If you or someone you know is preparing for the arrival of a baby, you may find yourself asking, how do babies come with so much stuff?
Clothes, car seats, strollers, blankets, toys, bottles, and so on, consume your home. The list of what you need to raise a baby will vary by personal preference, but for the first several months, babies truly only need a few essentials. On the list of baby must-haves is an assortment of diapers.
Parents to be will appreciate the boxes of diapers gifted to them before and even after the baby arrives. But if you are hosting a baby shower or looking for a creative baby gift, a diaper cake might be the perfect gift. Every new mama or papa needs diapers for her baby and a diaper cake makes a great decoration for a party and can be a fun gift to receive.
MATERIALS & TOOLS
62 diapers*
12 to 13” circle base**
Empty paper towel roll
Decorative Ribbon
Hot glue gun & glue
Cake topper***
String 38" for base 24" middle tier
Bag of rubber bands
*For the diaper cake, in this example I used size 1 diapers. The diaper count will vary if you roll the diapers tight or pack them in for each tier of the cake.
**I used two 13” circles cut out of a cardboard box and covered them with butcher paper to match the theme of my diaper cake. You can use a cake stand, a serving tray, etc. My recommendation is a disposable base so I can glue the empty paper towel roll to the base for more support.
***The cake topper can be whatever you would like from a succulent to a stuffed animal. For my example, I used baby shoes.
In this example, my diaper count for the cake is:
Bottom tier 37 diapers
Middle tier 18 diapers
Top tier 7 diapers
Find all of the products used for this diaper cake through Amazon.
DIY DIAPER CAKE DIRECTIONS
1. Start with your base and cardboard paper towel roll. Glue the empty roll to the center of your base. Once secure, you can start assembling the bottom tier.
2. Roll each diaper and secure the roll with a rubber band.
3. Line one layer of diapers around the paper towel roll and secure the first layer with a rubber band.
4. Cut approximately a 38" piece of string for the bottom tier and tie a knot in the string at the size you would like for your cake base. Wrap the string circle around the base pinching the string tight around the first layer of diapers. Begin stuffing rolled diapers around your first layer while slowly letting out more string until your base is complete.
5. To build your second tier, complete step 3 and 4 with a 24" piece of string.
6. To build your top and final tier, complete step 3.
7. Decorate your diaper cake.
Once your diaper cake is assembled use the decorative ribbon and additional baby items to decorate the cake. The parents to be will appreciate the diapers and love looking at the small touches you add to the cake. Cake toppers can include real or faux flowers, baby shoes, small stuffed animals or a bow. The design is completely up to you!
