Kid despatched to Christmas present as music icon as an alternative of ‘Elfis the Elf’ after household mix-up
Oscar Wilkins’ parents didn’t have suspicious minds when their son came home with a letter saying he needed an Elvis costume, but they were left all shook up when he walked on stage in the school play
A young boy was left all shook up when he was mistakenly dressed as Elvis Presley instead of an Elf at his school Christmas nativity – after a family mix-up over his costume. Oscar Wilkins, nine, had been given the role of ‘Elfis the Elf’ in the primary school production.
But his bemused family said he had failed to mention the ‘elf element’ and told them he had been cast as Elvis, so they sought a costume in honour of the Graceland star.
And his mum and dad Stephen and Sarah only realised the error when he stepped out on stage dressed as the King of Rock and Roll surrounded by 11 elves. Big sister Jade Smith, 28, said the audience couldn’t help falling in love with the absurdity of it all.
She said: “We had no idea what they were planning. We only found out the mistake when we were watching the show and they all walked out. Out of 12 kids, they were all dressed as elves except for Oscar.
“It was very funny and we are all laughing a lot about it now. In the moment when he first walked on stage it was a bit mortifying. Within seconds we realised what had happened.
“You never want you child to feel awkward but Oscar totally embraced it and that helped us all see the funny side of it. He’s still got the outfit and has now been introduced to Elvis’ music. He loves older music anyway so we can see him becoming a bit of a fan.”
Oscar, of Aberdare, South Wales, came home from school with a letter saying he needed said a sparkly Elvis costume for the Christmas play.
Jade added: “It did not say Elvis the Elf so we all just stupidly thought it was Elvis Presley. Previously in another year, he had been an alien so it was not always related to Christmas and nativity, which is why we didn’t really question it.
“We asked him if he was sure he meant Elvis and he said yes with a sparkly costume. He did not mention anything about an elf.”
Jade said the family then looked online for a kid’s Elvis outfit and found one that fitted Oscar perfectly. She added: “The only thing he was not happy with was it was not sparkly enough.
“We sent him to school in the wrong costume and they all saw the funny side. But did not say it was wrong. He just played the role of a standard elf, although he was dressed a little funny.
“We thought Elvis might come into it somewhere in the storyline but there was no relation to him at all.
“There was no encore of any of Elvis hits – I thought they might have done some sort of Christmas Elvis song – but it turned out he was just a very extravagantly dressed elf.”
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