Fourth of July is one of our favorite holidays, mostly because all of the food 😉 but also because Steve and I host all of our friends and family at our house. Every year there is a neighborhood parade and everyone decorates wagons and strollers to participate. I think I overdid it last year with décor and food, because I spent too much time in the kitchen and not enjoying myself. I’m trying to keep things relatively simple this year so I’m not in a mad DIY frenzy in the days leading up (see my post about Olivia’s 1st birthday to get an idea of what I mean lol). A fave DIY I have seen floating around Pinterest and wanted to try is a fun fruit centerpiece, so I decided to put my own spin on it!
To make at home you will need….
Ingredients
- Wooden bbq skewers (try to find the thicker ones as they are a bit more supportive)
- 1 Watermelon
- Fruit of your choice
- Melon baller
- Cardboard
- Hot glue
- Fabric or craft paper to make your sail (I used a gift bag I found at the house)
- Children’s sand shovel for scooping fruit (optional)
Directions
To create the boat…
- Carefully cut the top third off of your watermelon, we will use the bottom third as our “bowl”.
- Scoop both sides of the watermelon with your melon baller and place fruit aside.
- Discard the top third of your watermelon after scooping out the fruit.
To assemble the sail…
- Cut the desired sail shape out of both cardboard and your decorative paper (or fabric).
- Glue a bbq skewer to one side of the cardboard, leaving enough room to place it in the watermelon.
- Glue your decorative paper (or fabric) to either side of the cardboard.
Fill the watermelon bowl with all of your cut fruit. Next, place your sail and shovel for serving and you’re done!
Don’t forget to tag me if you make these at home!
Xo!