Diaper Cakes – A Fresh Recipe for Decorating Baby Showers
You just got the good news that has your party planning gene a twitter! An absolute best friend from college is expecting her first bundle of joy and of course you’ve decided to step up to the proverbial pink and blue plate to throw her a party. Not just any generic party, but a fantastically feminine and over-the-top baby shower complete with edible delights, silly games for grown-ups and most of all whimsical decorations, such as diaper cakes, that will make even the most maternally-resistant woman secretly wish to be pregnant, even if just for a magical moment!
If it’s been a while since you’ve tied on your hostess apron, shake out the wrinkles and get into high gear. There are invitations to be sent, locations to be scouted and menus to be planned. While these details may all be old hat to the most seasoned soiree givers, there is one party planning element that is always changing – the theme! Today the trends in baby shower themes are a bit more elaborate than the “pink”, “blue” or “yellow” of yester year. With party theme ideas limited by only your imagination the supporting decorations can be equally, if not more, creative. In fact, we have gone totally gaga over one particular party decoration –those super cute diaper cakes sprucing up the tables at the trendiest of baby showers.
Those younger ladies who are new to the baby shower circuit or those more mature gals who are making a comeback as the grandma or great auntie may sit back and wonder about the seemingly nonsensical idea of a diaper cake. Definitely not a decadent dessert yet still just as highly coveted, a diaper cake is a fabulous calorie-free creation of rolled diapers, baby accoutrements, ribbons and embellishments that all come together into one jaw-dropping baby shower table centerpiece. There are as many variations as there are actual recipes for the edible variety of cake – just imagine one-tier, two tiers or three-tier and higher baby shower diaper cakes in every color, theme and budget available.
With so many precious baby shower diaper cakes available, it can make a girl’s head hurt just to narrow down the field to fit your party theme. Let’s start with animals, a popular baby shower theme because its gender-free nature suits either a boy, girl or “surprise” arrival. The traditional giraffe-lion-tiger zoo animal theme and the two-by-two Noah’s Ark animals theme both offer plenty of shower decorating ideas that are still just as popular as ever. How cute is the Duck party theme with the iconic yellow duck waddling her way onto plates, napkins and party favors. Sure to “quack” up the guest of honor, a duck diaper cake brimming with mamma duck and baby duckling bathtub toys can be set in the center of the main table for her to take home afterward.
So rough-and-tumble and yet undeniable sweet for the little men on the way are boy diaper cakes to match the more masculine baby shower themes such as first sports, western rodeo, jungle explorer and more. You’ll want to hop all over one of the most delightful boy shower themes we’ve seen in a while – frogs! Forget warts and slimy skin, these toy frogs are “toad-ally” cute and wreak pure boy essence, especially when piled up on a disarmingly charming baby shower table centerpiece. Just imagine the “oohs and ahhs” that will fill the room when your guests set sight on your creative tablescape – a blue tablecloth with green lily pad placemats and a frog diaper cake centerpiece!
It’s just so easy to go overboard when you know a little girl is on the way. Pink rose buds, fairy princesses, kitties and anything festooned in pink tulle with an organza ribbon would make a more than welcomed addition to any baby shower for a girl. How about a proper lady-like tea party shower complete with petit-fours, silver service and an almost bakery-fresh looking centerpiece cake made of diapers, baby bottles and frilly white infant socks? Just as dreamy for a girl diaper cake is a frothy and frilly centerpiece that features dolls, miniature toy furniture and other treats baby can play with once she gets older.
Diaper cakes that celebrate both the gender as well as the skin tone are also available to make any mother-to-be felt right at home. Search around and you can find any kind of diaper cake to suit your style – organic diaper cakes with an eco-friendly touch, diaper cakes for double-the-fun twins, and even a “spa cake” for mom with a robe, pampering products and the like! After all this, if you are still unsure of baby shower themes and baby shower table centerpieces, try flipping through lifestyle, celebrity and baby magazines to uncover the trend of the day. Or, surf through the internet and hit your local library for further inspiration, but most of all keep the tastes and personality of your guest of honor in mind. For some very unique diaper cakes for showers, visit us a Beautiful Baby Showers today.
