- Parents are getting tattoos of their children's doodles, and they're adorable.
- It's a way of embracing their child's art and self-expression.
There are different ways to embrace your children's artwork. You can hang it on the fridge, or clip it into photo albums. Or you can etch it into your skin.
Yup, parents are getting tattoos of their children's doodles.
One parent, Craig Sears, covered his entire left arm with the drawings of his son, Parker, who has autism.
"This is the way he copes with things; this is how he gets through life," Sears told CTV News. "And people love [the tattoos]. People look at it and it’s just touching to people."
You could display it on your refrigerator, or your arm. Would you let your child design a tattoo? This is totally a thing! Tonight on @CTVKitchener News at Six @martaczurCTV talks to parents who've been inked with their kids' drawings. A permanent reminder of their love. ♡ pic.twitter.com/R7Txs8x52K
— Dan Lauckner 🇨🇦 (@vidman) April 26, 2018
And it's far from the only example. On Twitter, people shared photos of tattoos designed by the kids in their families.
my artist uncle who does tattoos got my 4 year old drawing of a cat on his leg bc "a child's artwork is the most original"... first of all this is literally an alien pic.twitter.com/kI1IGSgHaW
— Maya Banks (@mayabanks13) November 6, 2017
Just my daughter and I in the tatto shop. I got a picture she drew tatted on my arm. She didn’t think I’d do it. pic.twitter.com/IggvTjN6LW
— y-jeff🎉🍾🍪 (@jleonard777) November 25, 2017
"I know its #cheesy, but I #love this #tattoo This is my 2 year old daughter's first #drawing where the #eyes and..."#tattoos#ink#picspic.twitter.com/KTx5QylZdA
— KellyKhamp (@KellyKhamp) February 18, 2017
I'm a man who loves flowers and the art of his kids. This tattoo is a perfect blend of these. pic.twitter.com/pUBd3ikrLZ
— Mike Reynolds (@EverydayGirlDad) October 6, 2017
I have a tattoo of my daughters name that she wrote. Got it after I split with her mom so she is with me everyday. pic.twitter.com/ebJRRoUNQr
— Rob Newman (@robertpnewman) April 27, 2018
"People keep photo albums,"parent Erica Hind told CTV News. "This is my photo album."
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