We all love the Christmas season, and many mums have lofty ideas about how to picture out a perfect Christmas for their family.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out as we had planned.
We always encounter some Christmas fail — from dodgy meals, pathetic decorations and questionable gifts that make us wonder if it was really worth it after all. Here are 20 of the saddest and funniest Christmas fails we’ve found on the web.
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Christmas Cooking Fails
Is there anything more tempting than trying your hand at one of the many gorgeous dishes floating around on the internet? At every shopping centre checkout, you’ll see some perfect Christmas meals, especially desserts, from the glossy magazines. You’ll then think if you could do it, right? No.
1. Your Icing Isn’t Cheery
via ebaumsworld.com
There are times when things just fall flat and in this case, the icing is definitely one of them. As a result, what should have been a cute little Christmas cupcake has become a neon, radioactive-looking dessert from hell.
2. Your Santas Are Sad
via tbarmcamps.org
It’s always nice to have something healthy for Christmas, and this dessert seems to be a perfect blend of a healthy fruit and some decadent cream. Too bad that these Santas never stand tall.
3. It’s All Falling Apart
via pinterestfail.com
There’s so much going wrong here, we aren’t even sure where to start. What is left after this Christmas fail is something from the dessert nightmares. Definitely, this will never be a centrepiece for your Christmas meal.
4. Christmas Meringue Isn’t Your Thing
via pinterestfail.com
Meringue is already something that most people put on the top of the basket. Many thought that it was stressful to attempt it but in the Christmas fail basket, it goes!
5. You Just Went Wrong Somewhere
via pinterestfail.com
These aren’t really the worst we’ve seen but there’s just something about them that’s wrong. Maybe it’s a case of bad instruction or maybe it was doomed to be a Christmas fail from the start.
6. Your Dessert Is A Little Flat
via pinterestfail.com
In theory, this Christmas log seems like a great idea and doesn’t really look that complicated. But that is of course before it’s put into the hands of the Christmas fail brigade.
7. It’s Just Too Hard
via designbump.com
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Intended to be a whimsical Christmas tree made from delectable doughnut holes, this Christmas fail might have been the shock they didn’t see coming. It’s amazing how quickly it can go from magazine ready, to get that thing outta here!
Christmas Cheer Fails
One thing that everyone loves to do on Christmas is spread some cheer. You can do this by buying up big on Christmas stuff, participating in Christmas crafts and getting your decorating genie out of the magic Christmas lamp. Too bad you’re going to fail.
8. Your Craft Skills Are Questionable
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A little memento from your child’s first Christmas might seem like a great idea. But just wait until your actual child is set loose on this pain monstrosity. Christmas FAIL!
9. You’ve Made Bad Purchasing Decisions
via videogameszone.de
The Christmas decorations that you buy should last for a few seasons of cheer. Well if that’s what you want, we wouldn’t invest in these baubles, which are clearly failing at Christmas.
10. There’s Nothing Appetising About This
via falatozz.hu
There’s something about this brown, lumpy blob that isn’t doing anything for your appetite. Did your toddler once smuggle one of these bad boys in a nappy, or was it something else?
11. Or This
via thechive.com
The same goes for this questionably, icky-shaped Santa Claus.
12. You’ve Overestimated Your Ability
via buzzfeed.com
Turning a white Christmas tree into a cheerful snowman seems pretty straight forward. But in the wrong hands, it turns into just another sad Christmas fail.
13. Your Kids Have Issues
via playbuzz.com
In a situation like this, you better make sure that your kids won’t be bowing down to the Dark Lord this Christmas time instead of celebrating light. Fail!
Christmas Photo Fails
If you have high hopes for your family’s Christmas photo, just stop those right now. Bring your expectations back down to the ground and then take them a little bit further because believe us, they need to be as low as possible.
14. Your Kids Hate Santa
via lolwot.com
There can be a lot of riding on your kid’s Christmas photo with Santa, but unfortunately, sometimes, even if you’ve got four opportunities for success, you’ll just get one...