Sandy & Seaweed’s Watermelon Shark
Are you throwing a kids party? Impress the guests with this amazing Watermelon Shark.
- 1 watermelon
- 150g pomegranate seeds
- 150g blueberries
- 3 cocktail sticks
- Vegetable peeler
- Knife (grown-up use only)
Method
1. Grab a grown-up and begin by cutting a slice of the watermelon, on an angle. This is so your watermelon shark will sit steadily and appear as if it is coming up out of the water (save the piece you’ve cut off, you’ll need it later).
2. Carefully make two incisions and cut a wedge out of the watermelon to make a mouth.
3. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh of the watermelon and keep it for later.
4. Carefully use a small, sharp knife to score a line around edge of the mouth. Then use the vegetable peeler to carefully remove the skin and expose the white rind.
5. Next, using the small knife, cut a zigzag out the white rind to create the shark's teeth.
6. Cut up the flesh of the watermelon and put it back in the mouth of the shark.
7. Take the piece of watermelon you cut off earlier, scoop off the flesh and slice in half – this is your shark’s fin! Fasten the fin to the body of the watermelon using two cocktail sticks.
8. Fill the mouth with lost jewels (pomegranate seeds) and use a cocktail stick snapped in half to place in the eyes (large blueberries).
9. To make the sea for your shark, place the rest of the blueberries around the bottom of the watermelon.