As a former stay-at-home dad, I remember the long stretches of free time in between the feeding, burping, diapering, cooking, cleaning — wait a minute, I had no free time at all! But there were the naps. Baby naps are vital creative moments for a parent. They can be used for practical things like sleep or eating. The minutes can be used to catch up or get some valuable loafing time.

But in one dad’s case, he’s using it to make art, and yes that does make me envious of his talents.

Meet Lukas Costeur, or as he’s know on Snapchat and Tumblr, Snapdad. Lukas makes works of art out of his baby Felix using the drawing tools Snapchat provides. Check them out! And read an interview below with the artist himself!

22 Doodles by Snapdad

An Interview with Snapdad, Lukas Costeur

How did you react when you guys found out you were having a baby?
We were thrilled. We really liked the fact that a little one was joining our lives and tried to prepare as much as possible. One can never be fully prepared for what’s coming, and that’s okay. We wanted to keep the gender a secret for everyone, but my wife can’t keep a secret so she decided she didn’t want to know if it would be a boy or a girl. But I knew. So, the surprise was quite big for her when she could held Felix for the first time. “It’s a boy.”

Do you know what sleep feels like?
We can’t complain about sleep time. He does have his moments of no-sleep-and-all-cry but since we’re two parents we can share those less fun moments.

Did Han shoot first?
Of course he did!
(Editor’s note: We like this guy even more.)

Why Snapchat?
Snapchat was an app I used quite often in my social life. Funny pictures, to share with friends and family. A quick app to swiftly share a picture. Nothing more, nothing less. But one night when (Felix) was about five days-old I was holding him at night, trying to comfort Felix so he could fall asleep more easily. During that time I took a picture with snapchat and started drawing on top of it. From there on, I continued and drew a different character every night.

When will you let Felix go on Snapchat?
I have no clue what the evolution will be. When he gets older. I sure want him to get used to handling technology, but not too soon. And I’m pretty sure there will be totally different apps and technology when he gets older. Perhaps he’ll surf his hoverboard to school and chat with his parents in Virtual Reality. But that’s all for later.

snapdad.tumblr.com
facebook.com/thesnapdad
snapchat: @costeur