Diaper Cakes: Unique and Practical Baby Shower Gift

If you’re like me and are looking for a practical yet unique gift to give your expectant friend, then you might also be interested in what is called a diaper cake. Yes, “diaper cake” it is called. I think it started a few years ago when diaper cakes for baby shower parties became the gift du jour and has somehow increased in popularity with the baby-shower crowd. I read it in passing because none of my friends were expecting then so I had no use for it. But now that I’ll be attending one in a couple of weeks and I don’t have a gift yet, that knowledge really comes in handy.

I really want to know who invented it. Was she like me, in need of a gift to bring to a baby shower? How did she see cakes in diapers? And who was the first recipient of this wonderful baby shower gift?

I, for one, think it’s such a great baby shower gift idea. I want one when it comes time for a baby shower for me. What else does a mother need besides baby bottles, right? I mean the mom can breastfeed. But babies poop and pee, and from the moment they are born, they will need diapers. And these diapers come in tiers, hence the cake in the name. Imagine coming into a baby shower with that three-tier creation in hand. Now that’s a grand entrance.

The best thing about these things is that you can make them. I really don’t have the extra $80 to buy a commercial diaper cake, but I do have the money to buy a couple of packs of diapers and some other extras to include in my self-made diaper cake. Not only do I save money, I will then have given the new mom something that I actually worked on.

Diaper cakes for baby shower gift ideas are probably one of the best ideas ever. Pretty, practical, and useful.