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Welcome to Diaper-Party.com! We’re here to help you plan a fun and helpful event for a special parent-to-be in your life.
…But what is a diaper party?
Put simply: it’s a party where friends and family gather to celebrate the imminent arrival of a new baby! It might be organized by the parent of the baby, or someone close to the family (the Diaper Czar).
The rules are pretty loose. It can be as simple as inviting everyone to get together at someone’s home to watch a football game. Other diaper parties take place at a favorite brewery or restaurant. And yet others go all out, booking an event space, hiring caterers, entertainers, and an event coordinator. (This is more the exception than the rule, though.)
There really is only one trait that unifies all these diaper parties…
The parent-to-be needs to get absolutely buried by gifted diapers for the baby.
This is no joke! Consider this - babies need between five and ten diaper changes each day. That’s at least 2,500 diapers in just their first year! So, like a modern barn raising, these gifted diapers are how the community can gather around and support the new baby in their community.
So, to summarize: it’s a party of almost any kind or theme. You can host it anywhere. Friends and family come bringing diapers for the baby. The rest is up to you!
FAQs:
Q: A diaper party sounds a lot like a baby shower. Is a diaper party the same thing?
A: No, although diaper parties are a spin off from baby showers! The main difference is the tone. Baby showers have a rich history, with similar celebrations found in many cultures throughout history. Historically, baby showers have been thrown for expectant mothers, hosted and attended by the other women in their lives, to help prepare for the arrival of a baby. More recently, the rules of baby showers have become looser, and it’s now common to see baby showers with all sorts of family and friends, as well as both parents present.
Diaper parties are more recent, and started out when baby showers were commonly women-only. It was basically something for all the men to do while the women were at the shower! While the rules for diaper parties started out pretty loose, they have loosened even more over time. A conventional diaper party might be attended by male partners of guests at the baby shower, while other diaper parties might be co-ed, held in honor of either or both parents and attended by any and all family and friends. Our opinion? Make them inclusive. The only requirement for a diaper party is that the guests bring plenty of diapers for the baby’s first year.
Q: What should we do at the diaper party?
A: This is where the flexibility of diaper parties helps a lot. You can do anything you like! Watch a movie, a basketball game, play euchre, combine it with your fantasy football draft, arrange a video game tournament - the sky's the limit.
Q: How do I use Diaper-Party.com?
A: Our tool makes planning your diaper party easy. If you want to plan a diaper party for yourself, our tool allows you to enter the names and email addresses of your guests, tell them where and when the party will be, and tell them your party details. If you are planning it on behalf of someone else (or you are the parent-to-be and want someone else to plan it for you), you can assign someone to become your Diaper Czar.
Q: What is a Diaper Czar? What does the Diaper Czar do?
A: Think of a Diaper Czar as a party planner mixed with a best man or maid of honor. It’s someone trustworthy, close to the family - someone who is there for you and who will be present in the baby’s life once it arrives! The Diaper Czar takes the lead on planning the event, possibly reserving the space, coordinating food, drinks, and etc. - they handle the details.
While a Diaper Czar is great to have, it’s also fine to arrange a diaper party for yourself, too.
Q: How will guests know what kind of diapers to bring?
A: This is where Diaper-Party.com really helps out! When you plan your party here, guests can see how many diaper sizes and quantities the baby needs. When guests RSVP, they can also indicate which diapers they are bringing, and the event page records this so guests who RSVP later can see which sizes are still needed.
Q: Am I supposed to wear a diaper to the diaper party?
A: That would be unusual, but who are we to tell you what to do? Knock yourself out, friend.