(CNN) The man behind the American pastime of paint-by-numbers pictures died on April 1 at the age of 93. according to his son. Dan Robbins created the first pictures and helped popularize paint-by-numbers kits in the 1950s. Robbins' son, Larry, said his dad was working as a package designer for the Palmer Paint Company in Detroit when he came up with the idea for paint-by-numbers in the late 1940s. The idea for paint-by-numbers started when Robbins' boss asked him to come up with an item that could be geared towards adults. If someone asked him, he'd explain," Larry Robbins said.

Source: CNN April 05, 2019 23:15 UTC