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Yesterday my second child turned 4 years old. It makes me think, but it doesn’t shock me as much as when my oldest has a birthday. Maybe it’s because I’ve already had a 4 year old.
She had asked for a child’s piano like she saw in a book. When I looked them up to buy they were more than we could afford or wanted to spend.
My husband made this instead. He used scrap wood that was in the garage. Isn’t he the best!?
It’s an electronic keyboard [that we had tucked away] set into a wooden piano frame. Painted pink because she absolutely loves pink.
For her cake I attempted some flip-flops because all she had requested was strawberry cake.
Once again I will tell you my disclaimer. I have not had cake decorating lessons. I do not have any special tools or dishes for making fancy cakes. So please be kind.
Here is the link to Howdini that has a great video on how to make the flip-flop cake. Sometime I’d like to try the purse cake.
She also got a dollhouse. Second-hand, but she doesn’t care. Bunches of little pieces, but I don’t care. It occupies all three of them, and keeps them out of my hair.
Know what she wanted for supper? “The thing you get from the pizza shop that you dip. It comes in a box and has cheese and ham and pepperoni inside.”
She said it was a good birthday.
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Also submitted to the Make It From Scratch Carnival.
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on Sep 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am
What fun! How smart of your husband-I would have never thought of just building a frame for the keyboard! And the flip-flops are too cute! I love your photo of her through the doll house window. Ahh, let the imagination begin!
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on Sep 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
That piano is great! I’m sure she loves it!!
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on Sep 5th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I love the piano frame! What a great idea. And the cake is adorable!!!
on Sep 5th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Wait, a Calzone, is that what she wanted for dinner? Your husband did such a great job on the piano!
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on Sep 5th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
So very clever on the keyboard frame! Good job, Dad!
on Sep 5th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
The piano is a great idea! It’s sooo cute! Great job in the cake too!
“That stuff from the pizza shop that you dip” sounds good to me right now too!
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on Sep 5th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
How wonderfully clever the piano is!!!!
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on Sep 5th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
How cute! I want some of that stuff that you dip from the pizza shop too. I think I’ll ask for that next time.
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on Sep 5th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Oh she sounds like such a sweet child. Piano is a good idea! I think the cake turned out great.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Happy birthday! Love the makeshift piano…absolutely brilliant. And I don’t care if you aren’t a professional…the cake is adorable. I will be making my son’s cake this year. I did his first one, last year I skipped, but this year I will make it (although with some cheating…stay tuned as he has a b’day in a month). It’s something that I like to know that I did for him.
I’m glad it was a wonderful day for both her and you guys.
on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:34 am
That cake is awesome! I’m very impressed. I’ve always thought it would be fun to learn how to make cool cakes, but I’ve never even attempted to learn. Very cool!!
on Sep 7th, 2008 at 4:28 am
I am so impressed by the keyboard/piano - looks so much better than the plastic stands.
Glad a great birthday enjoyed by all.
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on Sep 8th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Happy Birthday to your daughter!!! How creative both you AND your husband are ~ great piano and cake!
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on Sep 9th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Happy Belated Birthday to A! You did a great job on the cake. I always take the easy way out and just make a regular cake. At my house most of the cakes gets thrown out anyway. Very creative idea for the piano.