How to Make a Winnie the Pooh Diaper Cake
Building a diaper cake for an expectant mother provides her with necessary items in an innovative way. Instead of fretting over the decorations for your upcoming baby shower, consider making a Winnie the Pooh diaper cake for a jaw-dropping centerpiece. Simple to transport, take a diaper cake to a new mommy in the hospital or the home of parents recently blessed with an adopted baby. With a minor investment of money and time, you will build a memorable and practical gift that will delight any expectant parent.
Things You'll Need
- 60 disposable or cloth diapers (size 1)
- Wide ribbon (1 inch wide)
- Thin ribbon (1/4 inch)
- 36 - 60 small rubber bands
- 6 large rubber bands
- 1 large bottle of baby lotion
- 1 stuffed Winnie the Pooh (about 8 inches tall)
- Cardboard cake platter
- 22 additional items (little Poohs, Pooh bibs, Pooh socks, pacifiers, teethers, links, etc.)
- safety pins
Instructions
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Buy the items for your diaper cake. Decide on the main colors of your cake and choose ribbon that complements those colors. Look for Winnie the Pooh patterned ribbon with a blue, pink, or yellow background, depending on the gender of the expected baby.
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Lay out 35 of the diapers. Take 17 of the diapers and roll them up, one at a time, tightly. Roll the diaper from the front to the back of the diaper. Hold each rolled diaper together by placing a rubber band around the center of the diaper.
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Put the large bottle of baby lotion in the center of the cake platter. Place 5 or 6 of the tightly rolled diapers around the lotion and secure them with a big rubber band around the outside of the ring. Place 11 to 12 of the tightly rolled diapers around the first ring and secure them with a large rubber band wrapped around the outside of the second ring.
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Create the final ring for the bottom tier of your diaper cake. Roll 18 to 20 diapers tightly as in the preceding rings, but wrap them with a small piece of the thin ribbon instead of a rubber band. Place these diapers outside the second ring of diapers and secure them by wrapping the wide ribbon around the outside of the third ring. Tie the ribbon in a bow or pin in place.
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Form the second tier of your diaper cake as you did the first two rings of your first tier. Begin by rolling 17 diapers tightly and secure 5 to 6 of them with a rubber band and 11 to 12 of them with thin ribbon tied around their centers.
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Place the 5 or 6 rubber band-rolled diapers around the top part of the lotion sticking out of tier one. Secure these diapers by wrapping a large rubber band around the outside of the ring. Make the second ring for your second tier and place the 11 to 12 ribbon-rolled diapers around the outside of the first ring. Secure them with a wide ribbon tied or pinned around the circumference of the second ring.
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Create your third and final tier. Tightly roll 5 to 6 diapers and secure them with thin ribbon. Take the 8-inch Pooh and place the rolled diapers in a circle around the bottom. Tie the top tier tightly with wide ribbon and make a bow or pin the ribbon in place. Place the third tier on top of the first two tiers.
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Decorate your diaper cake. Pin Winnie the Pooh bibs and socks to the diapers for a creative touch. Attach pacifiers, teethers, and other baby items by putting a baby link around the wide ribbon and attaching the baby item to the link. Miniature Pooh dolls can rest on the tiers or be pinned in place.
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