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What Is a Diaper Raffle?
What Is a Diaper Raffle?
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What Is a Diaper Raffle?

Here’s a fun and easy way to ensure you get all the diapers you need at your baby shower.

author-Amylia Ryan
By Amylia Ryan
Fact Checked by Shannon Vestal Robson
Published Mar 24, 2025|Updated On Mar 27, 2025
Published Mar 24, 2025Updated On Mar 27, 2025
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In This Article

What is a diaper raffle?
Tips for Hosting a Diaper Raffle
Diaper Raffle Prizes
Gift Cards
Beverages
Gift Boxes
Diaper Raffle Tickets

If there’s one thing babies need a lot of, it’s diapers. The average baby goes through about 2,200 diapers in their first year. If you’re planning to use disposable diapers, you probably didn’t put that many on your baby registry (it would be about 12-15 jumbo boxes)—and even if you did, friends and family probably won’t think they’re the most exciting gift to give.

But what if diapers were an exciting gift? A diaper raffle is just that: a fun and exciting way to get a ton of diapers at your baby shower, potentially enough to get through baby’s first year. If you're planning a baby shower, here's how to incorporate a diaper raffle.

What is a diaper raffle?

A diaper raffle is a baby shower game where guests exchange packs of diapers for raffle tickets, which are later drawn for prizes. Guests get the chance to win something cool, and the parents-to-be get to stock up on one of baby’s most-needed items—it’s a win-win!

Here’s how it works:

  1. On the baby shower invitations, let guests know that you’ll be hosting a diaper raffle. For every pack of diapers they bring, guests will receive a raffle ticket.

  2. As guests arrive at the shower, the host exchanges the diapers for raffle tickets. (Need somewhere to store all those diaper packs during the shower? Try building a throne out of them!)

  3. Once the party is wrapping up, it’s time to draw for prizes! Just like with any other raffle, tickets are drawn, and the guest whose name is on the ticket wins a prize. There’s no hard-and-fast rule on how many prizes there should be, but it’s not a bad idea to have multiple winners if you have a lot of guests.

Tips for Hosting a Diaper Raffle

  • Have larger diaper packs be worth more raffle tickets. For example:

    • A small pack (~30-40 diapers) = one raffle ticket

    • A medium pack (~80-100 diapers) = two tickets

    • A large box (~120+ diapers) = three tickets

  • Ask for a mix of sizes. Sizes one through four will likely last you until baby’s first birthday.

  • Request that guests don’t bring newborn diapers. Baby likely won’t be in that size of diaper for long.

  • Put the raffle prize(s) on the invitations. Guests will be more motivated to participate if they know what the raffle prizes are ahead of time.

Diaper Raffle Prizes

Diaper raffle prizes should be enticing enough to convince baby shower guests to go out and get a pack of diapers on top of the gift they’re already getting off the registry, but they shouldn’t be extravagant; the buy-in is only a pack of diapers, after all. Here are a few ideas to consider:

Gift Cards

Good-for-everything Visa gift cards are a safe bet, especially if your guest list is a mixed-interest crowd. But gift cards to places like Target, Starbucks, Sephora, DoorDash or whatever your guests are into are always big hits.

Beverages

Wine, a collection of coffee or tea, a sampling of micro brews—whatever your guests are thirsty for. Don’t want to get specific? A nice tumbler or thermos works for just about any drink.

Gift Boxes

Whether it’s a mini spa day, a sweet succulent or a snack attack, small curated gift boxes are delightful prizes for baby shower guests. And they’re easy to DIY, too.

Diaper Raffle Tickets

Can't have a diaper raffle without raffle tickets! Luckily, finding cute and/or practical options is fairly easy. You can use the generic raffle tickets you’d see at a carnival or fundraiser (readily available on Amazon), or if you’re going for a particular baby shower theme, there’s a good chance you can find some cute diaper raffle tickets to match.

Whatever prizes you offer, the goal is for the parents-to-be to end up with a decent supply of diapers so that there’s one less thing for them to worry about with a new baby—and guests get a fun game out of it, too.

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