Our #6 girl is 8 now, and she celebrated by going to work with her dad. For her much-anticipated birthday lunch, he treated her to The Incredible Pizza Company. I have yet to be debriefed, but I’ve been there before. I’m sure it was, well, Incredible.
While Becca was gone, her sisters showed their love by decorating the house with streamers and the traditional birthday banner.
They made some pretty impressive birthday cards and wrapped gifts for their sister.
Becca is easy to please, and she knew just what she wanted from her dad and me. Now that she has begun cooking in earnest, she wants her own set of recipe cards. We store them in binders instead of recipe boxes to make them easier to flip through.
I found a nice photo album at WalMart preloaded with plenty of pages. I like the kind that have sleeves to hold photos. We just slide the recipe cards into the sleeve.
I started her off with 12 simple recipes, most of which she has made in the past. I included a few new ones that I think she is ready to try, and some blank cards for me to add new recipes as she requests. She can also cut recipes out of magazines to add to her collection.
We had a little fun adding some flair to her personal cookbook. We used Natalie’s Klutz book for lettering ideas.
We’re not spectacularly crafty people, but we think it was a fun and easy gift that Becca will love for a long time to come!
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GREAT idea!! Thanks so much for sharing it! I’ve also heard of doing this as a wedding shower gift…and each shower guest can add to it by bringing one of their favorite recipes. This must be the “starter” version!
I’m storing this in my mental file for my girls’ next birthday!! Thanks!
Looks like she had a great day!
Now… that is where I want to go for my birthday! Lucky girl!
Happy Birthday, Becca!
Happy Birthday little lady!…I wish I could have made it out there to see you.
That is a really great idea for a gift! And frugal to boot!!
I think I want to do this for one of my girls, or all of my girls, we’ll see!
Thanks for posting it.
And oh, my latest walker was Samantha, who is now almost 11. She didn’t walk until she was 16 months old. She hated having shoes on and hated feeling her feet on the ground or grass. Oy vey!
Happy B-day Becca!
What a clever and frugal idea for a birthday gift. I love it. I may have to make these up for my kids for christmas gifts! My 9 year-old son thinks he may want to pursue cooking as a career path and my girls love to spend time in the kitchen too.
Happy Birthday, Becca!
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love this idea!!! Oldest just turned eight! Will remember this for Christmas for sure!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Happy Birthday, Becca!
So, I am curious. What sorts of things does Becca make? I have an 8 year old girl too who loves to make all sorts of things in the kitchen too.
Wow. I wish I’d gotten one of those.!
Christina,
Becca often makes pancakes. She also likes to make simple cakes, brownies, banana bread, etc.
She makes a mean fried egg, too.
Does she work the oven herself? Just curious. I haven’t let my dd near the stove for fear she’ll burn herself. Am I being overly paranoid? LOL