Planning a baby shower may include arts and crafts. Today, many people enjoy having a fun time organizing a baby shower with a bit of twist which could also be enjoyed by the guest of honor and her friends. Arts and crafts are great options to make the planning more exciting. There are lots of creative crafty ideas that can strengthen the bond between family and friends. Many women and even men, enjoy spending a quality time with family and friends while making homemade baby shower ideas, such invites, favors, decorations and baby diaper cakes.
Speaking of baby diaper cakes, they doesn't always come edible. Probably the most common and easy baby shower craft is a diaper cake. This can be enjoyed by a group of friends and family members at for the baby shower. Diaper cakes can actually make a great decoration in the party. To make a baby diaper cake, you will need around fifty diapers, ribbons, and cute toys (optional).
When making a baby diaper cake, roll up each diaper and tie in place using a thin ribbon. Choose colored ribbons that are suitable for the baby's gender, like blue or baby blue if it is a boy or palettes of pink if it is a girl. If you opt to go neutral, choose ribbons in soft green or light yellow colors.
To start the base of the cake, use twenty-five diapers and make them stand in a circle. For the second level, you can use fifteen diapers, and then eight for the top level of the cake. To make it easy for you to come up with a layered cake, make each layer separately and once they are all done, tie each of them using a wide strand ribbon. Next, stack the layers of in largest to smallest order. Finally, you insert cute items like teddies, baby bottles, rattles or baby towels in between the diapers to add more cuteness to the entire appeal of the diaper cake. After you followed all the steps, you should have an excellent baby diaper cake for the shower!
When it comes to arts and crafts, there are lots of creative ideas to choose from. For a baby shower, there are other more choices aside from making diaper cakes, like baby bottle sand art, scrap-booking, making handmade centerpieces, baby gift baskets, and handmade jewelry as party favors.
DIY party crafts are not just exciting and enjoyable ideas for a baby shower, they also make a practical option if your budget is a bit limited. Most of them are actually pretty easy to make, it's just a matter of following the steps and instructions on how to. Even newbies may never imagine that they could also come up with a masterpiece that looks like made by a professional.
For more interesting ideas, you can search online which will give you immeasurable options to choose from. There are lots of websites that can give you tips, ideas and instructions on how to make homemade baby shower favors, baby diaper cakes, party centerpieces, baby shower invitations, baby gift baskets and so on.