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 How to Make a Diaper Cake

By Beverly Reid

What goes in to making a Diaper Cake?  A lot!!!!!  Diapers are expensive today, so make sure you go online and get coupons. Go to the Dollar Store for all the baby items like lotion, powder, cotton swabs, bibs, bottles, wash cloths, curling ribbon etc.  You'll be surprised how much you can stuff in the "cake" and decorate the "icing".

First select if it's for a boy or girl or neutral if the gender is not known yet.  Next select a theme.....then the rest will come easy, just let your creative juices flow.

Lots of baby items, curling ribbon, cake liners,

small & extra large rubber bands, ribbon, doilies, flowers,

stuffed toys.  Try to stay away from using hot glue.

If you must use glue, then use the "snail" tape glue

 There are kits available at hobby stores

 Use plain diapers if you can find them

Roll diaper to show only white, then secure with rubber band

If you can't find the extra large rubber bands, use the curling ribbon

Use a round cardboard base or cake liner

  

Once all the diapers are rolled secure them with

the extra large rubber band.  Replace the middle

diapers with lotion, powder, baby oil, etc.

 Start your next layers by placing a doily on top of first layer

Place rolled diapers in a circular shape

Secure with extra large rubber band

Remove diapers in middle and place whatever you want

I chose the box of swabs & cotton balls

Make the 3rd layer the same way

Roll bibs and wash cloths, socks, etc in middle

 Use ribbon to cover the rubber bands

Do not remove bands

Tie a smaller matching bow on top of wide ribbon

 Place doily on top of 2nd layer

For the topper, I used 2 layers of diapers and covered

them with a baby blanket, then tied the middle with

curling ribbon

Place whatever you want on the top

I place gift 3 boxes with baby items inside.

 Place flowers under each bow and around the topper

Decorate with stuffed toys, rattles, teething rings,

Plastic diaper pins, etc.  Use the curling ribbon to

secure the small items and toys.  I used glue dots

for the paper decorations on the ribbon.