Love 10 min read A Drawing A Day: One Grandfather's Gift For His Grandsons He's doing it for them. For a grandparent, the relationship with their grandchildren is a chance to relive all the best parts of parenthood. The love that they feel for their grandchildren can motivate them to do great things for the children’s enjoyment and benefit. For 75 year old grandpa, Chanjae Lee, that inspiration turned into an incredible project that is archived online for his grandsons to always enjoy. The project started when Mr. Lee’s grandson’s moved back to their native Korea while he and his wife remained in Brazil. With them gone, he was left without his job of driving the boys to school and without a connection to them. His son Ji Lee, who lives in New York and has his own son (Mr. Lee’s youngest grandson), suggested that he pick up art –– a hobby that he had put aside years before in favor of working to support his family. With the help of his mother, Ji was able to convince his father to begin making art again and taught him how to use Instagram in order to upload his images for the boys to view around the world. From there, Mr. Lee’s project Drawings For My Grandchildren was born and has since gone viral because of its daily updates of colorful and personal artwork done in Mr. Lee’s own style and the accompanying stories by his wife. Kids are going to school together. "Hold my hand tight." Dad and the big brother are making the little one feel safe. #drawing #watercolor #kids #school #dad #bigbrother Crianças indo para escola. "É preciso dar as mãos" na hora de atravessar a rua. O pai e o irmão mais velho dão a segurança. #criança #paraescola #atravessararua #paieirmao #seguranca íêµ ê°ë ìì´ë¤. í°ê¸¸ì ê±´ë ê°ë©° "ì ê¼ ì¡ìì¼ í´" . ë ë í ìë¹ , ë ë í í #ë±êµê¸¸ #ìë¹ ìí #ê¼ì¡ìì A photo posted by Chan Jae Lee (@drawings_for_my_grandchildren) on Dec 7, 2016 at 8:12am PST It's the falling leaves season in Korea, right? It's a beautiful season when many green leaves are changing their colors and in the end they become more beautiful than flowers. In Brazil, the purple and yellow flowers have gone and now it's a summer time with lots of green. #drawing #watercolor #crepas #korea #leaves #colors #flowers #brazil Na Coreia agora é a estação das folhas. As folhas verdes se transformam num colorido fazendo da sua estação mais linda que a das flores. Aqui no Brasil as flores roxas e amarelas já caíram e estamos entrando no verão rico pelo verde de suas folhas. íêµì ë¨íì ê³ì ì´ì§? ì´ë¡ì ììë¤ì´ ê°ê°ì§ ìì¼ë¡ ë³í´ ë§ì¹¨ë´ ê½ë³´ë¤ ìë¦ëµë¤ë ê³ì , ì¬ê¸° ë¸ë¼ì§ì ë³´ë¼ì ë ¸ëì ê½ë¤ì ë¤ ì§ê³ í¸ë¥¸ ìì´ ë¬´ì±í ì¬ë¦ì¼ë¡ ë¤ì´ê°ë¤. A photo posted by Chan Jae Lee (@drawings_for_my_grandchildren) on Nov 21, 2016 at 9:01am PST Baby is sleeping. Astro is in a deep sleep. Peace is embracing Astro. #drawing #watercolor O bebê está dormindo. O Astro está dormindo tranquilamente. A paz está abraçando o pequeno Astro. ì ê¸°ê° ìë¤. ìë¡ê° 곤íê² ìê³ ìë¤. ííê° ìë¡ë¥¼ ê°ì¸ì¤ë¤. A photo posted by Chan Jae Lee (@drawings_for_my_grandchildren) on Oct 23, 2016 at 9:53am PDT Today, October 12 is Children's Day is Brazil. Weather is beautiful today. Instead of once a year, it should be commemorated 365 days. Boys, my heart is heavy. #drawing #watercolor #childrensday #brazil Hoje, dia 12 de outubro, é o dia das crianças no Brasil. Fazia tempo que não fazia um dia tão bonito assim. O dia das crianças não deveria ser apenas 1 dia ao ano e sim 365dias. Sinto um pesar no coração... ì¤ë 10ì 12ì¼ì ë¸ë¼ì§ì ì´ë¦°ì´ë . ì¤ëë§ì ë ì¨ë ì¢ìë¤. íë£¨ê° ìë 1ë 365ì¼ì´ ì´ë¦°ì´ë¤ì ë ì´ì´ì¼ íëë° .....ìë¤ì, ë§ìì´ ë¬´ê²êµ¬ë. A photo posted by Chan Jae Lee (@drawings_for_my_grandchildren) on Oct 13, 2016 at 10:51am PDT Arthur, what are you thinking? Brazilian friends? The time when you used to play hide and seek in grandpa's house? When I see you in deep thoughts, I realize you're no longer a child. #drawing #watercolor #brazilian Arthur, o que você está pensando? Em seus amigos do Brasil? No dia em que brincamos de pega-pega? Vendo você assim mergulhado em algum pensamento profundo, sinto que você já deixou de ser criança. ìë¤! ë 무ìì ìê°íê³ ìë? ë¸ë¼ì§ì ì¹êµ¬ë¤? í ìë²ì§ ì§ìì ì¨ë°ê¼ì§ íë ë ? ê¹ì ìê°ì ë¹ ì§ ë¤ ëª¨ìµìì ì´ì ë¤ê° ì´ë¦°ìì´ê° ìë ê²ì ëëë¨ë¤. A photo posted by Chan Jae Lee (@drawings_for_my_grandchildren) on Jun 28, 2016 at 1:28pm PDT Arthur, Allan, your mom went to a giant rose garden in Buchon, Seoul and sent many beautifu photos to us. So I drew these roses from one of the photos. Would you draw some roses too? You used to draw a lot in Brazil, remember? #drawing # watercolor #roses #giantgarden #buchon A mãe de vocês foi a um rosário enorme. Passei para o papel um das fotos que ela nos enviou das rosas. Por que vocês não o fazem também? Vocês costumavam desenhar bem quando moravam no Brasil. #rosarioenorme ìë¤ì, ë¶ì²ìì ìë <ë°±ë§ ì¡ì´> ì¥ë¯¸ìì ê°ìë¤ê³ ? ëí¬ ìë§ê° ì°ì´ ë³´ë¸ ê½ì¡ì´ë¥¼ íì ì§ìë¤ ì®ê²¨ ëìë¤. ëí¬ë ê·¸ë ¤ë³´ê±°ë¼. ì¬ê¸°ì ë 그림ì ê·¸ë ¸ììë? #ì¥ë¯¸ì #ë¶ì²ì #ë°±ë§ì¡ì´ì¥ë¯¸ì #íì ì§ A photo posted by Chan Jae Lee (@drawings_for_my_grandchildren) on May 27, 2016 at 9:07am PDT Mr. Lee’s son and daughter translate the stories into English and Portuguese along with the texts’ original Korean. The account has gone viral with 152K followers and growing. It is not uncommon for older generations to feel the loss of purpose as they age, but Mr. Lee has taken that feeling and turned it into something that his grandchildren can always cherish. Most Popular Share your voice Related 4 Simple Ways To Cultivate Self-Discipline In Your Children The best sort of discipline is self-discipline. Love 3 min read Little Brother's Sweet Texts Your sibling is your first friend. Love 2 min read Role-Reversal: What To Know When You Become Your Parent's Parent It's your turn to take care of them. Love 5 min read