Diaper Cake Info

WHAT IS A DIAPER CAKE?
Diaper Cakes are unique baby gifts made with disposable diapers and styled to look like a cake. Diaper Cakes can range from simple to elaborate and are perfect for baby shower gifts and baby shower centerpieces.

WHY BUY AN ORIGINAL TUMBLEWEED BABIES DIAPER CAKE:
At Tumbleweed Babies we believe you should get a high quality Diaper Cake for your hard earned money! That's why each of our diaper cakes is individually created just for you, using only brand name diapers and high quality baby items new Mom's need and will love to receive!

WHY GIVE A DIAPER CAKE
Caring for mom and baby is what giving a diaper cake gift is all about. New moms need all the help they can get, especially with diapering her new baby, and what better way to help out than providing her with a supply of diapers. It saves her a trip or two to the store and certainly the cost of their purchase.
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Diapers are a big part of baby's life (as well as parents household budget). Here's a look at diapers by the numbers.
* Babies up to 15 pounds, average 7 changes per day = 784 diapers used in 16 weeks.
* Babies 22 to 37 pounds, average 4.9 changes per day, = 1,400 diapers used in 41 weeks.
* The total number of diapers typically used in a 100-week diaper cycle is 4,124 diapers.

The cost of diapers:
Disposable diapers cost an average of $.24 per change.
$.24 per change x 49 changes per week = $11.76 per week
$11.76 per week x 130 week per diapering period = $1529.00
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PROPER PRODUCT USE
As with any gift intended for baby, parents should always inspect everything they give their child. At TUMBLEWEED BABIES, caring for your baby's safety is our highest priority.
Our Diaper Cake gifts are assembled in such a way that parents should NOT simply hand the fully assembled gift to the baby. Creating Diaper Cakes requires assembly accessories (ribbons, pins, etc.) that are NOT intended for baby's use.

Please read the caution tag that is on each product. Always remove all pins, retail tagging, tape, and ribbons before use with baby. Cellophane wrapping is not a toy.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. What size diapers are used in your diaper cakes?
Generally, Stage 1 or Stage 1-2 diapers (up to 15 pounds) are used so that the new parents and baby can enjoy the cake just a little bit longer before needing to break it down and use its ingredients. The diaper size is always listed in the product description.

2. How many days will my gift keep baby diapered?
Below is a diaper cake tier size guide to help you choose the right size for your baby gift:
- Cupcakes with 8 Diapers last about 1.1 days
- 1 Tier Cakes with 10 Diapers last about 1.5 days
- 1 Tier Cakes with 15 Diapers last about 2.1 days
- 2 Tier Cakes with 20 Diapers last about 2.8 days
- 2 Tier Cakes with 25 Diapers last about 3.5 days
- 3 Tier Cakes with 35 Diapers last about 5 days
- 3 Tier Cakes with 40 Diapers last about 5.7 days
- 3 Tier Cakes with 55 Diapers last about 8 days
- 4 Tier Cakes with 55 Diapers last about 8 days

3. Can I Customize my Diaper Cake?:
Depending on the Diaper Cake style and type, custom options such as personalization or adding natural Burt's Bees Baby Bee products in lieu of Johnson & Johnson may be available. Please read each individual product description carefully as it will detail any available options.

At TUMBLEWEED BABIES, we carefully select the ingredients we add to your diaper cake for safety, style and usefulness.

* DIAPERS
* All Diaper Cakes include brand name Disposable Diapers, usually Luv's or Huggies.
* Organic and Eco-Friendly diaper cakes include Seventh Generation disposable diapers OR HUGGIES Naturals.

DIAPER CAKE ACCESSORY ITEMS
If applicable, the accessory items we add to your cake are:

* JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Baby Take-Along Pack (all or part of the pack, depending on diaper cake size). Pack Includes:
-Baby Shampoo
-Baby Lotion
-Baby Wash
-Desitin Cream (diaper rash ointment)
-Baby Powder
-Soothing Naturals lotion

* BURT'S BEES BABY BEE
Burt's Bees Baby Bee products are made with the most natural ingredients available.
If you choose to have Burts Bee products added to your diaper cake, we will include all or part of a Burt's Baby Bee "Getting Started Kit" (depending on diaper cake size). Burt's Bee products replace the Johnson & Johnson items.
Although content may vary, the "Getting Started Kit" usually include:
- Apricot Baby Oil
- Dusting Powder
- Buttermilk Lotion
- Diaper Ointment
- Buttermilk Bath Soak

* WASHCLOTHS
Depending on the diaper cake style,we include soft, brand name washcloths or our own brand of flannel baby wipes (sewn in-house).

* TOYS
We take great care in selecting the toys we include with each diaper cake. All toys are safety tested and CPSIA compliant. We proudly feature major brands that are trusted names in the Toy Industry (Mary Meyer, First & Main, Baby Einstein, Disney, Fisher Price, Carter, Gerber, MiYim, Russ Berrie Baby, and more).

* BABY BOTTLES
If the cake you're ordering includes a baby feeding bottle, you can rest assured that we only include BPA FREE bottles (or you can add in the comments during checkout that you don't want a baby bottle at all).

* BLANKETS, BIBS, BURP CLOTHS, ETC.
Many of our diaper cakes are fashioned to include baby blankets, bibs, burp cloths and other layette items. Every item we include in our diaper cakes has been safety tested and is CPSIA compliant.