I also made one for Sophie with some different bits of ribbon given to me by my groosome (grannie). Hopefully she will also be able to enjoy the different textures.
The Geer joined me in the 2nd craft activity. Creation of a nappy cake for Freya. Nappy cakes seem to me to be a random idea, but Hils and I got roped into making one for a friend at work, and they are quite entertaining to make, so we thought we would make one for the new niece. The whole thing is very amereeeekan, and a rather alien concept to us Brits. I was amused by a colleague from across the pond who said they made "great baby shower centre pieces". I don't think baby showers have totally caught on here... and having "centre pieces" for such things seems slightly OTT to say the least... I guess the whole idea is all a bit too over consumeristic for my liking.
Anyway, I shall explain "nappy cakes" for those who have not experienced such wonders: You put some nice baby lotion/ bubbles in the middle of a board and then role up lots of nappies (fastening with elastic bands) and arrange them around the central bottles, pulling them tightly together with some pretty ribbon. You then tuck in different gifts like bibs, rattles, taggy blankets, colour changing bath ducks, and of course, the obligatory "I love Ware Bib" - a must for every Ware-ish baby. Not sure how much Freya will enjoy wearing it, but Anthony is amused that it matches his "I love Ware" t-shirt... and I am just generally amused by his love for his home-town! So a fun thing to make... but only really useful if you are not using washable nappies.
PS - Freya is of course very lovely, very cute and very small, but she isn't an online baby... so no photos :O(
No comments:
Post a Comment