A little boy holds up a painting of himself
Want to own a carousel
So this dad in Shanghai
With creativity, execution
Built one for my son
A carousel with lights on and ride!
The first weekend after the "double subtraction" landed
Xinmin Evening News reporter
Come to a garage in Jiading Anting
Come and talk to this super hands-on dad
Talk about parenting
A carousel placed in the garage is a star product of the community, and almost everyone who passes by will stop to watch and show a look of admiration.
One of the makers of the carousel, Ni Qingqi, is a creative director of an advertising agency, and he is also the "hardcore father" in the eyes of others - turning the carousel manuscript drawn by his son into a carousel that will be lit and rideable, and truly let the dream shine into reality.
In order to complete this not small project, he invited two good friends to help. From design to completion, children are also involved. Ni's father wants to tell his son that it is not enough to have ideas and creativity, but also to use specific actions to support his dreams. Draw structural drawings, construction drawings; make bases, turntables and top discs; fix the motor between the base and turntable; cut decorative panels; paint...
Small situations also plague this dad team from time to time: is the Trojan automatically turning or hand-pushing? How do I move the base, turntable, and top plate too heavy? How come the wire pre-lighting lights are not moving at all?
The production of the carousel took a month, but Ni's father, who took the initiative to "find trouble" for himself, felt that it was "very valuable": through this production, he effectively narrowed the distance with his son. Companionship is not when you are in the same room when you swipe your mobile phone and he reads, but playing together with devotion.
"I hope he can say anything to me and trust me, which is also a little preparation for my son's adolescence." Ni's father told reporters that he thought about the "best state" of the father facing his son in the co-production, and what he wanted was not paternalistic, powerful, and tense, but a soft, democratic father-son relationship.
"We are both parents for the first time, and I am also learning and growing with my son." When talking about many netizens praising him as a "hardcore father", Ni Qingqi told reporters, "I most want to be the hardcore father in my son's mind." And the carousel that envies everyone, the Ni family father and son expect more people to feel this happiness, and plan to donate it for free."
Netizen: Envious! Someone else's dad!
Source: Xinmin Evening News (Chief Reporter Xiao Junwei Reporter Xiao Qianying), comprehensive netizen comments