There are a lot of things about having a baby that are expensive, and diapers are definitely one of them since newborns tend to go through way more of them than parents might expect. (I remember one notable diaper change where my son peed on four diapers before I got one on him while it was still dry.) For this reason, diapers are a great baby shower gift. But, admittedly, handing over a box of Pampers isn?t that much fun, right" Enter the diaper cake, a creation made of diapers that can be kept and used once the ?cake? has been disassembled.
Many diaper cake designs include other useful baby items, such as washcloths and receiving blankets, that you?ll go through much faster that you realized once the baby arrives. If the new parents plan to use cloth diapers, many of these suggestions can be made with prefold diapers and other fabric baby items, such as burp cloths, instead. Here is a baker?s dozen designs that you can make ahead of your next baby shower invite.
1. Basic diaper cake
Sometimes simple is good enough! These instructions will help you build a basic cake with three tiers. You can use this as inspiration for something more elaborate or just let the Huggies be the star of the show.
Photo: Making Manzanita via Pinterest
2. Train diaper cake
A train theme is a great idea for a diaper cake because it can be customized to the number of diapers you?re using. You can just make the train engine for a smaller gift or add train cars to include more diapers and othe...