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STICKING your child's latest piece of art to the fridge door is a rite of passage for countless parents - but not all their portraits are going to be kitchen-friendly.

Earlier this week, mortified mum Amelia Barnhouse revealed how her daughter's nursery had mistaken her drawing of a "slide" for a penis  before pulling her aside for a serious chat.

Mum Amelia Barnhouse was mortified when her daughter's nursery pulled her aside to discuss her drawing of a 'slide'
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Mum Amelia Barnhouse was mortified when her daughter's nursery pulled her aside to discuss her drawing of a 'slide'Credit: Kennedy News and Media

Following the story, This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield invited viewers to send in their children's most bizarre portraits - and the results certainly did not disappoint.

Along with a family portrait recreation that went seriously awry, users also submitted  screenshots of their children's laugh-out-loud spelling errors and questionable sculptures.

In other words, some of these legendary works of art might be better off gathering dust in the attic than having pride of place on the fridge door...

Tree-mendous

This portrait was supposed to show 'conkers falling from the tree'... and don't even get us started on the clouds in the sky
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This portrait was supposed to show 'conkers falling from the tree'... and don't even get us started on the clouds in the skyCredit: Facebook

Rising to the occasion

This mum was left baffled by her daughter's portrait of 'me and her Dad'
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This mum was left baffled by her daughter's portrait of 'me and her Dad'Credit: Facebook

Piggy back ride

Let's just say, this recreation of a sweet family snap didn't quite go to plan
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Let's just say, this recreation of a sweet family snap didn't quite go to planCredit: Facebook

Monster munch

The little boy says his monster wants to invite people to 'come in his mouth so it can eat them'...
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The little boy says his monster wants to invite people to 'come in his mouth so it can eat them'...Credit: Facebook

Trophy time

This teacher deserves an A* for making out what this strangely phallic shape was supposed to be
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This teacher deserves an A* for making out what this strangely phallic shape was supposed to be

Kiss a lot of frogs

One amused mum couldn't get over her daughter's drawing of a frog which looked like something VERY different to her
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One amused mum couldn't get over her daughter's drawing of a frog which looked like something VERY different to her

Tight spot

The mum's caption read: 'My daughter needed help with her tights.'
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The mum's caption read: 'My daughter needed help with her tights.'Credit: Facebook

Fill in the blank

This little girl's thank you note to the Tooth Fairy took a rather rude turn at the end
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This little girl's thank you note to the Tooth Fairy took a rather rude turn at the endCredit: Facebook

Total bust

This mum was left mortified by their child's rather accurate but VERY rude drawing
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This mum was left mortified by their child's rather accurate but VERY rude drawingCredit: Facebook

Bombs away!

This mum was left in stitches when her son's drawing of the Berlin Wall ended up on a school display
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This mum was left in stitches when her son's drawing of the Berlin Wall ended up on a school displayCredit: Facebook

Take a long, hard look

The mum captioned the image: 'My son made me a pot'
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The mum captioned the image: 'My son made me a pot'Credit: Facebook

Bum deal

On the plus side, at least this child's sculpture of the poop emoji was pretty accurate
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On the plus side, at least this child's sculpture of the poop emoji was pretty accurateCredit: Facebook

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