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.
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Batman, assemble
Image Credit: big_daddy_babylon/Instagram No word on Robin yet.
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Permanent love note
Image Credit: damncoyotechris/Instagram Do you have anything to tattoo back, Mom?
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Or an always present reminder
Image Credit: dealus/Imgur This seems to be a common sentiment among kids.
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Forever young
Image Credit: danny_birtch_tattoos/Instagram Our records show that Harrison is still age 4.
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Parental portrait
Image Credit: bostonmack/Instagram Superdad’s got great taste in shoes!
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Holding hands
Image Credit: pacs_maze/Instagram I’ll never let go, Jack!
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Luke was here
Image Credit: artofdarrenmillar/Instagram Rawr!
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One big drawing
Image Credit: doopercooper/Imgur Me-wowwwwww.
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Slip to tat
Image Credit: ericajoan.artlife/Instagram That note’s a little too conspicuous to pass in class now.
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Colorful imagination
Image Credit: inkthor/Instagram Bird-mammals looked a little different back in my day.
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Pop of kid color
Image Credit: mikemcnabbtattoo/Instagram It doesn’t matter what it is, though it’d be cool if someone would tell us.
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Kids’ best friend
Image Credit: findyoursmile/Instagram This cat went meow, meow, meow, all the way onto Dad’s leg.
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Family portrait
Image Credit: sogloriousithurts/Imgur Mom doesn’t look a day over giant flower.
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Simply ‘Star Wars’-tastic
Image Credit: tattoopuppy/Imgur Boba Fett Boba fun.
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Doodles for decades
Image Credit: obscurallc/Instagram What’s wrong, Frankenstein?
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An always sticky sticky note
Image Credit: voodoo_lady/Instagram This one won’t be falling off anytime soon.
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Stick figures in action
Image Credit: aline.blanc/Instagram No one draws a stick figure quite like a child.
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Signed artwork
Image Credit: jenawesum/Instagram What attention to color and detail!
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Equal representation
Image Credit: colemayhem/Instagram The only casualty here is the interrupted high-five.
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You are my sunshine
Image Credit: georgedrone/Instagram My only sunshine.
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Hoot of a tattoo
Image Credit: emilyembarrassing/Instagram Can Julian draw us one too?
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A Damian original
Image Credit: timit_tattoos/Instagram And slightly scary one at that.
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The original calligraphy
Image Credit: twistedink_llc/Instagram Handwriting really is a lost art form.
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Three’s company
Image Credit: clo_de_la_montlouis/Instagram Buddies forever.
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Furry friend
Image Credit: 26.2beers/Instagram That roaring? Oh yeah, that’s not me — that’s my shoulder.
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Grrrrr
Image Credit: izzeyjtattoos/Instagram Upside down, right side up, it doesn’t matter.
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Super Tatman
Image Credit: capponitatattoocompany/Instagram He’s always got your back.
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Straight to the point
Image Credit: allanmceneaneytattoo/Instagram For everyone to see.
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Speed racer
Image Credit: __hanna____ Zoom zoom.
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Oodles of tattoodles
Image Credit: hiralupe/Instagram These kids learned modern art early.
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Oodles of doodled tattoodles
Image Credit: dave_duck/Instagram And this one is more of an abstract fan.
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Watercolor scene
Image Credit: javier_he/Instagram It’s raining ink; it’s pouring ink.
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Multi-person production
Image Credit: luridstudios/Instagram Three kids + three drawings = artwork.
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Sharing a hand
Image Credit: mauler88/Instagram And a heart too.
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Drawings come to life
Image Credit: julie_docteur/Instagram Those are some insane fingers.
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Colorful hairdo
Image Credit: lucerotattoosevilla/Instagram This just in: Frosted tips are back in style.
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Two peas in a pod
Image Credit: noisybagofchips/Instgram That sounds like one winner of a Sunday.
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Adventure time, tattoo time
Image Credit: mikatattoos/Instagram The resemblance to the real thing is uncanny.
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Bunch of carrot friends
Image Credit: sue896/Instagram And their frog to keep them in tip-top shape.
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Moving scene
Image Credit: pankesk8/Instagram The motion arrows were an extra touch.
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Colorful cone
Image Credit: old_school_tattoo_otto/Instagram Maybe don’t lick it, though.
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Squawk squawk
Image Credit: oboystudios/Instgram That’s one epic chicken.
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Showing a lot of love
Image Credit: thubbink/Instagram With just a little bit of ink.
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Not just drawn, but tattooed on
Image Credit: tony_wayne/Instagram There’s letting your kid draw your tattoo, and then there’s letting him tattoo it himself.
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A whole sleeve of kid art
Image Credit: thallythiago/Instagram Bet you can’t have just one.
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Striking a fabulous pose
Image Credit: yvonneevanderutter/Instagram Maybe it’s Maybelline; maybe it’s Mom.
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Old-timey bike
Image Credit: zombierobotpig/Instagram Me love you long time, like 1870s long time.
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Very scary monster
Image Credit: thunderswan_tattoo/Instagram Eeek! Scary!
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The ultimate tattooed dad
Image Credit: cfaulknerphoto/Instagram This guy’s been tattooing his son’s drawings on himself every year for years!
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Pin it!
Image Credit: Tiffany Ebert/SheKnows Need ink ideas? Pin it!
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