Hi guys
First of all Happy New Year. I pray that you have a good year with lots of love and happiness.
2016 has started on quite a good note for me. Especially on the gifting side of things.
Recently I attend my cousin's baby shower in Pune. Baby shower is the western term for godhbharai. As the name suggest its literally showering the mother to-be with presents and prepare her for her upcoming sleepless nights.
A regular at these showers is the diaper cake. A lot of people asked me if its a cake and whether they will have to eat chocolate diapers (Ewwwww). Well I will be clearing all those weird misconceptions today.
Diaper cake is basically a stack of diapers stuffed with gifts for the baby to be born. The reason it's called a cake is because of the tier shape in which it's made. It's fairly simple to make and require only a few hours to make. I took around 3 hours.
Let's get started.
You will need:
1. A round cardboard base. I had saved an old base which I had got during Diwali.
2. Around 50 diapers. You may need less based on your base. I used Pampers.
3. Rubber bands.
4. Ribbion. I used golden because it matched my base.
5. Transparent wrapping paper.
6. Toys for stuffing. I got fruits that make noise.
7. A toy for the top of the cake.
Step 1:
Take each diaper and roll it in like a frankie with the help of a rubber band. Roll all the diapers in the same way.
Step 2:
Once you are done with the rolling, take your base and start stacking the diapers in a circle. You may need some help here as you may not be able to hold all diapers together. Once your round is done, place some diapers inside the bigger round and with the help of you ribbon secure the round. That's your base done. In the middle you may place the toys that you have got. Don't stuff it entirely and save some for the other tiers as well.
Step 3:
For the second tier you will hv to repeat the same process as step 2. However you will need only one round of diapers. Make sure that the round is smaller than the base for the tier effect. Secure the second tier with the ribbon and stuff it with the remaining toys.
Step 4:
For the last tier, take around 5 diapers and secure them together with the ribbon. Place a single diaper inside to hold the last tier together. If you have some toys left you may even stuff those instead of the diaper.
Step 5:
To complete the look of the cake, it's important to place something at the top of the cake. For this you can pick a small teddy bear or a small toy like the one I have picked. It had a big handle so I stuffed it in a diaper and placed that diaper inside the top tier.
Step 6:
For some more decoration, I had these cute little baby bips with funny writings on it. I just placed them on the either side of the cake and stuck the ends in the cake. They completely transformed my cake.
Step 7:
Now for the last bit you need wrapping paper to secure the cake. Remember that the tiers are not attached to each other so it's possible they may move which is why this last bit is extremely crucial. Make sure that you completely cover the cake and secure the wrapping paper at the base so all of it stays together.
And that's it. You cake is all done.
Gyaan:
Normally in India nobody really bothers to check the sex of the baby. It's actually against the law as well. So when you make this cake make sure you do not choose pink or blue because pink and blue are meant for baby girl and baby boy respectively. Go for a green or yellow like me.
I hope this helps in making the cake and surprise the to-be mother.
Until my next gift
This is your serial gifter signing off
Cheers,
Manasi Kabadi
First of all Happy New Year. I pray that you have a good year with lots of love and happiness.
2016 has started on quite a good note for me. Especially on the gifting side of things.
Recently I attend my cousin's baby shower in Pune. Baby shower is the western term for godhbharai. As the name suggest its literally showering the mother to-be with presents and prepare her for her upcoming sleepless nights.
A regular at these showers is the diaper cake. A lot of people asked me if its a cake and whether they will have to eat chocolate diapers (Ewwwww). Well I will be clearing all those weird misconceptions today.
Diaper cake is basically a stack of diapers stuffed with gifts for the baby to be born. The reason it's called a cake is because of the tier shape in which it's made. It's fairly simple to make and require only a few hours to make. I took around 3 hours.
Let's get started.
You will need:
1. A round cardboard base. I had saved an old base which I had got during Diwali.
2. Around 50 diapers. You may need less based on your base. I used Pampers.
3. Rubber bands.
4. Ribbion. I used golden because it matched my base.
5. Transparent wrapping paper.
6. Toys for stuffing. I got fruits that make noise.7. A toy for the top of the cake.
Step 1:
Take each diaper and roll it in like a frankie with the help of a rubber band. Roll all the diapers in the same way.
Step 2:
Once you are done with the rolling, take your base and start stacking the diapers in a circle. You may need some help here as you may not be able to hold all diapers together. Once your round is done, place some diapers inside the bigger round and with the help of you ribbon secure the round. That's your base done. In the middle you may place the toys that you have got. Don't stuff it entirely and save some for the other tiers as well.
Step 3:
For the second tier you will hv to repeat the same process as step 2. However you will need only one round of diapers. Make sure that the round is smaller than the base for the tier effect. Secure the second tier with the ribbon and stuff it with the remaining toys.
For the last tier, take around 5 diapers and secure them together with the ribbon. Place a single diaper inside to hold the last tier together. If you have some toys left you may even stuff those instead of the diaper.
Step 5:
To complete the look of the cake, it's important to place something at the top of the cake. For this you can pick a small teddy bear or a small toy like the one I have picked. It had a big handle so I stuffed it in a diaper and placed that diaper inside the top tier.
Step 6:
For some more decoration, I had these cute little baby bips with funny writings on it. I just placed them on the either side of the cake and stuck the ends in the cake. They completely transformed my cake.
Step 7:
Now for the last bit you need wrapping paper to secure the cake. Remember that the tiers are not attached to each other so it's possible they may move which is why this last bit is extremely crucial. Make sure that you completely cover the cake and secure the wrapping paper at the base so all of it stays together.
And that's it. You cake is all done.
Gyaan:
Normally in India nobody really bothers to check the sex of the baby. It's actually against the law as well. So when you make this cake make sure you do not choose pink or blue because pink and blue are meant for baby girl and baby boy respectively. Go for a green or yellow like me.
I hope this helps in making the cake and surprise the to-be mother.
Until my next gift
This is your serial gifter signing off
Cheers,
Manasi Kabadi
