Super talented mom turns kid's wall scribblings into something beautiful

Toddler scribblings can become an Anthropologie masterpiece with the right mom.
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Heather Dockray
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If you live with any children under the age of five, all walls in your home should be padded and painted black for security purposes.

Alas, try as you might, you can't prevent a toddler from wall scribbling and attempting art with ketchup. And some parents, who are not mine, are particularly talented at turning those kiddie sketches into something from an Urban Outfitters showroom.

Reddit user frankiboy uploaded this photo of a toddler's scribblings and its subsequent transformation when faced with someone who has a little more experience under their belt.

"What happens when a creative kid has a creative mom," they captioned the post.

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If this mom would like to come to my house and do something with this decades old spaghetti marinara stain I have on my kitchen wall, that would be great. Thank you for your support in advance!

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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