*Disclaimer: If anyone out there is suffering from Baby Rabies, your uterus may just explode from the cuteness of this post. Seriously. This makes ME want another baby, and I’m not even a baby person!*
So, back in high school, I played the bass guitar. The only reason this happened was because I played the cello as a child and when our school praise band needed a bassist I already knew how to read bass cleft and knew where to put my fingers on the strings. Anyway, this meant that boys wanted me to come to their garages and “jam”. Well, I don’t “jam”. I can play whatever is put in front of me, but I can’t freestyle to save my life. It would sound like a hot mess of ear pain. Anyway, I saw this crazy adorable rocking scooter online earlier this week, and my mind exploded. Um, it’s a SCOOTER! I have a scooter! And now Charlie can have one too!! But then I saw that it was $77 before shipping. Womp womp. So I sat down with some tracing paper and really looked at that scooter, and came up with this one. This epically adorable baby-sized scooter. I would say my “jamming” skills are a helluva lot better when it comes to carpentry!
I made it out of one 1x10x8′ board, which costs $10. All I needed was a jigsaw and a drill. It took about 4 hours to trace/cut/build/sand/paint, so I plan to make a few to sell for $50 each, which is a bargain for a solid wood handmade personalized rocker in my opinion!
I painted the body with regular wall paint from my stash (yes, I had a wall painted this color once) and used a silver paint pen for the detailing. It really pops in the light, it’s so reflective.
Obviously my handwriting needs a little work, but that actually says Charlie, if you can’t tell. Who happens to love her new scooter!
She’s about 8.5 months old right now, and it should stay her size until 24 months at least. Perhaps even to 3 years old. I made sure to use screws to attach every single piece and gave it a test ride myself to make sure it’s sturdy. That sucker is solid!
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So cute! Ahhhh! I’m already making a lime green one for her baby bestie, Hunter (Nurse Friend Sam’s baby) and an orange one to try selling and see how the market is. Oh, and the best part?
I’m working with Ana to get the plans published so YOU can build some too! That’s what I love most about her, and her website. The mission is to provide free plans so anyone can learn to build, and learn to make what they used to only be able to buy. I absolutely cannot wait to see these pop up in her brag board of reader-submitted projects. Seriously, what child wouldn’t love to et one of these as a gift?! Best present EVER! So I’ll update with a link once the plans are live, and will definitely post the two other colors once they’re done.
Plans for this scooter can be found here.
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Victoria
May 4, 2012 at 10:42 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
this is adorable!!
Theresa
May 4, 2012 at 11:13 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
So amazing you drew up the plans and made that from an image!! Super cute and I’m totally digging the baby Toms. Must get my daughter a pair now…
Alice
May 4, 2012 at 11:59 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Freaking adorable!! I love it, love it, love it!!
kelsey
May 4, 2012 at 3:17 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Um…that’s like the cutest thing ever!! If we didn’t already have a gold rocking moose, I would definitely want a scooter!
Jessica @ Decor Adventures
May 7, 2012 at 9:45 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Wow, you have serious skills and that little one is so cute!
I never saw anyone make something like this, absolutely amazing job
killer b.
May 7, 2012 at 10:45 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thank you so much Jessica!
Crystal
May 10, 2012 at 1:09 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
ahhhh!! You are so right!! My head did just explode from cuteness overload! So creative!!
morgan
May 11, 2012 at 12:45 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
omg this is so freakin cute!! i love it! are you still making plans for it if so where will there be posted thanks so much! i am in awe of your work!!!
killer b.
May 11, 2012 at 10:26 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thank you Morgan! The post should be going up on Ana White today, and when it does I’ll definitely link to it!
Pamela @ Pink Hammers & Sippy Cups
July 10, 2012 at 10:08 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Omg!! I have been totally vying for one of these! I may just have to get my hubby to make our kids one! Thank you sooo much for getting the plans written up!
Krystle @ Color Transformed Family
July 10, 2012 at 11:21 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Umm… too cute. I might have to make this for my little girls first birthday. I have been looking for something to make myself.
I tackled the Pinterest Challenge by making these cute toys for my little one.
http://www.colortransformedfamily.com/2012/07/10/how-to-make-a-tag-toy/
killer b.
July 10, 2012 at 4:08 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Those are so cute! Especially the seahorse. Great job!
Ashley
July 10, 2012 at 1:37 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This is adorable. Maybe I can convince my husband to make our 20-month old one, before she’s too big! PS: baby TOMS are the cutest! My daughter rocks some too
killer b.
July 10, 2012 at 4:08 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I love how cute they are, but they just don’t stay on my daughter’s feet! She has little wedge shaped feet
You could always print out the template larger to make a bigger scooter too!
Tamsyn
July 10, 2012 at 6:46 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Oh my goodness, I love this so much! Well done!!
Katie
November 23, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
So cute! Will you be making and selling any more?
killer b.
November 23, 2012 at 4:26 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I don’t think I’m going to be selling them until I get a really good handle on them. With a few tweaks (and stronger wood) maybe someday. For now, they’re just really cute gifts!
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