Baby Shower Diaper Cakes

From LoveToKnow Baby

Baby shower diaper cakes have become popular gifts. While they won’t take the place of a shower cake, diaper cakes make a great conversation piece. Everyone will want to know where you got the idea, and this gift will be an instant hit with the mom to be! After all, parents can never have too many diapers! Keep reading for some easy instructions on how to make a baby shower diaper cake.

Baby Shower Diaper Cake Instructions

40 small diapers
2 receiving blankets or baby towels
1 burp cloth
1 baby bottle (You can also use a cardboard paper towel roll)
scotch tape or rubber bands
3 diaper pins
1 cardboard cake plate
various baby items for decoration (baby hair brush, pacifier, toys, teething rings)
1 roll colored curling ribbon (pink, blue, or pastel colors)
1 cake topper (small toy, silver cup, stuffed animal, etc.)

You’ll need to begin by rolling the diapers lengthwise around the baby bottle or paper towel roll. Continue to roll the diapers around themselves until you have used 20 diapers for the first layer of the diaper cake. Use scotch tape or rubber bands to secure the diapers together. Do the same to make the second layer of the diaper cake. Since the second layer needs to be smaller, use only 10 to 15 diapers. The third layer, which is forms the top, should be only about five diapers. Now, Fold a receiving blanket to match the width of the bottom diaper cake layer and wrap around, securing the back with a diaper pin. Repeat this procedure for the second layer. For the final layer, wrap a burp cloth around the cake layer and secure with a diaper pin. Tie curling ribbon in whatever colors you choose around each of the layers of the diaper cake. Tie the ribbon, leaving enough extra ribbon at the ends to curl with scissors. Tuck the baby items and accessories into the ribbon for decoration. Top your cake off with a small toy, silver cup, stuffed animal, or something of similar proportion that matches your cake. What a great gift!

More Diaper Cake Instructions

Before you begin, decide on the size of the baby shower diaper cake. This will determine how many diapers you need. Here are some general guidelines:

Top layer – Five to six diapers
Second layer - 15 diapers
Third layer - 30 diapers

To begin, you’ll need to roll the diapers vertically into cylinders and use scotch tape or rubber bands to hold the shape. You can use paper towel rolls if you need more structure. Make the bottom layers first by attaching the diapers together either with safety pins, tape, or rubber bands. Now you can easily form a cylinder which will represent the bottom layer of the cake.

Many people prefer to wrap the bottom layers of the cake with a receiving blanket. You can attach the tiers to each other with adhesive or pins.

The top layer should contain a special item, like a baby bottle, stuffed toy, silver cup, or other keepsake item. If you use a bottle, you can attach the diapers around the bottle. Stuffed animals can be pinned to the top layer of the cake.

Other items, such as teething rings, small squeaky toys, hair ribbons, pacifiers, etc. can also be used to decorate the cake. Be as creative as you like.

Where to Shop

Don’t feel creative enough to make your own baby shower diaper cake? No problem. Check out these Websites, and you can order a ready-made diaper cake for a perfect gift.