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How to Make a Diaper Cake for a Baby Gift Shower
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By Declan Tobin
Published on 04/13/2010
 
Tips on how to make a diaper cake for a baby gift shower

Baby baskets welcome wagons and diaper shower cakes are expensive to buy, one way of cutting down on the expense is to learn how to make a baby diaper shower cake for a baby gift shower. This is quite simple and straight forward first you have to decide how much your willing to spend and what you want to put into it and if there is a significant colour or theme attached to your personalized gift.



If you are aware of the sex of the baby then you can keep the colour theme pink or blue or if it is twins have a combination of colours depending on the sex of the baby if however you don’t now the sex of the baby then keep the colour theme natural lemons whites beiges or mint green will suit both boys or girls. If you have a specific theme of a particular animal or book you want to base your theme on Disney for example.



Keep a record of what your putting into your basket its not difficult to be shown how to make a diaper cake for a baby gift shower keep it practical with essential items you cant go wrong. A diaper cake is basically a cake shaped diaper gift set with baby essentials such as baby lotions clothes toys. You are only limited by your own imagination what ever a baby needs and can fit into your luxury cake diaper gift is what you will need to fit into it. Start with small items and build up your diaper cake slowly each week you can add an item to your shopping list this way your gift won’t break the bank. For example you can start with baby lotion and powder then slowly build up your collection.



You will be amazed by how much you can save in knowing how to make a diaper cake for a baby gift shower your gift will stand out from the crowd of baby gifts as you can add and subtract what ever you want and make it a truly personal gift with laser name tags on babies clothing and perhaps baby keepsake jewlery such as a baby sterling silver bracelet of silver spoon and rattle in a special presentation box.



When you prepay for your baby diaper cake they come in different sizes whereas when you make your own you can customise it however you like. You can add toys and early learning gifs for the growing baby also a good idea is to add some gifts for the mom to be or make a smaller gift for the expectant mom to be by adding moisturisers or teas perhaps a special d.v.d or book that you know she will love some lotions foot balm or perfume a bottle of champagne for after the baby is born will go own a treat.



You will be the talk of the baby show with everyone asking you how you learned to make a diaper cake for a baby gift shower you can pass on some tips that you have learned. A great tip for your specialised gift is a time voucher this is where you fill in time you are willing to donate to the new mom and dad to be so they can have some time together or alone a bubble bath or the offer of a cooked meal for the exhausted parent will be a gift no money can buy as new parents will only leave their precious baby with people they trust so a free babysitting service from time to time will be much appreciated. Note down the gifts you have put into the diaper cake so as you don’t duplicate some items and leave other items out. A good tip is to include some different sizes diapers for your cake for example from new born to three six and twelve months.



Instead of buying all new born diapers as the new mom will have bought mostly new born diapers and clothes it is a good idea to buy different sizes as babies grow so quickly. What ever you choose to put into you hand made diaper cake the gift will be chosen with the mom and dad to be in mind with personalized clothes and photo frames that will last and be a testament of your affection for them and their new bundle of joy.