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Dad Turns His 5-Year-Old Daughter’s Sayings Into Fun Illustrations, And They Will Make Your Day
Omaha-based graphic designers Martin and Michelle Bruckner live with a constant source for creative ideas - their 5-year-old daughter, Harper Grace. She says the wackiest and hilariously funny things sometimes, and her dad had a stroke of genius when he decided to start drawing them. Visualizing the things kids say is a daunting task, but his cool drawings are somehow exactly what we would expect a "cute Batman" or a "circus goat" to look like.
The project is named Spaghetti Toes, a title which originates from a family dinner conversation when Michelle had to inform young Harper Grace that pasta certainly has no place near anyone's feet. It's innocently comical moments like these that feed the fire of Martin's colorful and unique artworks. As absurd as they may be, they remind us of a time when our imaginations were also limitless and make us wonder if it might be worthwhile to take life a little less seriously.
Enjoy some of Spaghetti Toes' greatest hits below, and be sure to vote for the cute drawings that speak to your inner child the most. You can also check out Martin's latest book, I Love You With All My Butt, here.
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Cat Meow 8 years ago
I can imagine my 5-year-old niece praying to Elsa, too. Why do little kids love her so much?
Em Jay 8 years ago
Let it go...let it go...that song two year-olds can sing all day everyday for a whole year.
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Sage Spring 8 years ago
Because she's a strong independent woman, she thinks for herself and isn't afraid of being alone. She's a good role model, you don't need a man to be your best self, just your sister and a reason.
darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
What if you have a b***h sister and no reason for existence like me?
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Jesus Wäre 8 years ago
Your reflection is the one that stops you from getting through and you stop them from getting through.
Uno. playero 8 years ago
Ok, if it is out from here, they need to know, who is she, what is that (her bedside table), and what awaits her there, throught the mirror, and what represent her past world at all..... Does any body know? :-) I bet, that there is nothing throught this window, it is illusion.......
darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
If it is i hope i can figure out how to get through. Its gotta be better than this side.
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
Made me think of the beginning of hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
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AWESOMEPAWESOME 8 years ago
Just like what stupid jellybeans do to you when they have a great presentation for ya
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Daria B 8 years ago
Yes, it is. And in both positive and depressive ways. Really nice.
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Diddy Kang 8 years ago
It's more like you fall, then you hit the ground really hard, and it hurts and cripples you. But, you get back up and start to walk again, once the broken leg heals. You then find someone that will walk through life with you, instead of trying to fly, and you've found the one.
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
My boyfriend must be a ghost i spank him with a spatula if I'm cooking dinner and He's eating my ingredients.
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Brandi Burkhead 8 years ago
Obviously a family that believes empowerment....we can use a little more of that!
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i_know_im_amazing 8 years ago
Of course! He always walks around looking for marriage proposals!
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
This is pretty much adulthood... And then you get divorced... Just love and live together (yes in sin sorry Bible thumpers) that way nothing bad happens. Once you sign that certificate you're now his property. Why else take his name?
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Brandi Burkhead 8 years ago
There are too many fabulous ones to vote for just one!! Keep coloring the world with that gorgeous mind of yours Harper Grace and God Bless your parents for recognizing how precious all 10 of your little spaghetti toes are.
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Daria B 8 years ago
Yes. I do. Occasionally. Not in a suicidal manner, don't worry. ♥ Just on an innocent fantasy basis. When you've got a headache, or your head feels too heavy because you cought a cold... Don't you just want to get rid of it for a while and put it back on after taking a rest?
John L 8 years ago
Having your head in the clouds can be wonderful Grasshopper. Suddenly you can see things you didn't earlier. But don't forget to come back down, so you can actually do those things you envisioned.
Julieth Quiñones Ardila 8 years ago
LOVE IT! What amazing things a five-year-old can say... I wish I could see the world in that way.
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
Life will do a good job of that without anyone telling her.
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Hannah Roccaro 8 years ago
When I was little I thought he looked like the cloud keeper from care bears.
Marysia Jawłowska 8 years ago
He's supposed to be modelled after Karl Marx, so umm... maybe, sort of...
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Awele Elumelu 8 years ago
'My heart is still crumbly from you being mean' she is just adorable
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Just a Purpler 8 years ago
Personally, I think ALL kids are quite poetic, but it's her Dad who's able to listen and identify it, and illustrate it into precious things like these
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
When i was a kid i wanted was my parents to stop fighting. They're divorced and still fighting.
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DancingToMyself 8 years ago
I love how every single chick has it's own impression on its "face". :)
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Stille20 8 years ago
Coffee is like that mask that pops out on air planes. You have to have your coffee first so you are better able to help your children
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Glenna Wheatley 8 years ago
This was obviously after the Paris attacks. Poor little thing. It's a shame we have to tell our children about such horrors. It's a shame because they happen.
Jeremie Guerra 8 years ago
and when the heart doesn't feel well he transforms himself into a french heart? Well, as I'm french, I feel that my heart also doesn't feel that good...^^
Sarah White 8 years ago
I used to say this when I was younger haha. I think a lot of kids do when they are sad, but it's quite a beautiful saying really
Amelie Frenette 8 years ago
Maybe she said that after one of the attacks in France?
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
This one is perfect for one of those non romantic Valentine cards
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Tasha Harris 8 years ago
My son knows I love Deadpool and told me I need to buy Dad a Deadpool suit
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Nele 8 years ago
I think nobody should be afraid to not look fabulous, it doesn't matter who's watching. And it kind of sucks that a little girl is already taught to worry about this kind of things.
Yioryos Ninjitsu 8 years ago
Why would your first thought be that she's taught that? Is it so hard to believe that a little girl would wanna look fabulous in the eyes of her father?
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Christianna Fenton 8 years ago
There is something in the way: " Underneath the bridge The tarp has sprung a leak And the animals I've trapped Have all become my pets And I'm living off of grass And the drippings from the ceiling But it's okay to eat fish 'Cause they don't have any feelings"
CelSlade 8 years ago
damn... you know I'm going to have to listen to that now, right? :P
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June Pixeld 8 years ago
These are so beautifully drawn, i could really see a book coming together from it:)
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Marco Perfetto 8 years ago
"uh oh your boobs are in my crib" I could not go pass that, too afraid i will laugh out loud at work.
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
She has tigers wants lions all she needs is a bear and we can call her Dorothy.
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Kariann Marryatt 8 years ago
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Beth Taccia 8 years ago
Yes!!! Props for playing alternative music off and on!
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darknessIsMyOutfit 8 years ago
I was horrified at the language that he was allowing his children to use then i read the caption. Then it was funny.
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Lauren Duffy 8 years ago
My little boy used to ask if his elephant was alive and I would say, do you think he is alive, and he would say, no mummy don't be stupid, SHE isn't alive...but she isn't dead either! He's a smart kid. I had zombie elephant dreams after that ha ha
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Lauren Duffy 8 years ago
This is my son, when I mention anything good sounding or rhyming with food. I swear he was a dog in another life!!
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Too Lazy To Care 🐼 8 years ago
This is exactly what I thought. I'm starting to get concerned. Not only is there a five year old saying the f-word it's also a five year old with a bra which isn't normal. (As far as I know)
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Lauren Duffy 8 years ago
I think some of these are cards that he has illustrated. Pretty sure five year olds don't wear bras either
Nicole 8 years ago
maybe these are things she has said as she grew up, like maybe at the begining when he started drawing these she was 5 but she grew up and he kept drawing them... or maybe not...
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And yeah, if I swear, my five year old copies me. I'm not a bad mum but sometimes if I stub my toe or burn myself it just comes out. I'm just strict with her when it comes to swearing. "Mummy can swear but don't you f*****g swear" just about covers it. 😂 yes that was a joke.
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What do you think ?
just a thought 8 years ago
I love the little girl's imagination and the dad's way of representing it in his own art work ... Way to go ! Both of them will have such good memories to cherish upon as they grow...
Master Markus 8 years ago
People are saying these are so poetic and all, while I'm just sitting hear reading most of them like "s**t kids say".
Kevin Camp 8 years ago
It seems the artist's mentality has rubbed off onto the child. A beautiful thing to have happen.
just a thought 8 years ago
I love the little girl's imagination and the dad's way of representing it in his own art work ... Way to go ! Both of them will have such good memories to cherish upon as they grow...
Master Markus 8 years ago
People are saying these are so poetic and all, while I'm just sitting hear reading most of them like "s**t kids say".
Kevin Camp 8 years ago
It seems the artist's mentality has rubbed off onto the child. A beautiful thing to have happen.
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