How to make a folding diaper cake (non-rolled)

Making a diaper cake can be easy with practice but it can be difficult to know where to start. There are many different types of diaper cakes and methods to build them. The post popular method is using rolled-up diapers, however some moms find it time consuming unrolling them to put them away. The method below uses folding however if you would like to learn about how to make a rolled diaper cake, you can view our step-by-step blog HERE.

 If you’re attending a baby shower or party, a diaper cake can be a thoughtful, personalized and time efficient gift! Whether you’re lacking time, don’t know what to get or have to buy something on a budget, you can always count on making one of these and the receiver will be sure to love it!

Firstly you’ll need to gather all necessary items to create the diaper cake. Some articles encourage all sorts of additional items to make the cake (e.g. glue gun etc.) however we have gone for a simplistic, easy, yet effective way to make a diaper cake. You can also add more products onto the cake such as clothes, stuffed toys, shoes - it really depends how generous you want to be. The example that we made here was one tier, however many cakes can be two, three or four tiers. The steps we have provided and products recommended to create the diaper cake is based off what we created so please bear in mind that if you want to create more tiers or add more items, you may need more products than we are recommending.

 

Items you’ll need

• 18 Happy Little Camper diapers
• 2 packets of Happy Little Camper wipes
• 2m ribbon (any colour)
• 2 elastic bands
• A tray or stand (for the cake to sit on)
• Stuffed toy

 

 

 

 

Step 1.

When forming your first layer, picture in your head that you want to be making a fanning effect with the diapers. Start by holding your first diaper horizontally on its side on the tray. Hold your second diaper and place it behind the first one the same way, however about 2cm down (left) from the top. 

 

 

 

 

Step 2.

 

 

Continue step one with more diapers until you reach around 9 diapers and you can no longer hold them in a bunch with one hand. When you get to this stage, tie one elastic band in the middle of the cluster to hold it together

 

 

 

Step 3.

Repeat steps one and two to form a separate second cluster of diapers.

 

Step 4.

 

 

Hold the clusters together to form a circle with a hole in the middle. Tie the ribbon around the outside of the clusters

 

 

 

 

Step 5.

Place two packets of Happy Little Camper baby wipes in the middle hole area with a stuffed animal sitting behind the packets.

 

Now you should have the perfect diaper cake!

Feel free to add some extras on the cake to give it your own touch or of course gift as is. We hope that our step-by-step guide helped you form the perfect diaper cake!

To purchase Happy Little Camper nappies or wipes, click here.