How to Make a Diaper Cupcake

Turn a practical baby gift into an adorable shower decoration.

A diaper cupcake is a small, decorative gift made from a rolled up diaper. You can make a whole batch of diaper cupcakes as a useful gift for a new mother, or use the cupcakes as adorable keepsake shower favors for the guests. You can coordinate the diaper cupcakes with the color scheme of the baby shower by using colored cupcake paper cups and tying brightly colored ribbons around each cupcake.

Things You'll Need

• Newborn or size 1 diaper
• Elastic band
• 1/2 inch wide ribbon
• Paper cupcake cups

Instructions

1. Lay one newborn or size one diaper on your working surface with the picture side facing upward.

2. Roll the diaper up like a jellyroll. Roll the diaper on an angle so that the center protrudes slightly from the top of the jellyroll.

3. Wrap an elastic band around the roll, about one-third of the way up from the bottom.

4. Cut a 12-inch-long piece of ribbon that is 1/2 inch wide.

5. Wrap the ribbon around the jellyroll and tie the ribbon in a bow. Wrap the ribbon over the elastic band to hide.

6. Place the diaper cupcake into a metallic or colored paper cupcake cup.

Tips & Warnings

• When making the diaper cupcakes as a gift for a new mother, layer the bottom of a box with tulle and place six to 12 diaper cupcakes in the box. Wrap a large ribbon around the box and tie in a bow.

• When making the diaper cupcakes as a baby shower favor, arrange the individual diaper cupcakes on a multi-tier cupcake tray to double as a shower decoration.

References

• Fun Baby Shower Ideas and More: How to Make Diaper Cupcakes

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish