This watermelon garland is an easy paper plate craft the kids can make! It would be perfect for displaying during festive Summer parties or barbecues. You could use this watermelon garland to decorate picnic tables, an outdoor patio, or any place that could use some bright and colorful decor. You may have seen similar garlands for sale at party supply stores. However, we found that it is cheaper and a lot more fun to make your own!
To make a watermelon garland of your own, you will need:
- paper plates
- scissors
- pink, green, and black tempera paint
- cotton swabs
- paint brushes
- twine or yarn
- clear tape
Directions:
First, gather up your supplies. Then, invite your child to paint the center of a paper plate with pink tempera paint. Next, add green tempera paint around the outer rim of the paper plate for the rind. Allow the paint to dry.
Once the paint is dry, invite your child to use a cotton swab dipped in black tempera paint to add the seeds. Again, allow the paint to dry completely.
Use scissors to cut each painted paper plate in half, and then each half into three equal pie-shaped sections. You should have a total of six watermelon slices per paper plate. Lastly, use clear tape on the back of each watermelon segment to attach the yarn.
Have fun!!
Other Fruit Variations:
Paint up paper plates with yellow or orange paint to create lemon or orange fruit segments as shown above.
More Summer crafts to explore:
- Pineapple Stamp Kids Can Make — This pineapple stamp can be used to create unique wrapping paper, bookmarks, greeting cards, and more. With just a few common craft supplies, the kids can enjoy stamping lots of creative design possibilities.
- DIY Flip Flop Craft — A simple Summer craft the kids can make with materials from the dollar store!
- Simple Summer Scrapbooks Kids Can Make –Need an easy way to keep the kids busy while preserving some of their favorite Summer memories? Here is a very simple scrapbook project the kids can make, just in time for back-to-school when many teachers begin the school year asking what the kids did over Summer vacation.
- Summer Bookmarks from Red Ted Art — A lovely collection of bookmarks kids can make that are sure to inspire lots of Summer reading!
