Re: directions for the diaper cake

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: : I am looking for ideas on a girlie diaper cake. We really don't have a theme so anything goes. : : Thank you! : : : Here is a photo of a diaper cake for the centerpiece, if you do not have directions for a diaper cake I can email you them, just use winnie the pooh things. : : : ok, I have tons of ideas and things saved for favors. : : : 1. Candle : : : Take a votive candle and decoupage on a winnie the pooh small clipart, wrap in tulle, tie with ribbon and attach this poem: : : : Candle Favor Poems : : : Here's a candle for you to light, : : : Once the stork has made its flight. : : : With the flicker of the flame, : : : Say a prayer in the baby's name. : : : author unknown : : : : : : A little candle for you to light, : : : Once the stork has made its flight. : : : The flame will glow to celebrate, : : : Baby _________'s arrival date. : : : author unknown : : : : : : This is a gift for you today, : : : So when I'm born you'll light my way. : : : And when the happy day is here, : : : Burn this candle and spread good cheer. : : : author unknown : : : : : : Here is a candle for you today, : : : To light when baby is here to stay. : : : When you light it's flickering flame, : : : Say a prayer in baby's name. : : : author unknown : : : : : : Here is a candle for you to light : : : Once the stork has made her flight : : : The flame will glow to celebrate : : : Babys Name's arrival date : : : author unknown : : : Seed Packet : : : Make winnie the pooh seed packets with wildflower seeds in them and print the poem on the back. : : : Seed Packet/Flower Poems : : : A little plant in a pot, : : : please keep it in a sunny spot. : : : Give this plant your care, my dear, : : : A living reminder of someone near. : : : A beautiful baby bundled in layers, : : : please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. : : : Thank you for support and love, : : : As we welcome our gift from God above. : : : Here are some seeds and a little clay pot. : : : They are a lot like a baby believe it or not. : : : Both of them needing special care and love. : : : Fragile new lives sent from above. : : : Each time you see them be sure to remember, : : : every day is a gift and God is the sender. : : : Take your seeds home, : : : give lots of love to show, : : : and when ________ has her baby, : : : you can watch them all grow! : : : The Tiny Seed : : : Each day God sprinkles a million seeds : : : into his garden of life. : : : Some will land in weeds and clay, : : : but most in the soil of a loving husband and wife. : : : God will give the tiny seed : : : most of what it needs to grow : : : But the rest must come from the soil, : : : and the soil is us you know? : : : So if you are lucky enough to receive : : : a tiny seed from above, : : : Nurture it with kindness, faith, happiness and love : : : Then, not long before you know it : : : your seed will begin to sprout. : : : And a strong beautiful blossom : : : will soon find its way out! : : : written by Connie Fuller : : : A little seed for me to sow : : : A little earth to make it grow : : : A little hole, a little pat, : : : A little wish, and that is that. : : : Add some sun and then, a flower : : : And thanks to you for the lovely shower. : : : written by ~ monica ~ : : : Please plant these seeds : : : And watch them bloom, : : : Just like Baby (last name) : : : Who will be here soon! : : : ~ author unknown ~ : : : Diaper Cake Poems : : : Diaper Cake Poems : : : Here is a cake made with love, : : : though I wouldn't call it yummy. : : : For the ingredients used go on the baby, : : : not inside your tummy. : : : Flour, sugar, milk, and eggs : : : will make a cake so sweet, : : : But diapers, booties, and baby socks : : : will make a handy treat. : : : : : : Here is a cake for your special day, : : : Because the stork is own her way. : : : It's filled with lots of things for you, : : : On the outside, and inside too. : : : Place them in your diaper bag, : : : So all the necessities you will have. : : : For the big day soon will come, : : : When you can show off your little one! : : : Written by ~ Laura Kaye ~ : : : Baby cakes are so much fun, : : : they're sure to delight a new mom. : : : Filled with things from A to Z, : : : So many things a baby needs. : : : Diapers, toys, powders, and pins, : : : Wonderful times will soon begin! : : : Written by ~ Laura Kaye ~ : : : Here's a special gift I made just for you. : : : I didn't have to sew or even use glue. : : : It's filled with lots of things you see, : : : But most of all with love from me! : : : Written by ~ Laura Kaye ~ : : : 6 cloth diapers, you can wash every day : : : 6 more diapers, you can throw away : : : Fold in 1 bib, in case baby should dribble : : : Add in 4 socks, to cover toes as they wiggle : : : Fold in 1 shirt (onesie), to keep in the heat : : : Bind with 4 pins, to keep the cake neat : : : Written by ~ Tami Enos ~ : : : Take 2 cloth diapers, you can wash every day : : : Add 6 disposable diapers, you can throw away : : : Fold in 2 blankets, to keep baby cozy : : : Add in 4 socks, to cover their toesies : : : Add in 1 shirt, to keep in the heat : : : Fold in 1 bib, to make cake complete : : : Then bind with 4 pins, to keep the cake neat : : : Written by ~ Tami Enos ~ : : : : : : Here is a poem for album you cover with material for a gift and also some poems to put on the invites or on the back of the seed packet whatever you would like. : : : 1st Album/Scrapbook Poem : : : This album is given with love today. : : : A new precious life is on the way. : : : Pictures are memories of days gone by. : : : Trust me, the days, weeks and years seem to fly. : : : Take lots of snap shots - one here and one there. : : : Your album is something your baby will share. : : : A child so sweet and so nice to hold. : : : Each page of your album a story is told. : : : Have fun with your album and make each picture last. : : : Remember your album will soon be your past. : : : written by Anna Dounelis : : : Thank you all for coming : : : to meet and welcome me : : : I'm glad I finally got to see : : : my new friends and family : : : I love all the things you brought : : : you all are very sweet : : : and I can hardly wait until : : : the next time that we meet : : : My mom is very lucky : : : to know each one of you : : : and now that I am in the world : : : I'm so very lucky, too! : : : : : : I'm sorry I couldn't be here : : : but I'm not quite ready yet : : : I'm painting my eyes, hair and cheeks : : : and soon I'll be all set : : : I'm sending this little message : : : to convey to you this thought : : : The stork will soon have left me : : : to use the gifts you've brought : : : Thanks for the lovely welcome : : : you have given me today : : : And when you see the stork fly by : : : you'll know I've come to stay : : : Just give my Mommy time : : : to dress me up so dear : : : I thank you from my tiny heart : : : for the lovely gifts you share : : : Soon I'll be on my way home : : : to show you how much I care : : : author unknown : : : : : : I'm sorry I can't be with you : : : but I'm very busy you see : : : painting my eyes, my cheeks, my hair : : : so Mommy will be proud of me : : : I'm sending this little message : : : to convey to you this thought : : : for the stork will soon have left me : : : with all the gifts you've brought : : : Be sure to come and see me : : : as soon as I get here : : : but please give Mommy time : : : to dress me ever so dear : : : author unknown : : : : : : I'm really glad that you could come : : : And help surprise my mother : : : sit down, relax, enjoy yourselves : : : and chat with one another : : : Sorry I can't be with you : : : to join in Mommy's shower : : : But I'm very busy you see : : : I'm growing more each hour : : : Though I'm not there to thank you : : : for the lovely gifts you've brought : : : my family is grateful : : : we appreciate the thought : : : I'll be arriving shortly : : : and I'm as happy as can be : : : so, after I've been home awhile : : : please come and visit me : : : author unknown : : : : : : I'd like to say, though I'm not here yet : : : thank you for the gifts I'll get : : : And thank you from my parents, too : : : for all the gifts in pink and blue : : : My closet was empty, my belongings were few : : : but that's all changed now, thanks to you! : : : author unknown : : : : : : These are invite poems for the invitations, I used the book one for my grandbaby and she got so many nice books.Bring a Book : : : As (Mother-to-be's name) due date is coming near, : : : We're inviting friends and family dear. : : : To choose a favorite story or fairy tale : : : That you would like Baby ________ to hear. : : : Instead of a card, please let (mother-to-be's name)look, : : : At your special choice of a book, : : : and then to Baby _________ she will read : : : With all the love a newborn will need. : : : So with a personal touch, please choose a book : : : And in it then your name do put. : : : It need not cost more than a card : : : Just pick a favorite, it shouldn't be hard. : : : author unknown : : : Although cards are nice : : : They're read once or twice : : : Maybe three or four times at best : : : A book is a treasure : : : Forever and Forever : : : So instead of a card : : : To be put aside : : : Please give the little baby : : : A book with your name inside : : : It will be read to our little tyke : : : Before bed each night : : : And we will thank you : : : Forever and Forever! : : : ~ submitted by Erin, Thanks! ~ : : : A card is nice, its sentiment sweet, : : : But a book will keep baby on her feet. : : : For years to come, baby will read : : : Longing for stories will never be a need. : : : A shelf full of wisdom for all to give, : : : For baby to keep as long as she shall live. : : : Filling the shelf should not be hard, : : : If you would please sign a book instead of a card. : : : Old Mother Hubbard Poem : : : So (Mother's name) won't be Old Mother Hubbard : : : Let's help her stock her cupboard : : : Just ONE little thing : : : We'd like you to bring : : : Use the first letter of your name : : : And bring something the same : : : Mashed carrots would be nice : : : So would bananas or rice : : : Jars would be grand : : : Bring your own brand : : : No need to mask it : : : Just drop it in the basket! : : : For example: Alice - Applesauce : : : Betty - Bananas : : : Connie - Carrots : : : : : Bring Diapers : : : To add a little extra glee : : : and help the parents-to-be, : : : Please bring a little extra : : : from the heart. : : : An unwrapped pack of diapers (any size), : : : To give them a good start! : : : : : : Well I have a ton more but this should get you to thinking of what you would like to do exactly. Joan

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