Learn how to make a diaper cake and months after the baby shower is over, you'll still be hearing compliments. When you know how to make a diaper cake, your gift gets remembered. You're talked about - and in a good way!

If you don't know how to make a diaper cake, it's not that difficult to learn. You can find numerous pictures, blogs and recipes on the Internet that provide detailed instructions. Essentially, you acquire a number of diapers. The number you need depends upon the size and number of tiers of your cake. You tie the diapers into cylindrical shapes then assemble them into cake tiers. Pin them together with safety pins and tie with colorful ribbon, strips of fabric, lace, wool, crocheted lace or cord. Stack tiers one on top of the other.

Finally, decorate your diaper cake with gift items for baby or for the mom-to-be. Items like baby bottles, rattles, toys, stuffed animals, bibs, onesies, soothers, powders, baby shampoos and so on are great additions. You can also tuck an item inside a nappy as you wrap it.

Let your imagination run wild when you think about how to make a diaper cake. For something a little different, for example, consider a diaper wreath, a cake shaped like a pregnant woman's belly, a cake in the shape of a purse or high heeled shoe or boot, or a cake shaped like a teddy bear or other small animal.

You may also want to consider a theme when you contemplate how to make a diaper cake. You might match your cake to the baby's room, for example. Or, if the parents to be are interested in a particular activity or sport, build your diaper cake around this activity. Are they avid skiers, perhaps? Look for bibs and baby toys that make reference to skiing. Decorate your diaper cake with snuggly, cozy woolen items like scarves and mittens and serve the cake on a "platter" made from toy skis, or make suitable "skis" out of decorated cardboard. You might even assemble your diaper cake in the shape of a ski boot. Label your cake, "For the Little Snow Bunny".

Not only are diaper cakes memorable, fun gifts, but they are a healthy alternative to a traditional cake. Many of today's moms to be are health conscious and restrict the amount of sugar and fats in their diet. They will appreciate that you have not tempted them with unhealthy food choices that they would have felt obliged to consume - giving you yet another reason to learn how to make a diaper cake.

Lastly, when you plan how to make a diaper cake, I urge you to consider using cloth diapers instead of disposable diapers. You are giving baby the gift of a better environment to live in.