While many parents pray that their little boys and girls don’t grow up and cover themselves in tattoos, these New Zealand parents are lining up to have a local tattoo artist cover their little ones with ink.
Originally, Auckland-based Benjamin Lloyd shared a picture on his Facebook of a ‘tattoo‘ he gave a friend’s young son after he became inspired to bring joy to kids’ lives through his art after his own stepson passed away. Instead of a real tattoo gun and permanent ink, however, Lloyd uses a non-toxic, organic ink that can be washed off in the shower, which he applies with an airbrushing machine.
While tattoos and kids don’t normally mix, Lloyd explains that the minute their tattoo is done, they instantly have huge smiles on their faces. “The kids are so amazed. As soon as they get the tattoo it boosts their confidence,” he said.
After posting the original photos of his friend’s son, Lloyd claimed he would go to the Starship Children’s Health hospital and give free ‘tattoos’ to every single sick child if enough people liked the post. “Nothing brings me more joy than boosting a kids [sic] confidence with a custom tattoo 50 likes and ill [sic] go to starship hospital and tat all the kids up. It’s airbrushed on (not permanent) peace,” he wrote.
When he woke up the next morning, his post didn’t get the 50 likes, but amazingly, it got about 400,000. “Well it looks like im [sic] off to starship,” Lloyd wrote.
Watch the entire video below to see this small boy’s face light up as Lloyd gives him his own temporary tattoo.
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[Featured image credit: Facebook/Benjamin Lloyd art collection]
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