EVERY child loves to imagine their toys getting up to mischief when they’re tucked up in bed but one creative dad made that dream a reality for his little boy.

When photographer Sam Auger-Forbes got his Christmas tree out this year, he decided to do something different.

Using his son Harvey’s toys, he staged their daring escape from the cupboard and their efforts to build and decorate the perfect Christmas tree.

Mr Auger-Forbes, 26, said he wanted to do something special to celebrate his youngster’s first Christmas.

He said: “I just wanted to do something different and we are great fans of Toy Story and Pixar.”

Since Mr Auger-Forbes, from Rochford, posted his flickbook-style album on Facebook, it was picked up by parenting page Life of Dad and has now been seen by thousands of people around the world.

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