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October 13, 2018 · 42 Comments

Melon Carving a Cute Baby Shower Idea

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Fun With Fruit Water Melon Carving, an activity kids will enjoy!

Melon Carving a Cute Baby Shower Idea

Are you looking for a fantastic baby shower idea for the buffet table or a fun baby shower activity? Look no further! A few years ago I went to a fantastic baby shower and saw this great idea where a baby carriage was made from a Water Melon.

Sylvia and I are testing out new ideas and when we saw two Melons on sale for 50p each we decided to have our own turn at our very own Melon Carving baby carriages.

watermelon carving

Contents

  • Making This Cute Baby Shower Idea
  • What You Will Need For Melon Carving Baby Shower Idea
  • Cutting The Watermelon
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Making This Cute Baby Shower Idea

We are clearly not experts at this but Sylvia and her friend has lots of fun and we simply gave it our best shot. We began by cutting the Melon as shown in the image below. I did the carving as it was a little too dangerous for Sylvia. She did the scooping.

What You Will Need For Melon Carving Baby Shower Idea

  • Watermelon or Melons
  • Toothpicks
  • Fruit
  • Babybells
water melon carving baby shower idea

Cutting The Watermelon

So we cut out one quarter from the Melon and then Sylvia got scooping with the spoon. We are not ones to waste food so we collected the melon into a bowl to make Otai a Tongan Drink where the base ingredient is Melon. Sylvia is half Tongan so it was a good opportunity to be a little cultural.

water melon carving baby shower idea scooping the melons

We then had our carriage, placed it on a plate and set to work adding wheels made from babybells. Sylvia added the cheese wheels to her carriage using tooth picks. She then added frozen fruit into the melon carriage.

water melon carving baby shower idea

I have seen the baby head made in the past using an orange and that is a good idea but we had no oranges at home and wanted to use what we had so we opted for a large strawberry and added two black olives to create eyes.

fun food ideas making eyes on strawberries

We placed the baby head into the middle of the carriage and our baby carriage was complete. This is  fantastic idea for a baby shower or in our case for having fun carving and spending time together. We made two Melons and John and Sylvia enjoyed eating theirs.

water melon carving baby shower idea

So it wasn’t perfect but it was fun. They say it’s the process not the end product that counts and I’m sure Sylvia will remember having fun creating something with her mother rather than how it looked.

My daughter really did have fun and we were able to enjoy time together doing something a little silly but interesting.  I hope you enjoyed reading this post. It’s the first new post for our Kitchen Fun series. You might also love our Vegetable Train post! Why not check it out! 

water melon carving

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About Angela Milnes

Angela Milnes is a Qualified Teacher who specialises in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has studied nutrition for children and taught adults cooking skills. Angela loves to share family meals and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!

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Comments

  1. Angela says

    July 5, 2016 at 11:47 pm

    .

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  2. Amy Jones says

    July 6, 2016 at 3:25 am

    The result is so beautiful! It makes an excellent decoration!

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    • Angela says

      July 6, 2016 at 6:55 am

      Thanks Amy. Glad you like our end product! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. tara pittman says

    July 6, 2016 at 5:02 am

    I love this idea. They look so easy to make too.

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    • Angela says

      July 6, 2016 at 6:54 am

      Oh it’s a simple activity and so much fun! You might want to try it some time!

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth O. says

    July 6, 2016 at 5:42 am

    I think you guys did a great job! It would be nice to have this in parties, it would be a conversation starter for sure and the kids will have a lot of fun doing this. Awesome idea!

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    • Angela says

      July 6, 2016 at 6:52 am

      Thanks Elizabeth. We did have fun making the Melon carriage and it was a nice opportunity to spend time together.

      Reply
  5. Melanie Smith says

    July 6, 2016 at 7:33 am

    I have to do that for my son. He is gonna love that idea!

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    • Angela says

      July 6, 2016 at 7:53 am

      Oh it was fun and easy to do!

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  6. Amanda Love says

    July 6, 2016 at 9:23 am

    What a lovely activity to do with the kids, you’re absolutely right! She’ll remember having fun making this and not really worry about how it looked. But in my opinion it still looks awesome and you both nailed it! I love the creativity.

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    • Angela says

      July 6, 2016 at 11:23 am

      Thanks Amanda. It was fun! Memories are precious.

      Reply
  7. samantha rickelton says

    July 6, 2016 at 9:41 am

    Ah I’ve never seen anything like this and it is such a cute idea! A good way to get more of your 5 a day too x

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    • Angela says

      July 6, 2016 at 11:24 am

      Well thats true! Five a day is important. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  8. Karlyn Cruz says

    July 6, 2016 at 10:53 am

    I like this idea! The melon looks so tempting and you are so creative.

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    • Angela says

      July 6, 2016 at 11:20 am

      thanks Karlyn. I’m trying to come up with some great fun ideas for kids.

      Reply
  9. Jess says

    July 6, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    Ah this is so cute! I think it turned out really well and definitely looks like a fun activity ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:39 am

      Thanks Jess

      Reply
  10. Rachel Mouton says

    July 6, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    This is adorable! I love that your daughter was able to help. My kids love helping in the kitchen ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:11 am

      Thanks it is fun to spend time together in the kitchen

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  11. Sarah-Jane says

    July 6, 2016 at 3:54 pm

    Awe WOW! Such a simple process for such a beautiful outcome.

    Thanks for sharing on #BloggingClubUK

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:13 am

      Thanks Sarah! It is simple and easy to do.

      Reply
  12. Rhian Westbury says

    July 6, 2016 at 3:56 pm

    That’s such a cute idea for a baby shower game. We did games where we tasted baby food to guess the flavour, put on a traditional nappy onto each of us and things like that x

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:12 am

      I guess it would be a fun baby shower activity!

      Reply
  13. Nicole Escat says

    July 6, 2016 at 5:54 pm

    Wow, so cute! This looks so fun, I would love to attend to a baby shower with creative stuff like this.

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:14 am

      thanks Nicole. I cant wait to go to my next baby shower

      Reply
  14. Kira says

    July 6, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    It really is such a great idea! I’ve seen some fantastic fruit carvings on holiday and they always go down a charm! It’s odd because you don’t really think about carving fruit unless it’s Halloween but this is great!

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  15. Georgina Ingham | Culinary Travels says

    July 6, 2016 at 6:40 pm

    Such a fun way to eat fruit. It looks excellent.

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:15 am

      thanks. I agree, fun fruit ideas is always great!

      Reply
  16. Enricoh Alfonzo says

    July 6, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    i love those carvings when i see them great on you for sharing one, it looks amazing. would be cool to try this myself lol

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:35 am

      Thanks! They are pretty cool!

      Reply
  17. Azlin Bloor says

    July 6, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    So adorable, it looks just like a pram! I love that it’s not intricate and that kids can do it!

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:36 am

      Glad you liked it and I agree it was fun that we could do it together and it was for kids

      Reply
  18. RachelSwirl says

    July 6, 2016 at 11:53 pm

    love it what an awesome idea!

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 12:09 am

      Thanks Rachel. I’m glad you like it.

      Reply
  19. Justina says

    July 7, 2016 at 8:35 am

    Brilliant idea!! I will try making this with my kiddies. ๐Ÿ™‚ thank you for sharing x

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  20. Sarahjane says

    July 7, 2016 at 11:41 am

    This is possibly the cutest fruit ever! What a fun and clever idea to kid children to eat more fruit too!

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    • Angela says

      July 7, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      thanks Sarah Jane

      Reply
  21. WhatLauraLoves says

    July 9, 2016 at 6:59 pm

    Aw this looks like lots of fun and its really effective! Very creative xxx

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    • Angela says

      July 9, 2016 at 7:01 pm

      Thanks Laura. Glad you like it!

      Reply
  22. Susan says

    January 20, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    What a lovely decoration for any party. I’m pinning so I can make one for a future party. Thanks for sharing at the #ThisIsHowWeRoll Link Party.

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    • Angela says

      January 20, 2017 at 3:18 pm

      Oh cool. The more pins the better. It was a fun activity for us.

      Reply
  23. Jessi says

    January 22, 2017 at 7:17 pm

    This is adorable! I have a shower coming up and I’m going to try this! ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for linking up on Turn it Up Tuesday

    Reply

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