Diaper Cakes? Explain

ishawnamcm · April 2010

Hi Ladies. I'm pretty new to diaper cakes and just starting seing them so excuse my ignorance... Can someone help me understand the point of them? Decorations? Pretty way to gift diapers? One of my hostesses wants to do one for me, but honestly I'm not all that excited by it. I think she was offended....

samakasrc · April 2010

partly just a pretty decoration, but also a fancy way to gift diapers... Plus they sometimes put other things on them (bottles, rattles, etc etc) so there is usually some other useful items on them. There will be one at my shower that my SIL and sister made... I can't wait to see what they did.

pam1005 · April 2010

The way I make them is I use size one or two diapers, baby wash, aquaphor, a stuffed animal, bibs, blankets, and small items from their registry. I also use a dry erase board as a base (and cover it with a receiving blanket). It is a nice way to incorporate items they will use into their shower decorations. They can get pretty pricey, for sometimes I go overboard on them.

LMark · April 2010

I think it's a very creative way of giving diapers and other little things. My friend made us a 2 layer diaper cake using a paper towel tube as the inside base. She then rolled the diapers and dressed up each round with ribbon and added towels, teether, plastic rings, wrist rattles. It was VERY cute.

Yes, it might be a hassle to unwrap the diapers, but if someone wants to be creative with your gift, I say let them! Wink

danielle.ryan · April 2010

I made one for a friend of mine.

I used baby wash and shampoo for the base. It is easier to tape the diapers once they are rolled, but for the one unwrapping them, using rubber bands is the easiest! I just added fun gifts to the outside and ribbon that matched the shower. It was a fun thing for me to do for my friend.

There are directions online on how to make them.

The point: a fun gift and decoration. : )

kjmama · April 2010

I don't really get it either...and I had a similar situation. My SIL wanted to plan my shower, but then she mentioned a diaper cake and having me wear a pink feather boa and fluffy hat....so yeah. Got my girlfriend to do it and we are having a Baby, Beer and BBQ party with NO pink boas!

ErinRC · April 2010

So you open diaper cakes like a present if you get one? Or do you just let them look pretty?... a little confused by this also

Ivana_Stolichnaya · April 2010

Every diaper cake I've seen involves diapers that the mom isn't interested in.

gaga · April 2010

You can also make a game out of it. Guess how many diapers it took to make the cake.

Personally, I think they're adorable, but to each their own

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hopefulmom · April 2010

I've made smaller ones to use as decorations...although I never tape the diapers or put rubberbands on them (I just use ribbon to hold everything together so they are usable). I did make a really big one and it was the gift. I "wrapped" it in tulle. I had a porcelain box on top with a $75 BRU gift card in it. I never asked if she wanted one...it is what I got/made for her.

thodges080789 · April 2010

Diaper cakes are too cute. It's a very cute way to kill two birds with one stone, have a really cute center piece for your babyshower and to gift diapers.

TulipsAndChampagne · April 2010

Ivana.Stolichnaya:
Every diaper cake I've seen involves diapers that the mom isn't interested in.

This. Unless it is a cloth diaper cake (which would be pricey) I am not interested in diapers that I do not plan to use, nor the time it would take to break the thing down.

redheadgirl127 · April 2010

Do a search for diaper cakes on flickr. There are some really cute ones out there.

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