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In order to be effective in their job, disposable diapers have to be more than super absorbent. Since they are wrapped around a baby's body and move along with a growing child, they have to be very flexible and durable as well. This is exactly what makes them so great for designing and building items like bassinets and cakes.

Cutting Edge Baby Shower Decorations: From Diaper Cakes to Diaper Bassinets

Baby Shower Diaper Cakes
These are the best kind of cakes you could ever give to an expectant mother. She won't have to worry about how many calories of sugar is eating and it won't add to the baby weight she has already packed on. This type of cake is completely without guilt and comes with something every expectant parent needs a lot of: diapers!

Each tier of the cake will be formed with a series of diapers, with each tier getting smaller and smaller just as a real multi-tier cake would be designed. Baby diaper cakes are then held together with rubber bands around the diapers and decorative ribbon added around each tier.

These cakes are typically set out at the baby shower as the centerpiece of the gift table or on the opposite end of a long table from the actual baby shower diaper cakes. The expectant parents get to keep the cake at the end of the partying, giving them a nice start on their diaper collection.

Most diaper cakes will be made of sized 1 or 2 diapers, which is what size newborn babies typically wear.

Diaper Bassinets - An Elaborate Gift
This is a more elaborate baby shower gift that you can now purchase online through select retailers. Entire bassinets are made entirely of diapers! They shouldn't be used with a real baby, but they are incredibly cute and definitely grab the attention of shower guests.

Of course, baby diaper cakes are the more functional, affordable option here. Baby bassinets are just mentioned to give you an example of how detailed and elaborate baby diaper designs are becoming today.

We create beautiful hand-crafted diaper cakes, diaper cupcakes and gift baskets using only premium ingredients for a gift that the new mom will adore and be able to use. Each baby shower diaper cakes is created with original designs.

We will provide some information about traditional decorations as well as decorations you can make!

DIAPER CAKES

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For the table where you will have the food and beverages set up, you want to create something festive. Although there are many great ideas, one of the most popular is the diaper cake. You can learn to make your own diaper cake centerpiece or purchase one online.

Since this "cake" is constructed of baby diapers, these would be presented to the expectant mother after the baby shower. This centerpiece is actually very beautiful, as you can see in the photograph and in most cases, very affordable, especially considering that they are fully functional.

There are many different variations of diaper cakes so you can be as creative as you like. If you want to try making the centerpiece on your own, simply following these instructions:

40 small diapers

2 baby towels or small receiving blankets

1 burp rag

1 baby bottle

Rubber bands or scotch tape

3 diaper pins

1 cardboard cake plate

1 roll of colored curling ribbon

1 cake topper (toys, stuffed animals, flowers, etc)

Various baby items for decoration such as miniature powder or shampoo, rattle, brush, teething ring, etc

For the bottom layer of the "cake", roll the diapers lengthwise around the baby bottle, continuing to roll the actual diapers around themselves until 20 of the diapers have been used. Then, with the rubber bands or tape, secure them so they remain firmly in place.

For the second layer, you would use 10 or 15 of the diapers depending on how thick you want it and do the same for the top layer using the remaining diapers (usually around five). Next, fold one of the receiving blankets so it is the same width as the bottom layer and then wrap it around the diapers, covering them. Do the same thing for the middle layer with the other blanket and then for the top layer, use the burp cloth. After each has been wrapped around, secure them with a couple of safety pins.

You will then take the curling ribbon, choosing colors to match the sex of the baby or theme of the party, wrapping it around each of the three layers. Be sure to leave about four inches on each to curl. To finish the cake, use your cake topper on the top and then place smaller baby items around for decoration.

Keep in mind that you can make a couple smaller diaper cakes using 20 diapers for the entire cake or one really, large one with 65 diapers. If you prefer to buy the diaper cake, the price will range on average between and .

Homemade Baby Shower Decorations

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