Sunday, June 16, 2013

Watermelon Shark!

At my son's Pre-K, we were in charge of snack for the whole group about once a month.  We had the duty this past week, with a "Beach Theme" so after a little internet searching, this fun Watermelon Shark I saw pictures of was the winner.  It was pretty easy to make and proved to be a big hit with everyone that saw it, plus it tasted pretty good!

  1. Chop a flat edge to allow the shark to sit flat.  (reserve for step 7)
  2. Scoop out the insides and save it in a bowl. (reserve for step 8)
  3. Flipping the watermelon over I cut out the mouth opening, leaving space for the teeth to be exposed.
  4. Carefully cut only the outer green layer off of the teeth.
  5. Cut triangles out of the white area to make this shark look mean!
  6. Carefully score an almond shape and then a circle in the middle on each side removing the area outside the circle to give it eyes.
  7. Cut a "fin" shape out of the removed and insert a few tooth picks to allow it to stick in the shark's back.
  8. Fill the body with the watermelon you scooped out and feel free to add other fruit.  I added green grapes  to break up the red, as when I only had watermelon, it appeared the Shark was swimming in "bloody water"  Now that might work for your use, but for a Pre-K class... probably not good! Haha  I could see blueberries surrounding him being good or if you eat gelatin, a blue of some version could be made, cut up in cubes and placed around. 


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