Christmas to hold.
Featuring a picture of a snowman, the yuletide sign read: ‘I’m having a meltdown’.
One person had a quick and witty response when a toddler began crying on his visit with Santa,giving Father Christmas a comical sign to hold
Almost no-one in this family photo appeared interested, with one child paying attention to a helper off-screen and another giving their best shocked expression
Another photo seemed to show no one ready for the snap, with an off-screen helper and a woman trying to corral one child, while the youngest stared off in shock as a man watched on.
Funnier still, Santa himself appeared to catch up on some shut-eye during the exchange, closing his eyes and nodding off.
Meanwhile, one mum had to bring the festive cheer herself in her snap, beaming as she held up a crying boy in one arm and an unenthusiastic girl in the other.
One mum brought the festive cheer herself in her snap, beaming as she held up a crying boy in one arm and an unenthusiastic girl in the other
Labelling this shot of a crying tot on Santa’s knee with the simple caption ‘drop and run’ one mother made the best of the bad situation
While another labelled her shot of a crying tot on Santa’s knee with the simple caption ‘drop and run’.
But for one family, their photo was at least a ‘step in the right direction’ after the mum was able to get her daughter to pose for a picture with Father Christmas despite her dubious face.
‘A semi-success. No tears and I didn’t have to be in the picture. Last Christmas as an only child’ she wrote.
It was a ‘step in the right direction’ for this mum after she was able to get her daughter to pose for a picture with Father Christmas despite the little girl’s dubious face