User submission

279.5K

Creative Dad Colors His Kids’ Drawings During His Business Trips

Fred Giovannitti, a self-described artist, dad, inventor, environmentalist and entrepreneur (whom we’ve written about before here) has a wonderful habit of taking his kids’ drawings with him when he goes on business trips and adding his own artistic and colorful touches.

Giovannitti lives in Delaware, but spends as much as a third of his year abroad. He has spent the last 4 years taking his children’s drawings with him to stay, in a way, connected to them. He says that Sofia (age 8), Jaxton (age 5) and Freddie (age 9) are always happy to see how the pieces come out.

Dad’s quite the interesting character – when he’s not flying about to do high-end tattoos, he created industrial equipment designed to help protect marine ecosystems. Check out his site, because there’s a lot to see!

More info: fredgiovannitti.com | tatlantic.com | Instagram (h/t: tatsputin)

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-4

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-5

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-15

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-1

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-6

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-12

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-10

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-16

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-9

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-2

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-3

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-11

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-13

dad-colors-in-kids-drawings-fred-giovannitti-17

279Kviews

There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

Read less »

What do you think ?

POST

$copper.fractions avatar$

ElliotLord 9 years ago

Really great work! I bet your kids can't wait to see them every time!

35points

BrendaSpence 9 years ago

Such a great dad.

18points

ErikaBagi 9 years ago

Brilliant

10points

JulieClark 9 years ago

Those are amazing!

9points

KaseyRiha 9 years ago

Wow! Those are amazing! Great dad & a wonderful way to connect with his children!

8points

OskarLopes 9 years ago

Great little artists and great work of dad... ;-)

6points

AnneWidya 9 years ago

awesome <3

6points

MeltemAktas 9 years ago

Wow great job everybody! I see business in that. Etsy maybe Studio6? Most of all fun a beautiful collaboration! *****

5points

Bobcatthing 9 years ago

HAHAAHA! We see a new Picasso has arrived!!! lol.

1point

RosemaryTurpin 9 years ago

Your kids are very imaginative! I hope you just coloured a photocopy. Your work is beautiful too, though, few changes or additions!

1point

FredGiovannitti 9 years ago

Thank you. After the first couple pictures, I started coloring a scan of the original on heavier stock paper.

0points

Load More Replies...

BorderCollieLover13 9 years ago

They are cute before, but he made them amazing.

1point

JosephMccombs 9 years ago

thats awesome!!

1point

TerriLouie 9 years ago

Awesome!

1point

LarisaJager 8 years ago

Person dislakes Boredpanda posts, because they all talk about in third person.

0points

DogeLan 9 years ago

heh fantastic!

0points

DanielTimiraos 9 years ago

Very creative work! The kids must live it!

0points

StellaBagozzi 9 years ago

good! but, one of them was futerama. umm... okay? lol jk

0points

SarahMartin 9 years ago

simply amazing!!!

0points

TahLayyah 9 years ago

Regular parents wouldn't think of doing this.. He's such a inspiring father:)

0points

MickeyCorbin 9 years ago

What an awesome dad

0points

InveterateArtist 9 years ago

Awesome way to bond with your kids. You obviously have some kids with budding artistic talent as well.

0points

GunjanDua 9 years ago

This is brilliant. Who could think of such pretty paintings emerging outta kids' scribblings.

0points

MonikaSheardown 9 years ago

LOVE IT! Now to make them tattoos...:)

0points

JoaquínAldeguer 9 years ago

Sorry... I meant he did IT before. :)

0points

JoaquínAldeguer 9 years ago

Dave Devries did in before, and better.

0points

SuzanneSpina 9 years ago

I can't stop looking at these. They are amazing and fun. What a wonderful dad to do that. Talented too.

0points

RaniaKanellou 9 years ago

Nice Work!!! Very Creative Dad!!!

0points

FayYoung 9 years ago

Brilliant, bet the kids can't wait to draw and c what he transforms there drawings. Love them

0points

AnnieRayner 9 years ago

Dad rocks!

0points

MAriLoh 9 years ago

loved it

0points

SusannaVesna 9 years ago

Amazing colouring and imagination!

0points

CesarPereira 9 years ago

That is one creative Dad! Very cool !

0points

AnaMilosevic 9 years ago

so amazing!

0points

AgataGrajoszek 9 years ago

love love love it! dad like this is a hero :)

0points

MartinEdwards 9 years ago

superb

0points

ReneeHoward 9 years ago

Coolest dad ever

0points

Taktahu 9 years ago

I hope this inspires his children to learn from him and become better artists

0points

ЛюдмилаИвановаНиколова 9 years ago

Really great DAD! :-)

0points

OrianaBuş 9 years ago

These drawings belong in a picture book! :-)

0points

9 years ago

Super dad....

0points

CarlaAbela 9 years ago

i think it is so heart warming! the children will even be more interested in drawing so we're looking at future artists!

0points

BarbiLucas 9 years ago

I LOVE them....really artistic!

0points

MoppiMoopenheimer 9 years ago

Perfect. You save all the money for buying doodle books to keep dad calm and busy.

0points

MazzSturgeon 9 years ago

Like very much - inherited imaginations?

0points

MonikaDemir 9 years ago

dream father!

0points

NatashaHeskjær 9 years ago

Waw

0points

PinkyBorah 9 years ago

Brilliant! The kids are artists in the making too!

0points

AngelitaWhite 9 years ago

Amazing dad

0points

LaurieBarak 9 years ago

What a treasure for the kids to have when they are old enough for their own families. :-)

0points

AmandaFlack 9 years ago

How empowering and what a message. I might try this with my daughter.

0points

DonnaMusick 9 years ago

great job Dad

0points

DonnaMalovrh 9 years ago

I think these are simple incredible.....the robot and alien ones are off the charts awesome!You have such vision and talent!

0points

CynthiaNelson 9 years ago

wow !! great drawings! now that's coloring...outside the lines! amazing creativity and coloring using pencil !!!

0points

ElizabethAnne 9 years ago

How adorable! What a great Dad, and an awesome artist!

0points

MariannD 9 years ago

Awesome! :)

0points

rozie 9 years ago

Great dad. Wow. He makes the pictures come to life. His kids will love him forever.

0points

VickiChrisman-Breitmayer 9 years ago

he should sell prints.

0points

ImranaNajafee 9 years ago

ADORABLE

0points

StaceyThomsen 9 years ago

Amazing.

0points

SharonHahn 9 years ago

AWESOME!!!

0points

KerryLavuloTattooist 9 years ago

What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing :-D

0points

VictoriaKelly 9 years ago

They should collaborate on some children's books....make stories based on the drawings

0points

POST

$copper.fractions avatar$

ElliotLord 9 years ago

Really great work! I bet your kids can't wait to see them every time!

35points

BrendaSpence 9 years ago

Such a great dad.

18points

ErikaBagi 9 years ago

Brilliant

10points

JulieClark 9 years ago

Those are amazing!

9points

KaseyRiha 9 years ago

Wow! Those are amazing! Great dad & a wonderful way to connect with his children!

8points

OskarLopes 9 years ago

Great little artists and great work of dad... ;-)

6points

AnneWidya 9 years ago

awesome <3

6points

MeltemAktas 9 years ago

Wow great job everybody! I see business in that. Etsy maybe Studio6? Most of all fun a beautiful collaboration! *****

5points

Bobcatthing 9 years ago

HAHAAHA! We see a new Picasso has arrived!!! lol.

1point

RosemaryTurpin 9 years ago

Your kids are very imaginative! I hope you just coloured a photocopy. Your work is beautiful too, though, few changes or additions!

1point

FredGiovannitti 9 years ago

Thank you. After the first couple pictures, I started coloring a scan of the original on heavier stock paper.

0points

Load More Replies...

BorderCollieLover13 9 years ago

They are cute before, but he made them amazing.

1point

JosephMccombs 9 years ago

thats awesome!!

1point

TerriLouie 9 years ago

Awesome!

1point

LarisaJager 8 years ago

Person dislakes Boredpanda posts, because they all talk about in third person.

0points

DogeLan 9 years ago

heh fantastic!

0points

DanielTimiraos 9 years ago

Very creative work! The kids must live it!

0points

StellaBagozzi 9 years ago

good! but, one of them was futerama. umm... okay? lol jk

0points

SarahMartin 9 years ago

simply amazing!!!

0points

TahLayyah 9 years ago

Regular parents wouldn't think of doing this.. He's such a inspiring father:)

0points

MickeyCorbin 9 years ago

What an awesome dad

0points

InveterateArtist 9 years ago

Awesome way to bond with your kids. You obviously have some kids with budding artistic talent as well.

0points

GunjanDua 9 years ago

This is brilliant. Who could think of such pretty paintings emerging outta kids' scribblings.

0points

MonikaSheardown 9 years ago

LOVE IT! Now to make them tattoos...:)

0points

JoaquínAldeguer 9 years ago

Sorry... I meant he did IT before. :)

0points

JoaquínAldeguer 9 years ago

Dave Devries did in before, and better.

0points

SuzanneSpina 9 years ago

I can't stop looking at these. They are amazing and fun. What a wonderful dad to do that. Talented too.

0points

RaniaKanellou 9 years ago

Nice Work!!! Very Creative Dad!!!

0points

FayYoung 9 years ago

Brilliant, bet the kids can't wait to draw and c what he transforms there drawings. Love them

0points

AnnieRayner 9 years ago

Dad rocks!

0points

MAriLoh 9 years ago

loved it

0points

SusannaVesna 9 years ago

Amazing colouring and imagination!

0points

CesarPereira 9 years ago

That is one creative Dad! Very cool !

0points

AnaMilosevic 9 years ago

so amazing!

0points

AgataGrajoszek 9 years ago

love love love it! dad like this is a hero :)

0points

MartinEdwards 9 years ago

superb

0points

ReneeHoward 9 years ago

Coolest dad ever

0points

Taktahu 9 years ago

I hope this inspires his children to learn from him and become better artists

0points

ЛюдмилаИвановаНиколова 9 years ago

Really great DAD! :-)

0points

OrianaBuş 9 years ago

These drawings belong in a picture book! :-)

0points

9 years ago

Super dad....

0points

CarlaAbela 9 years ago

i think it is so heart warming! the children will even be more interested in drawing so we're looking at future artists!

0points

BarbiLucas 9 years ago

I LOVE them....really artistic!

0points

MoppiMoopenheimer 9 years ago

Perfect. You save all the money for buying doodle books to keep dad calm and busy.

0points

MazzSturgeon 9 years ago

Like very much - inherited imaginations?

0points

MonikaDemir 9 years ago

dream father!

0points

NatashaHeskjær 9 years ago

Waw

0points

PinkyBorah 9 years ago

Brilliant! The kids are artists in the making too!

0points

AngelitaWhite 9 years ago

Amazing dad

0points

LaurieBarak 9 years ago

What a treasure for the kids to have when they are old enough for their own families. :-)

0points

AmandaFlack 9 years ago

How empowering and what a message. I might try this with my daughter.

0points

DonnaMusick 9 years ago

great job Dad

0points

DonnaMalovrh 9 years ago

I think these are simple incredible.....the robot and alien ones are off the charts awesome!You have such vision and talent!

0points

CynthiaNelson 9 years ago

wow !! great drawings! now that's coloring...outside the lines! amazing creativity and coloring using pencil !!!

0points

ElizabethAnne 9 years ago

How adorable! What a great Dad, and an awesome artist!

0points

MariannD 9 years ago

Awesome! :)

0points

rozie 9 years ago

Great dad. Wow. He makes the pictures come to life. His kids will love him forever.

0points

VickiChrisman-Breitmayer 9 years ago

he should sell prints.

0points

ImranaNajafee 9 years ago

ADORABLE

0points

StaceyThomsen 9 years ago

Amazing.

0points

SharonHahn 9 years ago

AWESOME!!!

0points

KerryLavuloTattooist 9 years ago

What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing :-D

0points

VictoriaKelly 9 years ago

They should collaborate on some children's books....make stories based on the drawings

0points

Creative Dad Colors His Kids’ Drawings During His Business Trips

Games

Dovas

Dovas