We asked MummyPages Mums to share the funniest excuse their kid has ever given to get out of chores, and this is what they said:
1. Nicola: “My daughter says: 'Mummy, I'm Queen Elsa, how can I tidy up??' in a very serious tone!"
2. Abi, Milton Keynes: "Only today, my little two-and-a-half-year-old daughter told me that she can't help me tidy up her toys because she has a baby in her tummy.. I'm currently 34 weeks pregnant - if only that excuse would work for me."
3. Jaki, Plymouth: “My four-year-old's latest excuse is: 'But Mummy I'm not five yet'"!!
4. Thea: "My three-year-old son just tells me: "I can't, I'm too busy watching my cartoons!!"
5. Holly: "I either get, 'I'm poorly', 'I'm really too busy', or 'just put them in the bin, Mum'! She's two-and-a-half and will do ANYTHING to get out of tidying up!"
6. Jennifer, Manchester: "My little one says he'll help with washing up when he is 99! Bless him!"
7. Susana, Croydon: "My six-year-old always has a good excuse not to tidy up after play. His best one, I think, was when I asked him to put toys away so that he could do his homework. His response: "I can't Mummy because my arms will get tired and then I won't be able to hold my pencil." Well, what could I say to that?!"
8. Louise: "My four-year-old has a few excuses: 'My hands are too small' , 'my hands are broken', 'my arms are too tired' and 'look, my eyes are asleep...'"
9. Amy: “My nearly three-year-old tells me he has a bad back when he doesn't want to do something!"
10. Neshia: “My four-year-old says, "but I'm too tired" and takes herself off to bed. But as soon as I finish cleaning she's straight back down!"
11. Jaclyn: "My daughter told me she couldn't tidy up because her hair hurt! I actually laughed and said she didn't have to for her creativity."
12. Jules: "My three-year-old son tried to get out of cleaning up by saying: “I've got my Thomas the Tank cup stuck on my foot!"
