| If there's one thing we're hearing less of lately, it's | | | | quality and practical items that decorate it. Make sure |
| "what in the world is a diapercake?" If you still don't | | | | they contain products that you would use with your |
| know what a diapercake is, you may have not | | | | own baby: Burt's Bees, Gund, Safety 1st, Johnson's, |
| attended a baby shower within the past five years. A | | | | Gerber, and Playtex. Check with the merchant to |
| diapercake is simply a round tiered structure (usually | | | | make sure they only use quality ingredients in their |
| 2-3 layers, visualize a wedding cake) made of diapers. | | | | designs. |
| You don't eat it, of course, but some are decorated so | | | | Number of Diapers When doing your comparison |
| cutely you just might want to. | | | | shopping, check on the quantities of diapers provided in |
| If you're interested in making your own diaper cake for | | | | each cake. If one diaper cake has 72 size 1 diapers, |
| a baby shower present, then go for it! A simple | | | | and another has 50, and they're the same price with |
| Google search on "diaper cake instructions" will give | | | | similar products, which one would you purchase? Don't |
| you a plethora of videos and supply lists on how to | | | | ever worry about purchasing too many diapers. Babies |
| make your own diaper cake. | | | | go through an average of 6-7 diapers a day, so don't |
| If you haven't the time, or desire to take on the task, | | | | feel like you're purchasing too many diapers in any |
| you are in luck. There are dozens and dozens of | | | | size. They will get used! |
| online diapercake boutiques, waiting to take your order. | | | | Method of Assembly We've heard of many diaper |
| Before diving in and purchasing the first cute diaper | | | | cakes where diapers were hot glued together, making |
| cake you find, there are many things to consider: | | | | them unusable. Make sure the cake you're purchasing |
| Brand of Diapers We've heard time and time again | | | | is assembled using rubber bands, string, or other |
| from our clients that they received an adorable diaper | | | | materials that will not make the diapers unusable. Most |
| cake at their baby shower, only to find out when they | | | | diapers are rolled up and fastened with rubber bands. |
| took it apart that they were dollar store diapers. | | | | Several moms at a recent baby shower we planned |
| Inexpensive, leaky, and non absorbent diapers often | | | | expressed concern over the diapers becoming curled |
| get tossed and never used. When purchasing a diaper | | | | up on the edges and hard to use. The veteran moms |
| cake, make sure that they contain diapers of good | | | | in the group, who had been through several |
| quality, like Pampers Swaddlers or Huggies. If organic is | | | | diapercakes in their time, said that it wasn't an issue. |
| important to you or the mom-to-be, go with a | | | | The diapers flattened out just fine in a hanging diaper |
| company that provides organic diapers like Seventh | | | | holder, a drawer or box. |
| Generation chlorine-free disposable diapers, Huggies | | | | Want to DIY, but not totally? Many diapercake makers |
| Pure and Natural, or Nature BabyCare. | | | | offer plain, assembled but undecorated diaper cakes |
| Quality Ingredients Diaper cakes are not inexpensive, | | | | for those wishing to do their own decorating, but don't |
| some of them cost well over $100. You want to make | | | | want to deal with the hassle of assembling. |
| sure that you're not only purchasing quality diapers, but | | | | |