Watermelon Flower Pot
Materials:
1. Small Seedless Watermelon
2. Decorative Watering can or
vase of choice
3. Floral foam block covered in
plastic wrap
4. Paring knife, kitchen knife,
channel knife
5. Melon baller
6. Flower shaped cookie cutters
7. 15-20 skewers for flower
stems
8. Assorted fruits (cantaloupe,
grapes, yellow watermelon, honey
dew, pineapple)
9. Fresh mint
Instructions:
1. Take the foam covered in
plastic wrap and place in the
bottom of the watering can or vase
of choice.
2. Wash all the fruit under cool
running water and pat dry.
3. Peel the Seedless watermelon
and other melons. Slice some into
1/2-3/4” sheets to use the cookie
cutters to create the flower
shapes. Use melon ballers, flower
cookie cutters and paring knife to create various shapes from the watermelon and
other chosen fruits.
4. To make leaves, take some of the rind from the watermelon and shape them
accordingly with a paring knife. Create the veins in the leaves with a channel knife.
5. Attach the fruit shapes to the skewers and push them into the floral foam at the
base of the vase or watering can.
6. Alternate with different fruits and colors to create and colorful flower
arrangement.
7. Decorate the top of the vase or watering can with fresh mint to fill in and hide the
base.
National Watermelon Promotion Board