My new DIY obsession is Diaper cakes!! I enjoyed making the DIY Bassinet Diaper Cake so much that I decided to 
try making another fun diaper cake. I know there are a ton of diaper cakes to choose from but I fell in love with the sleeping baby diaper cake. It’s so adorable and from a distance it actually looks like a real baby, so I chose to take on a DIY Sleeping Baby Diaper Cake as my next Diaper Cake project:-) This DIY Sleeping Baby Diaper Cake was soooo easy, it literally only took me about 20 minutes to make. I swear I’m going to make a diaper cake for every baby shower I attend, I think they are such creative gifts full of fun and useful items that any baby will get plenty of use out of. If you love letting your creative side out and are looking for a handmade baby shower gift you MUST try this DIY Sleeping Baby Diaper Cake.
Okay, here is what you will need:
- 23 Size 1 Diapers
- Newborn Sleeper
- Newborn Hat
- Paci
- Rubber bands
- 2 Paperclips
Step 1: Make the Baby’s Butt. Start by taking 1 diaper and rolling it into a tight roll.
Now roll the first rolled diaper into another diaper
Roll those diapers into another diaper. Do that until you’ve rolled 8 diapers into 1. Then wrap a rubber band around the 8 rolled diapers to hold it in place. It will look like this when you are done
Step 2: Make the Baby’s Chest. You do this the same as you made the Baby’s Butt; however you only use 6 diapers. Start by rolling 1 diaper into a tight roll. Then roll that diaper into another diaper. Do that until you’ve wrapped 6 diapers into 1
Step 3: You now have the Baby’s Butt and the Baby’s Chest. Lay the two side-by-side and push down with your hands. This flattens them a bit so they look more realistic once you put them inside your sleeper.
Step 4: Make the Baby’s Head. Start by taking a diaper and folding it in half long ways. Then roll it into a tight roll
Take another diaper, fold it in half long ways and then roll the first diaper into that diaper
Now roll those two diapers into a third diaper. Then place a rubber band around it.
Take your three rolled diapers and roll them into a 4th diaper and wrap another rubber band around it. Then take the 4 rolled diapers and roll them into a 5th diaper. By the time you get to the 5th diaper you will notice that the diaper will not go completely around the 4 rolled diapers. So I wrap the 5 diaper as tight as I can around the 4 diapers and then use large paper clips to hold it in place. This makes the Baby’s Head
Step 5: Make the Baby’s arms and legs. You do this by rolling 1 diaper into a tight roll and wrapping a rubber band around it to hold it in place. Make 3 more individual diaper rolls.
Now you have all the components to make your Sleeping Baby Diaper Cake
Step 6: Open the space between the 3rd & 4th diaper on the Baby’s Head and insert the paci
Step 7: Place the hat on the head and pull it all the way down to the top of the paci
Step 8: Take the 4 individually rolled diapers and place them in the arms and legs of the sleeper
Step 9: Place the diaper butt and diaper chest into the sleeper
Step 10: Zip or button up the sleeper and then turn it over. Place the arms so they are facing inward
Step 11: Take the head and sit it on top of the arms
Step 12: Tuck the legs up under the butt
Now you have a fabulous Baby Shower gift, your very own DIY Sleeping Baby Diaper Cake
If you love diaper cakes as much as I do, you should also check out my DIY Motorcycle Diaper Cake Tutorial!
Thank you so much for this post. I have recently gotten bitten by the diaper cake/baby bug and this one is so adorable! Very simple but super cute. Well done!
I so love this. I am planning my bestie’s baby shower next month and I want to surprise her with this!! Thanks you!
Loe this… I was getting ready to make this.. and realized I picked up newborn instead of size 1.. whats your opinion on that??
Hi Vicki, I”m so sorry for the delay in responding, things have been a little out of sorts lately, so I’m very behind in my blog world 🙁 I’m sure you’ve already made your diaper cake, but I wanted to say that the only difference with newborn, is you may have to add a few more diapers, but it shouldn’t make that big of a difference. Xo~Jessica
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Hi I love it, I wanna try it for an upcoming baby shower u think I should give it a shot, I’m so anxious
Yes, you should definitely give it a shot. Good Luck 🙂
I love it and I’m going to try for an upcoming baby shower but I wish there was a way that I could attach the head! Thanks for the Great Idea!
Hi Lisa,
I know, I made one for a friend of mine and it stinks that you can’t attach the head without ruining the diapers. If you are just doing it for decor then you can always glue the head onto the diapers at the top of the baby body. :-/ Sorry I wish I had a better solution!!!
i attach all my body parts with rubber bands. i make my butt and back , attach them with a larger rubber band. i make my head and attach it to the butt and back by wrapping a large rubber band around the head , bring it down over the butt and back with head turned sideways, if rubber band is too loose and head flops tighten it or use a smaller one, then to reinforce it i add another smaller one just around that rubberband right around the head and back area kind of like the neck area, it holds it more secure. now you can pick it up and hold it like a real baby. My arms and legs are attach the same way. coni
Hi Coni, thank you so much for the tip! That’s a great idea, I didn’t think of that, maybe it’s because I didn’t have a large rubber band at the time. If I make another one, I’ll Def try that! Thanks again for sharing your fabulous tip! Xo~Jessica
Jessica, if you do make another sleeping baby and use rubber bands to attach each part, please make a video so we can see it. Thank You!
You can use double-digit tape stuck to the back of the head and to the body. Or take a rubber band pooped through the bottom of the head and looked through the body’s rubber band
Hi guys, I’m a new mother and I’m trying to get my five month little one to sleep through the night. At the moment I’m lucky to get four hours sleep each night. Thanks
Thanks so much for this post. I am the least crafty person you’d ever meet and I dosm2 of these for a shower. They were super easy and so cute!
Hi Heather, Thank you so much for the comment, and I’m soooo glad my tutorial was helpful and that you have made two diaper baby diaper cakes! I started my blog to inspire people to find their creative side and to show them how to do projects from beginning to end and not assume they know how to do certain steps (if that makes sense)!! XO ~ Jessica
Thank you so much for the ideas Jessica. I made the wreath and the baby. The wreath took a lot longer to make but it turned out beautiful. The sleeping baby took me about an hour but I made a bed too. The baby itself took about 20 to 30 minutes but I had some practice with the wreath. The baby is so adorable I didn’t think I had the talent for something like that but they both turned out great. I’m so excited I can’t wait to show them off tomorrow. Thank you so much for the idea. Angie
Thank you for this tutorial, I just made my first cake (with sisters help), it was the hit of the gifts!
Want to try this one next!
I can’t figure out how to keep the legs tucked under the butt or how to keep the head on
Thank you for your tutorial. I
Was excited to find you didnt have to use a bunch of diapers and ruin them. I’m going to make both of them for our daughter in laws baby shower in sept.
I used newborn diapers, just used more. For the headbi took my roll a put it in a sock. Then I will be able to pin it to the sleeper and may even draw little sleeping eyes on my sock…not done yet….