A tiered Nappy Cake with Elephants and Balloons

1 Roll the nappies as illustrated in the photo.

2 Put an elastic band around a nappy and add more nappies one by one inside the elastic band around the nappy in the middle as illustrated.

3 Cut two pieces of felt the same height as one layer of nappies. Two pieces of felt are required to cover the circumference of the large layer.

4 Stack each layer of nappies and tie a ribbon around each layer to cover the elastic bands.

5 Put a coloured balloon inside a transparent balloon prior to blowing them up. Now blow up the transparent and then the coloured balloons. When the balloons have reached your chosen size, tie a knot on both balloons at the same time. Attach a balloon stick to the balloons. Push the stick into the middle of the tiered nappy cake.

6 Paint the papier-mâché elephant with craft paint.

7 Print the template for the hat for this idea. Cut the hat from card and assemble it with a glue gun.

8 Glue a pom-pom onto the top of the hat using a glue gun.

9 Paint dots on the hat with craft paint and place the elephant on top of the tiered nappy cake. You may decorate the nappy cake further with stickers.

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