Childhood is fleeting, so you might as well seize the moments.

For her 3rd birthday, Reddit user DomesticatedAnarchy’s daughter wanted one thing: to eat cake for breakfast… with a robot.

The mom thought, “Why not?”

Here’s what the little lady woke up to:

The crafty redditor shared the photo in Reddit’s Pics community, writing, “You only turn 3 once.” She explained that she “made this dude in a day,” painting cardboard boxes and attaching items she found in her garage — water bottle caps, trampoline springs and battery LEDs. She added a special mystery compartment that hid a small birthday present.

The birthday girl was overjoyed.

After cake, she and the robot watched cartoons together and had a tea party.

The happy mom writes, “I guess I’m still trying to figure out if I’m threatened by how much my daughter likes the robot… or excited that I may be able to use it as a babysitter.”

A+ parenting. High-five.