Make Carving watermelon easy with this fruit carving whale watermelon instructions. Make a Carved Watermelon Whale Fruit Salad for cute Watermelon Decorations this summer.
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Have you ever trying any melon carving? We have been making carved watermelon decorations for years but this whale watermelon is our favorite. And it’s not that hard, we promise.
Throughout the years we have made several of these fun whale watermelons as part of our carving melons craze.
In the fifth grade, my son’s class planned an “Under the Sea’ party after a session of studying the creatures and fishes that inhabit the ocean and the teacher asked we bring dishes following this theme. My eldest daughter dived into carving a whale watermelon and it was the hit of the party. And of course, because it was filled with healthy fruit also made it a big favorite of the moms.
To add to your Watermelon theme you could also add Watermelon plates and napkins to your table. Or you might like to try other melon carving projects in this Easy Watermelon Carving book.
We made two of these carved melons for my mother’s 75th birthday party for the cutest tabletop watermelon decorations.
And just recently we begin carving a whale watermelon for our family Fourth of July picnic celebration.
Carving a Whale Watermelon:
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Carving melons is not really that hard, it just takes a little bit of patience and a couple of tricks. We will give you the tricks and I’m sure you have the patience.
Start carving a watermelon by placing the melon on a flat surface, stem side toward you. The stem will be the nose. Using a “dry erase” marker draw the eyes, mouth and the top of the head.
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Since all watermelons are a different size, it’s hard to do a printable that will work for every single one. But we have made this graph to visually use it as a reference to draw the whale’s tale.
Use an erasable marker at first until to get the tail drawn correctly on the top of your watermelon. Then you can use a permanent marker to draw over the pattern for the whales tail if you wish.
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Melon carving is also easier using a very sharp knife and/or these watermelon cutting tools.
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It’s very important to use a shape knife to cut an X through the top of the watermelon before making any other cuts.
This will relieve the pressure inside the watermelon and prevent the outline from splitting as you cut.
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To make the shell, cut along the outline for the opening and cut away the unwanted shell in pieces. Scoop out the watermelon fruit, leaving the shell about 1 inch thick. Reserve the watermelon fruit to add to the other fruit in the whale.
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Cut out the eyes completely. Cut out the mouth only halfway through the shell so the juices from the fruit will not run out.
*Note: Prior to filling with fruit, the whale may be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated overnight.
Before serving, fill the whale with cantaloupe, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, and pieces of watermelon or any other fruit you would like.
As an added convenience with your easy fruit carving see these Fruit Slicers and carvers to cut up the fruit for the watermelon.
To go with these Whale Watermelon Decorations try these:
- American Flag Fruit Skewers
- Chicago Dog
- Red White and Blue Poke Cake
- Summer Berry Trifle with Strawberries and Blueberries
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Linda Nortje
July 13, 2015 at 10:26 amWhat a friendly whale ! Love this idea, Evelyn !
Jamie Sherman
July 15, 2015 at 3:44 pmSooo, sooo, cute!! What a fun idea for parties and summer in general! 🙂