How To Make a Diaper Cake

  • September 22, 2009
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No baby shower is complete without a diaper cake, a gift that can also serve as a beautiful centerpiece. Here’s how to make yours extra memorable.

You Will Need

  • About 100 Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive diapers, size 1
  • A bag of rubber bands
  • A bottle of champagne
  • A serving tray
  • Seven extra-large rubber bands
  • Six sheets of square, white tissue paper
  • Scissors
  • A spool of white satin ribbon, 2 to 3 inches wide
  • Clear tape
  • A wide, wire-edge ribbon in whatever color and texture you like
How To Make a Diaper Cake: Roll up diapers

Step 1: Roll up diapers

Begin rolling diapers, two at a time, holding them together in the center with a rubber band.

Some diapers – like Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive – have a wetness-indicator strip that lets you know when the baby needs changing – ideal for first-time parents!

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Encircle the champagne bottle

Step 2: Encircle the champagne bottle

Place the champagne bottle in the center of the serving tray and surround it with nine sets of rolled-up diapers. Secure this first circle with an extra-large rubber band. Then, repeat the process with 15 more pairs of diapers to form an outer ring.

Fill any spaces around the champagne bottle with unrolled diapers.

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Cover with tissue paper

Step 3: Cover with tissue paper

Take two sheets of tissue paper, layer them, and fold them twice into a square. At the center corner, cut a series of slits that are about the radius of your bottle.

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Unfold the tissue paper

Step 4: Unfold the tissue paper

Carefully unfold the tissue paper and slip it over the neck of the bottle. Smooth the tissue paper down around the sides of the diapers. Secure with an extra-large rubber band.

Don’t worry about completely covering the area around the champagne bottle; there will be another layer of diapers covering it.

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Build the second layer

Step 5: Build the second layer

Build the second layer of your cake, using nine pairs of diapers. Make this layer smaller than the bottom one because you are creating a tiered cake. Secure the layer with an extra-large rubber band, cover it with tissue paper, and tie with another extra-large band.

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Repeat

Step 6: Repeat

Repeat the process for the third and final layer of the cake. For this top layer, do not snip the tissue paper; you want the top of the cake to remain smooth.

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Wrap the sides

Step 7: Wrap the sides

Now wrap each layer of the cake with a piece of white ribbon. Secure with clear tape.

If the ribbon is not as wide as the layers of the diaper cake, use two rows on each layer, securing them with clear tape.

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Tie the ribbon

Step 8: Tie the ribbon

Wrap decorative ribbon around each layer, securing it by twisting the wire or by tying a bow.

How To Make a Diaper Cake: Add a bow

Step 9: Add a bow

Make a bow out of the remaining decorative ribbon for the top of the cake, leaving long tails to hang down the sides. Voila! Your diaper cake is ready to be served!

Babies use about 3,500 diapers by the time they turn one year old.

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Comments (5)

mollypitcher

Looks so easy!!! I didn't even know how to start. Thanks!

over 2 years ago by mollypitcher

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tongxiaodao

very good!

over 2 years ago by tongxiaodao

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tongxiaodao

yes!

over 2 years ago by tongxiaodao

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over 2 years ago by tongxiaodao

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tongxiaodao

very very good!

over 2 years ago by tongxiaodao

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