It's not uncommon for parents to want their children to follow in their footsteps - even if it's limited to just shared interests. But it seems that some are setting their kids on the chosen path earlier than expected. Especially these mothers and fathers, who have projected their geeky interests onto their slumbering newborns in a series of adorable photographs. Art and photography community, BoredPanda have created a thread encouraging parents to showcase their 'true nerdy colours' by dressing their babies up as sci-fi characters, like Princess Leia from Star Wars . Another baby is dressed up as widely-recognisable Nintendo character Mario, complete with tiny dungarees, the red flat cap and even a fake felt moustache . One sleeping newborn is sporting a completely knitted Wonder Woman costume . Art, design and photography community BoredPanda has created a thread encouraging parents to upload cute images of their babies showcasing their parents' 'true nerdy colors.' And of course, obliging parents have taken to the thread with professional photography shots of their trussed up newborns. Dressed as characters ranging across fantasy and sci-fi movies, books, TV shows and comic books, the adorable babies are seen in different scenarios and positions that have clearly been carefully arranged by their parents. A few of the images have even been subject to careful doctoring via Photoshop, in order to make the scenarios more realistic. Spiderman's a popular choice! Another baby is pictured alongside toy replicas of his superhero comrades . These babies are dressed as Star Wars Jedi knights, complete with light sabers and the characteristic brown cloak . One baby has been incorporated into a complicated Harry Potter scenario, complete with round-framed glasses, suitcases for Hogwarts and a magic wand . Some parents have really taken the geek-factor to the next level and have dressed their babes as characters from sci-film films such as Star Wars. One baby is seen as Princess Leia, surrounded by cuddly toy versions of the characters, while she herself is laid comfortably in the middle, wrapped in lace swaddling and sporting a hilarious knitted version of the famous hair-buns. Another baby is dressed as a Jedi, wrapped in a brown cloak characteristic of the monastic characters with an illuminated lightsaber propped up next to him. One newborn is kitted out as widely-recognisable Nintendo character Mario, complete with tiny dungarees, the red flat cap and even a fake felt moustache. To complete the illusion, the baby has been gently laid on an old-school Nintendo gaming device. Two sleeping newborns have been dressed up as comic book characters. One as Flash (pictured left) and one as a Ninja Turtle (pictured right) Down the rabbit hole: One slumbering babe is in a sweet Alice - from Alice in Wonderland - costume, complete with a knitted pocket watch and a grinning Cheshire cat . Other babies have been dressed up like characters from well-known children books. One soundly-sleeping newborn has been incorporated into a scenario from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter franchise. The baby sports the character's signature round-frame glasses, while laid on top of a pile of suitcases - possibly alluding to his journey to wizarding school, Hogwarts - and is surrounded by the world-famous books, as well as a makeshift wand. Another little-one is undoubtedly dressed as Alice from Lewis Caroll's much-loved, Alice in Wonderland. The sleeping baby sports a blue ribbon hairband and clutches a pocket watch as well as a toy replica of the grinning Cheshire cat. One of the images sees a baby dressed up as a Ninja Turtle, with a full knitted costume, even complete with pizza slice props, one of the characters' idiosyncracies . A newborn has been incorporated into a toy line-up of the much-loved recent Disney film, Frozen . Some parents have chosen to project their love of comic books on their babies, with some newborns kitted out as immediately recognisable superheroes, such as Flash, Wonder Woman, Spiderman, and Ninja Turtle. These costumes are complete with props such as string for Spiderman's webspray, inflatable swords in place of real ones, and even pizzas for the Ninja Turtles. One parent has decided to go with a recent much-loved Disney animation: Frozen. Their newborn is seen emulating Olaf, the enthusiastic snowman, photoshopped next to a line-up of toy versions of the other characters. Another soundly-sleeping babe is a medieval knight and is cushioned up on a toy horse, sporting fleecy-looking grey knitted 'armour' and 'helmet', while another newborn is simply a 'geek' with oversized glasses, a bow tie and a smart-phone. Baby Geek: One baby is simply dressed up as a 'nerd', clutching a smart phone showing equations and wearing glasses and a bow tie . Baby Knight: Another baby is kitted out in knitted grey 'armour' and rides his toy horse .
Art and photography community, BoredPanda has created the thread . Babies are in costumes from comic books, sci-fi films, books,TV shows . Characters include Princess Leia, Wonder Woman, Olaf from Frozen .