Viking Helmet - Kids Version
Materials
1 rounded or slightly oblong seeded or seedless watermelon
Kitchen Knife & paring knife
Cutting board
Green dry erase marker
Large bowl & spoon or scoop
Dowels or toothpicks
Decorations (optional)- 2 Bananas or Watermelon scraps to
cut to look like horns, Fruit rollups or fruit leather cut into
strips, Blueberries, Viking decorations
Instructions
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Wash the watermelon under cool running water and pat dry.
On a cutting board, place the watermelon on its side and cut it in half from side
to side.
Hollow out both halves of the watermelon with a spoon or scoop, reserving the watermelon pieces to dice
up for serving.
Apply fruit rollup strips to the best looking watermelon half & secure with toothpicks to appear like
sections of the helmet. Trim a small piece off each banana & secure with toothpicks on each side of
the helmet. Decorate the fruit roll up strips with blueberries attached with toothpicks if desired for
added details.
Use dry erase marker on scraps of rind from the other half of the watermelon to make a point for the top
of the helmet or to form horns if not using bananas.
Use the other half of watermelon as a bowl and fill with watermelon cubes or fruit salad & serve.
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