Making A Diaper Cake For A Friend

My best friend is having her first baby and I wanted to do something special... So I decided to host a baby shower for her.

Now, I have been to a lot of showers. I have played every silly game you can think of. One time we even passed around disposable diapers and had to guess what was in them. I cannot imagine a group of men getting together and thinking this was a fun way to spend the evening.

But, we are special, we are women and we love to honor and help and so a baby shower is our way of showing our love and support for the new mom and her little one.

Because I am creative and like to try new things, I decide to try and make a diaper cake. No, it is not something you eat, but it is fun and can be a creative way of giving a useful gift.

Diaper cakes are made of about fifty small disposable diapers. They are rolled and layered in tiers to look something like a wedding cake.

They can be ordered on line. Because they include at least fifty diapers, they can be expensive. But remember you are giving a gift that can be very useful and fun at the same time.  They are wonderful.

But since I am a someone who enjoys making and trying new ideas, I thought I would tackle this easy to make gift. Well at least it seemed easy in the picture. I found several sites on line that gave very detailed instructions.

It sounded easy even though the instructions did seems detailed and long.

I started by rolling fifty diapers and tying them with pink and blue ribbons.  My next step was to stand these little rolls in a small circle and tuck gifts in the center. It sounds simple and easy. But for some reason, I could not get them to stand up and I did not seem to have enough hands to make it work.

After several tries, my cake did come together and turned out to be something I was really proud of. So, if you are hosting a baby shower and want a unique gift idea try making a diaper cake. I promise you won’t be sorry and the new mom and baby with love your creation.

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