A Turtle, carved out of a watermelon.......Awesome!!!!

Turtle

Materials:

• 1 Oblong watermelon
• Knife
• Melon baller or other scoop spoon
• Channel knife (you can substitute with the top of a standard vegetable peeler)
• Dry erase marker
• 2 Peppercorns, or other eye pieces
• Fruit salad
• Leaves, plants, or other accents as desire
• Tootpicks or other skewers

Instructions:

1. Choose an oblong seedless watermelon for carving.
2. Wash watermelon and pat dry.
3. Cut in half lengthwise.
4. Use a dry erase marker to trace turtle shell, legs, and head on top side of watermelon.
5. Carve shapes with knife, and add designs with channel knife.
6. Add peppercorns to the eye holes to fill
7. Fill bottom with fruit salad.
8. Attach legs and head to shell, using strong toothbpicks or skewers, and put on top of salad.  Add  accents around base with leaves and plants.