Diaper Box Storage Tote: A Project for the Nursery!

Make a diaper box storage tote for a nursery. The perfect way to store everything to make diaper changing time a breeze! An easy no-sew project. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser.

 

I may have squealed a little when I opened a box of size 1 diapers the other day. Is there anything cuter than a tiny diaper after not having a baby in the home for years? I think not. I remember when our first baby was born and I went to change his diaper for the very first time. The wipes the hospital gave me were dry cloth wipes. I had no idea that you needed to wet them. There I was trying to wipe his tiny bum, and getting absolutely nowhere. That's when the nurse walked in and said, "Oh! You need to get those wet in the sink first." Yeah, there is a definite learning curve to parenting! Ha!

{Turn a diaper box from  this to THIS!}

After 4 babies I feel like I've "been there, don't that" and have learned a thing or two on making changing time a breeze. I purchased a box of Huggies Little Snugglers Plus at Costco and turned it into the perfect diaper box storage container. I even squeezed in all of the necessities for a diaper change. This diaper box holds almost 200 diapers and would make a show stopping baby shower gift. Practical and can coordinate with the nursery depending on what fabrics you choose.

The Perfect Diaper Changing Kit Includes:

192 diapers: Huggies Little Snugglers Plus come in sizes 1 and 2 so they are perfect for those first stages. I believe they are only available at Costco. Any large diaper box would work.

1 bath towel: a trick I learned after using diaper changing pads that don't have enough work space. A bath towel folded in half works great for a quick change on the floor. It folds up nice and compact to fit in the box and washes up easily if there are any leaks!

1 bottle of baby powder: to keep baby's bum fresh and dry. I only used powder on my boys.

1 tube of diaper cream: to prevent and treat diaper rash.

1 container of baby wipes: wet ones! Much better than dry wipes 😉

onesies: having an extra onesie or two on hand comes in handy so that you don't have to leave the room during a diaper change to get one. Things happen when mom leaves the room. Like baby rolling over and playing in a dirty diaper. I may or may not have done that when I was 4 months old and the story still lives to haunt me. So having everything within reach is a MUST!

1 teething toy: to keep baby entertained during changing time.

You can make this kit without covering the diaper box with fabric, but adding this homemade touch really brings it up a notch and it isn't hard to do. I'll show you how!

Diaper Box Storage Tote

Supplies: 

1 large diaper box

1 ½ yards fabric for outer box

1 ½ yards fabric for liner

adhesive spray

scissors

measuring tape

sewing machine

iron/ironing board

white craft glue, optional

1. Fold flaps of box inside the box. They will fit nice and snug, adding stability. No need to cut them off.

2. Measure around the box starting at the top edge of one side and going all the way across the bottom and to the top edge of the other side. Write down that measurement. If you are using a size 1 box of Huggies Snugglers Plus I'll go ahead and give you the measurements as we go! Rotate the box and measure the other side from the top edge all the way across the bottom and to the other side. This will give you the amount of fabric needed to cover the box. My measurement were 41.5" x 42.5".

3. Cut out a piece of fabric the size of the measurement you took in step 1 (41.5x42.5). Center your box on that fabric, lining up the 41.5 and 42.5 sides with the fabric measurements.

4. Measure 2" from each corner and mark it onto the fabric with a pencil.

5. Draw a line going out in each direction from the diagonal line.

6. Cut fabric along the lines, creating a square in each corner.

7. Snip 2" line as well.

 

8. Spray one side of the diaper box with adhesive spray and carefully press panel of fabric to it, smoothing out any wrinkles as you go. Turn box around and do the same for the other side directly across from first side.

9. Now rotate box to one of the remaining 2 sides. Spray the side of the box and press the side flaps over. You can use white glue for these little tabs if you don't want to deal with overspray from the adhesive spray, but I didn't find it to be a problem.

10. Lightly spray the fabric panel that is on the work surface. Fold the sides over on the flap to create a finished edge before adhering the fabric panel to the diaper box. Adhere to box. Repeat for the final side of the box.

Ta-da! Now let's make a liner for it. There's no need to reinvent the wheel here and add more photos. I've already created a tutorial for making a simple basket liner in this post and use it quite often to switch up the storage baskets in my home and create gift baskets. It is a simple sewing project and takes about 30 minutes.

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Now that you've made your liner, let's fill up our darling diaper box!

The diaper box comes with 3 sleeves of diapers. Stack the first 2 into the box. Cut the 3rd one in half and place into the box vertically, creating two rows. You'll now have an area to tuck a few gifts inside!

Did I miss anything? What else would you add to our diaper box to create the perfect diaper changing kit?

 

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