What Is In A Diaper Cake?

Diaper cakes are baby hampers crafted into interesting designs, such as a tiered cake shape. As its name suggests, the “cake” is made up of diapers. However, as it is a hamper, what else are included in it? This article will give you a list of the possible items that could be incorporated into a diaper cake!

1. Diapers

Starting from the obvious, the diaper cake includes them in the hamper. Every baby needs to use diapers, and lots of them at that. Diaper cakes are especially useful as gifts because it provides many diapers at once, and are shaped in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Be it a classic tiered cake shape (pictured on the left) or guitar-shaped (pictured on the right), diaper cakes use creative ways to pack this useful item such that you may not even notice the diapers!

2. Baby Blankets

A lot of diaper cakes use swaddling blankets to wrap around the aforementioned diapers. Also known as receiving blankets, this item is very beneficial for babies, as it helps them to sleep more soundly. When baby is able to sleep well throughout the night, mummy and daddy get a good rest too! For more benefits of swaddling, you can read this article.

3. Baby Clothes

Besides blankets, our diaper cakes use baby onesies or rompers to wrap the diapers as well! Onesies are one of the more comfortable and easy to wear clothing options for babies.  We offer a wide variety of designs, ranging from cute ones to witty ones – you can look at the images below.

Other than onesies, we also include baby socks in our larger-sized cakes. Socks help keep baby’s feet nice and warm, which would help them feel more comfortable.

4. Baby Shoes

You may be wondering – if the baby cannot walk, why do they need shoes? Even before they begin walking, pre-walker shoes can give babies’ feet the extra layer of protection from the cold, or rough surfaces.

5. Baby Bibs

Baby bibs are handy for mealtime, when the baby is learning how to eat properly. These help prevent a mess on baby’s clothes, leaving less things for their parents to wash. For more benefits of baby bibs, you can refer to this cute infographic!

6. Baby Toiletries

Babies have sensitive skin, thus it is important to get good toiletries to help keep baby’s skin clean and smooth. Some of the more popular brands are Johnson’s and Sebamed.

7. Baby Toys

Every child loves toys! Be it a soft toy as a companion to help baby sleep at night, or bath toys that engages the baby and helps their parents clean them – there is a huge variety for you to choose from! Do be sure that the toys you choose are soft enough and safe for their age to use. A reliable brand is babyGUND, which is the line of infant-safe soft toys created by American soft toy manufacturer, GUND. Below is the award-winning Animated Flappy the Elephant soft toy, which can play songs and games with the child!