I made this baby as something different from a nappy cake. I was also going to be taking it to an outdoor baby shower in a park and I figured hauling a cake across carparks, stairs, water play toys and along paths was just not going to go well. So I thought a baby would be better.
Now I can't take full credit for this idea as I happened apon some on the internet. Apparently they've been around a while, some creative genius thought of it and I'm happy that by looking at some pictures I managed to quite easily make my own.
There are three rolls of nappies for the head and body and then I fashioned arms and legs from 2 nappies a piece. It's all held together with strong rubberbands because I didn't want to damage any of the nappies so they could be used in the future. The clothes are gender neutral as we didn't no whether the mother was having a boy or girl.
The nappy baby is newborn size and was quite often mistaken for the real thing until strangers took a closer look - considering the heat we are having I can't imagine dressing a real baby from head to toe like this at the moment! Sophia picked the little toy the baby is hugging.
A side view of the baby sitting.
This is another baby that I made for Amber's school teacher. Unfortunately I only took photos on my phone! So this is the only one. Sophia chose the colours and accessories. This baby had a cute onesie that had flip-over mittens - they're created as part of the sleeves.
Both Mother-to-be's were delighted with their babies. The first mother actually staged a family photo with hers and the second baby is already tucked into bed in his/her new home! I can't wait to make more babies!!
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That is just so so SO adorable! You are very clever! I love nappycakes but I LOVE this more!!!
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