These parents turned their kids' drawings into incredible tattoos

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July 11, 2016 at 3:30pm EDT

The refrigerator is typically home to the best children’s artwork. But what if your kid’s art is so great that even the fridge doesn’t do it justice? That’s where tattoos come in. These parents loved their kids’ artwork so much they had it inked on their own bodies. From love notes in their handwriting to adorable animals, check out some of the very best tattoos drawn by kids.

Kids celebrating New Years Eve with confetti

Batman, assemble
No word on Robin yet.
Permanent love note
Do you have anything to tattoo back, Mom?
Or an always present reminder
This seems to be a common sentiment among kids.
Forever young
Our records show that Harrison is still age 4.
Parental portrait
Superdad’s got great taste in shoes!
Holding hands
I’ll never let go, Jack!
Luke was here
Rawr!
One big drawing
Me-wowwwwww.
Slip to tat
That note’s a little too conspicuous to pass in class now.
Colorful imagination
Bird-mammals looked a little different back in my day.
Pop of kid color
It doesn’t matter what it is, though it’d be cool if someone would tell us.
Kids’ best friend
This cat went meow, meow, meow, all the way onto Dad’s leg.
Family portrait
Mom doesn’t look a day over giant flower.
Simply ‘Star Wars’-tastic
Boba Fett Boba fun.
Doodles for decades
What’s wrong, Frankenstein?
An always sticky sticky note
This one won’t be falling off anytime soon.
Stick figures in action
No one draws a stick figure quite like a child.
Signed artwork
What attention to color and detail!
Equal representation
The only casualty here is the interrupted high-five.
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine.
Hoot of a tattoo
Can Julian draw us one too?
A Damian original
And slightly scary one at that.
The original calligraphy
Handwriting really is a lost art form.
Three’s company
Buddies forever.
Furry friend
That roaring? Oh yeah, that’s not me — that’s my shoulder.
Grrrrr
Upside down, right side up, it doesn’t matter.
Super Tatman
He’s always got your back.
Straight to the point
For everyone to see.
Speed racer
Zoom zoom.
Oodles of tattoodles
These kids learned modern art early.
Oodles of doodled tattoodles
And this one is more of an abstract fan.
Watercolor scene
It’s raining ink; it’s pouring ink.
Multi-person production
Three kids + three drawings = artwork.
Sharing a hand
And a heart too.
Drawings come to life
Those are some insane fingers.
Colorful hairdo
This just in: Frosted tips are back in style.
Two peas in a pod
That sounds like one winner of a Sunday.
Adventure time, tattoo time
The resemblance to the real thing is uncanny.
Bunch of carrot friends
And their frog to keep them in tip-top shape.
Moving scene
The motion arrows were an extra touch.
Colorful cone
Maybe don’t lick it, though.
Squawk squawk
That’s one epic chicken.
Showing a lot of love
With just a little bit of ink.
Not just drawn, but tattooed on
There’s letting your kid draw your tattoo, and then there’s letting him tattoo it himself.
A whole sleeve of kid art
Bet you can’t have just one.
Striking a fabulous pose
Maybe it’s Maybelline; maybe it’s Mom.
Old-timey bike
Me love you long time, like 1870s long time.
Very scary monster
Eeek! Scary!
The ultimate tattooed dad
This guy’s been tattooing his son’s drawings on himself every year for years!
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