--- title: Barack Obama Farewell: Images of Obama and Kids description: Moments with some of his smallest constituents have made for some of the most compelling—and adorable—photos from the Obama Administration. canonical: https://time.com/4634700/barack-obama-kids-children-photographs/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-13T20:29:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:59:10.993Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Heartwarming Photos of President Obama With Kids Over The Years og:description: He seemed to have a way with kids. og:url: https://time.com/4634700/barack-obama-kids-children-photographs/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd31a2fe7e21a6766/6988b58b0a4a2228419cc8f4/obama-with-kids22.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: P020112LJ-0242.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Heartwarming Photos of President Obama With Kids Over The Years twitter:description: He seemed to have a way with kids. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd31a2fe7e21a6766/6988b58b0a4a2228419cc8f4/obama-with-kids22.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # All the Proof You Need That President Obama Loves Kids > Sponsored content. 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Obama holds Arianna Holmes, 3, before taking a departure photo with members of her family in the Oval Office on Feb. 1, 2012. Lawrence Jackson—The White House by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jan 13, 2017 8:29 PM UTC President Obama seems to have a way with children. Whether it’s the baby of a staffer he’s taken to joining for a crawl on the floor or the visiting child dressed up like Pope Francis, moments between the Commander-in-Chief and some of his smallest constituents have made for some of the most compelling—and adorable—photos from the Obama Administration. In February of last year, a flurry of social media users shared their favorite photos of #ObamaAndKids using the hashtag created by activist and entrepreneur [Michael Skolnik](https://medium.com/vantage/why-i-created-obamaandkids-a55a26ec067c#.hj96nsoe3). Here’s a look at some popular photos of President Obama and some of America’s youngest.  Obama pretends to be caught in Spider-Man's web as he greets Nicholas Tamarin, 3, just outside the Oval Office on Oct. 26, 2012. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama asks a student at Powell Elementary School to check his heartbeat with a stethoscope in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2014. Pete Souza—The White House  President Barack Obama visits with former adviser David Axelrod's granddaughter, Maelin, in the Oval Office, on June 22, 2016. Pete Souza—The White House  President Barack Obama walks with Lincoln Rose Pierce Smith, the daughter of former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith, in the Oval Office, on April 4, 2014. Pete Souza—The White House  The President kisses a baby girl as he and the Vice President greeted wounded warriors and their families during their tour in the East Room of the White House on June 23, 2014. Pete Souza—The White House  The President plays peek-a-boo with the daughter of White House staffer Emmitt Beliveau in the Outer Oval Office on Oct. 30, 2009. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama greets a young child dressed as the Pope and riding in a "Popemobile" as he hands out treats to children trick-or-treating for Halloween on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 30, 2015. Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images  President Barack Obama visits a pre-kindergarten classroom at the College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Ga., on Feb. 14, 2013. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama holds the daughter of former staff member Darienne Page Rakestraw in the Cross Hall of the White House, on April 3, 2015. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama reads the book "Twas the Night Before Christmas," to students at Long Branch Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 17, 2010. Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images  Children help Obama stand after he spoke to them about the "Every Kid in the Park" initiative in Yosemite National Park, California while celebrating the 100th year of US National Parks, on June 18, 2016. Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images  Obama greets a girl while touring a neighborhood affected by Hurricane Irene in Wayne, New Jersey on Sept. 4, 2011. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama high-fives a child during a tour of the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Aug. 27, 2015. Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty Images  Obama read to children from the book "Where the Wild Things Are" during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2014. Win McNamee—Getty Images  Obama gets a smile from a young boy as he greets audience members after remarks at Marine Corps Air Station at Iwakuni, Japan, on May 27, 2016. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama bends over so Jacob Philadelphia, the son of a National Security staff member, can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office on May 8, 2009. Pete Souza—The White House  The President greets nine-month-old Josephine Gronniger, whose father, Tim Gronniger, brought his family by the Oval Office for a family photo on July 17, 2015. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama greets wounded warriors and their families in the East Room during their tour of the White House, on July 25, 2016. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama holds two youngsters while posing for a photo with them during halftime of the Chicago Bulls-Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 27, 2015. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama carries the twin boys of Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs, into the Oval Office just a few months after they were born on June 17, 2015. Pete Souza—The White House  Obama holds Arianna Holmes, 3, before taking a departure photo with members of her family in the Oval Office on Feb. 1, 2012. 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