Watermelon Shark

I found this tutorial from Pinterest and knew I had to try it.

Ben and I had a Clam Bake at our house July 1st and thought the Shark Watermelon was very fitting.

This picture was after the shark insides and Swedish fish were gobbled up by guests ;)    The melon started to dry up because of the heat. Overall, it survived the length of the party.

Watermelon Shark Tutorial

Thank you   Sun Scholars and   Dollar Store Crafts for the Tutorials

Supplies:

1 Watermelon (oval shape)

Blue Jello (I skipped this step due to time) You could use anything blue for the water... I used a blue table cloth underneath. You could also use blue candy, blue saran wrap etc.

Swedish Fish

Blueberries for the eyes

Toothpicks

Melon (other fruits)

One small sharp knife

One large sharp knife

Tray to put the finished product on

Foil

Melon Baller or Spoon

Step One:

Pick which side of the watermelon would make a better head.    Mine had a slant on one side and the other side was dirty.

Step Two:

Cut the bottom of the shark at a slant.    This helps to make the shark head look like it's coming out of the water.    (You can see the bottom part in the background of this picture)

Step Three:

Cut a mouth by making a V shape and cut deep into the watermelon.    I scored it first to make sure it's what I wanted it to look like.    Set aside the bottom and the mouth (you will need this for the fin later).

Step Four:

Remove the inside of watermelon with a spoon, melon baller, etc.    Put this aside, you will need this to fill back in the watermelon or to use as a side dish (for us it was vodka infused watermelon for our party).    You may ask, why take it all out just to put it back in?    When you remove the watermelon and put it back in it gives the appearance of something being eaten, aka the guts.    It also makes it easier to carve the teeth and you need it to make the final product.

Step Five:

The next step involves carving the teeth (please be careful!)    This part is a little scary because you have to work with the sharp little knife and do some carving.    Score a line about 1" above the top and bottom "lip" of the shark.    This will be the line for the teeth length.    Then start carving off the melon skin. I tried my best (see below):

Step Six:

To make the teeth cut triangles from the white sections of the melon.    To make it easier I did upside down triangles and pushed them away.

Step Seven:

Add the eyes and the fin.    To add the eyes I carved sockets, added toothpicks and attached the blueberries.    Don't be fooled I struggled with this step.    I didn't want the sockets to be white, just carved enough to look like the picture from the other tutorials.    I struggled to get it to look like what I wanted it to.    Just remember it's going to have a blueberry on top anyways so it doesn't have to be perfect!    I carved the gills the same way, but decided they were too time consuming and only did them on one side of the shark.    You don't have to do this step. If you wanted you could also draw them on the shark with a sharpie.    Keep in mind anything you do on the outside is fine since it's not going to be eaten.

Remember the mouth you put aside earlier?    Cut a triangle and attach it to the back of the watermelon with a few toothpicks to make the fin.

Step Eight:

Put the watermelon (guts) back into the watermelon.    I also added other melons at the bottom.    You can add blue berries strawberries etc.    Just make sure you add the watermelon guts on top.

Then I added the Swedish fish in the teeth, and all around the plate.    In this step you could add the blue jello at the bottom of the plate and put the shark right on top.    I skipped this step due to lack of time.

Hope you like it! :)    We had a blast at our Clam Bake and the shark was a fun way to start off the party.   It was hot and humid outside and the watermelon was refreshing.