Where the Wild Things Are Tattoo

There are certain things that people hold dear; their first love, their best friends, and their favorite book from childhood. Even though the person in question has moved on from picture books to epic novels, the books that they loved when they were three to – say – thirteen still hold an impact. These books made such an impression that as soon as they were of age, these literary loving adults opted to get their favorite childhood book characters tattooed – forever – on their skin.

Some got odes to old school classic like Where the Wild Things Are, The Little Prince or to the work of Eric Carle. But others, they got more modern with tattooed tributes to Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, SkippyJon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

Check out these 25 epic tattoos in honor of children’s literature. Which one would you get? Continue reading »

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Would you let your kid design your tattoo?

Would you ever let a 4-year-old design a tattoo for you? That’s exactly what some parents do!

The Stir had a recent piece about a dad who has his son’s artwork tattooed on his arm. That’s a creative way to preserve a child’s drawing, but I would never.

On the other hand, I have two kid-inspired tattoos of my own. Each of my arms has a circle representing one of my daughters: a river for Rio and a rose for Serena Rose.

A lot of parents get tattoos to celebrate their child’s birth. Why not? It’s a momentous occasion, one you’ll surely never want to forget. That’s a perfect rite of passage to celebrate with body art!

Here are some of the interesting ways parents have honored their kids through tattoos.

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Ariel Gets Tattooed

When you think of Disney Princesses you probably think of squeaky clean icons of girly-girl-ness – sweet, innocent, and pure as the driven snow. But that’s not how artist Timothy John Shumate sees them. Instead he envisions them more like sultry seductresses with cleavage, come hither yet coy stares and, most notable of all, tattoos.

Think Ariel adorned with an anchor, Snow White inked with her beloved birds, or Jasmine with a full back tribute to pet tiger Rajah.  Shumate made sure to keep their tattoos thematic and fitting to their storyline. And the results are very un-Disney-esque.

These are not your daughter’s Princesses but rather more racy and risqué versions for the adult set.  And the over 18 set seems to really enjoy these images, so much so that they are getting these tattooed Princesses tattooed on their bodies, the most popular being Ariel.

Check out Jasmine, Ariel and Snow White in all their tattooed glory here and some of the tattooed homage’s here. Continue reading »

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Fresh ink: my second tat.

I live in New York City, home of the hipster, the punk, the thug. We’re all tatted-up, pierced-out freaks — even the mommies. I’ve never taken count, but I bet on any given day in New York — and in any other major city, really — you’re likely to see more people with tattoos than without. Tattoos have — ironically — become ubiquitous symbols of individuality for men and women of child-bearing age.

Though I’ve always felt like the type of girl who is kick-ass and vibrant enough to rock a colorful sleeve, the reality is I’m more hippie than hardcore. I’ve got two tattoos, done thirteen years apart, both inked as a rite of passage during times of great change in my life. Neither piece is uber-obvious; one is on the inside of my left forearm and the other is in-between my shoulder blades, which is maybe why I never get sideways glances about having them. Or as a friend said to me today, “You have tattoos?  I never noticed.”

Also, I live in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a neighborhood filled with city-dwellers who’ve moved out here (to the “country”) to raise children after years of partying in Manhattan. I know three other mothers in the immediate vicinity who have many more tattoos than I do, and another who when I asked, “Ever get any weird looks for being a tatted up mom?,” replied, “Not in Park Slope.” Investment banker dads hide biceps emblazoned with the Yankees’ emblem under their button-down shirts, and even the most normal-seeming stay-at-home-moms cover “tramp stamps” they got years ago with flowing tunics. Continue reading »

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My kids love temporary tattoos. At one point recently, my younger daughter decorated her face with ”Dora the Explorer” tattoos. It was quite a conversation piece around the neighborhood– until the third bath when I was finally able to scrub them all off.

But, apparently, some folks think their kids deserve the real thing.

In February, Lee M. Deitrick, a 20-year-old Louisville, Ohio, man, was left to care for a friend’s 19-month old daughter. For some inexplicable reason, Dietrick decided to give the toddler a tattoo. As one of the girl’s 17-year-old relatives held the child across her lap, Deitrick tattooed the letter “A” on her buttocks. Deitrick was arrested and charged with felony child endangerment. Continue reading »

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What do toddler stripper heels, plush dolls representing various sexual diseases and a children’s tattoo parlor play set all have in common? They’re amongst the 7 Most Inappropriate Products for Kids.

The Huff Po just put together a list of some really questionable toys and products aimed at kids. Such as:

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This story reminded me of something from my own childhood. Luckily what I did wasn’t nearly as permanent, or as weird. Either way, it’s a good example of when not to bother lying to your parents.

18 year-old Kimberley Vlaminck initially told her father — and the press — that she asked for three stars to be tattooed to her face. Then she fell asleep and woke up with 56 stars. On her face. She tried to sue Rouslan Toumaniantz, the tattoo artist, to get money for the laser surgery required to remove the unwanted tats.

But Kimberly wasn’t telling the truth. She just didn’t want her dad to be mad at her. Continue reading »

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