This Dad Has Been Tattooing His Son’s Drawings On His Own Arm Since He Was 5

Keith Anderson, a devoted dad in Ontario, has found a unique way to remember his son Kai’s childhood – his right arm is covered in tattoo designs based on drawings by his son that he has been getting every year since Kai was 5 years old.

“The first one of these cool tattoos was the daisy- I had it done when he was in kindergarten,” Anderson told Chance Faulkner, a photographer who had an interview with him and took these pictures. “Then we went back and did his name and the house from when he was 4.”

“Recently, my son was there with me and he did some of the tattooing of his drawing ideas himself. He loves it. No one I know has ever heard of tattooing original kid’s drawings before, and it’s a lot of fun… People ask me what will happen if I run out of space for new unique tattoos; I guess I’ll just get him to draw smaller pictures.”

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Every year, dad Keith Anderson gets another tattoo based on his son’s drawings

Dad with arm tattoos of son's drawings, sitting at a table with a coffee cup, wearing a gray t-shirt.

Kai drew this seahorse when he was 6 years old

Father's arm with colorful seahorse tattoo based on son's drawing.

They did this robot when Kai was 10

Father's arm with tattoo of son's drawing featuring a robot in a blue suit with a purple face.

“We will keep going until he doesn’t want to do it anymore”

Dad reviews son's drawings, considering for tattoo on arm, part of his personal body art collection from son's childhood.

Keith’s son drew this patriotic maple leaf when he was 7

Tattoo of son's drawing: orange leaf with black "C" on dad's arm.

 “No one I know has ever heard of tattooing original kid art before, and it’s a lot of fun”

Dad's arm with son's drawing tattoos, holding coffee at a striped table.

Kai drew this tattoo, Keith’s favorite, when he was 8

Tattoo of child's drawing on dad's arm showcases colorful designs.

Kai drew this house when he was just 4 years old

Child's drawing of a rocket on paper and tattooed on dad's arm, showcasing son's art.

The very first tattoo, which Keith got when Kai was in kindergarten

Dad's arm with tattoos of his son's drawings, featuring a colorful flower and other sketches.

Child's drawing next to matching tattoo on dad's arm, showcasing their creative bond.

“People ask me what will happen if I run out of space; I guess I’ll just get him to draw smaller pictures”

Man with tattoos holding a coffee cup, showcasing child’s drawings on arm.

“Recently, my son was there with me and he did some of the tattooing himself. He loves it”

Father tattooing son's drawings on arm, bonding through art.

Dad with tattoos of son's drawings on arm, sitting at a table with a cup, wearing glasses and a grey t-shirt.

Turning a child’s doodles into permanent ink is one of the sweetest gestures we’ve seen. Find more meaningful and emotional tattoos in our full tattoo guide.

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