How to Carve a Watermelon Baby Carriage

What a beautiful Centerpiece this will make when you serve fruits and melons at the next baby shower or baby birthday. Be the talk of the neighborhood when you walk out with this delicious, easy to prepare and extremely healthy desert.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Any shape watermelon
• Sharp knife
• Pointed toothpicks
• Fruits as noted

1. Cut a thin slice from the bottom to provide a stable base.
2. Draw the outlines for the carriage as best you can to mirror the image.
3. Use a decorating tool or knife to cut the fancy edges of the carriage.
4. 4. Use a sharp knife to cut out the section to be used for the handle. Cut all the way through the rind.
5. Remove the top section of rind.
6. Hollow the carriage and attach the handle with toothpicks.
7. Attach wheels made from orange slices and hubcaps made from strawberries and kiwis.
8. Fill the carriage with approx. 4 cups of fruit salad.

Tips & Warnings

• Have the whole watermelon at room temperature when you carve. The cuts will be easier to make when the watermelon is not cold. You can chill the watermelon in the refrigerator after cutting and before serving.
• Cut a small, thin, flat piece from the bottom of the watermelon before carving. This will make a flat base, making the watermelon more stable when carving.
• Consider using a channel knife for certain cuts and to hollow out larger areas.
• For better grip and to help protect your hands, use a fresh, new thick pair of gardening gloves with gripper palms.
• Choose a flat working surface on a solid base.
• For more detailed designs, draw a template first on a sheet of white paper with a marker or pencil.
• When finished, transfer the image to the watermelon surface by taping the paper to the melon and tracing along the design’s lines with a pencil, making the design right on the watermelon surface.
• When attaching cut pieces on the watermelon to make your design, use round toothpicks or skewers. Flat toothpicks will often break due to weight of the piece or the thickness of the rind.
• Use a sharp knife with a pointed tip – the sharper the knife, the easier and cleaner the cuts will be. Be careful!