Shark Watermelon - Anyone can make this!

It is Shark Week and we are doing and learning all about sharks. As we were surfing the net we came across a shark made out of a watermelon. As I posted on MAD on facebook, the fun tester saw this and begged, BEGGED me to make him one. So off to the store to get a melon we went. I was a little worried about pulling this off but this is actually easy peesy lemon squeezy! Okay melon squeezy. Either way it was way simple!

First I cut the angle for the base and then popped out a wedge for the mouth….

Then I disemboweled the melon!

Next I took a potato peeler and removed just a strip around the opening to reveal the white of the rind. Using a small knife I cut triangles all the way around. At this point I felt more like I was carving a pumpkin then a watermelon.

Next I chopped up the watermelon and filled the shark back up. I cut a piece of left over rind to make a fin. Last I glues on two very big wiggly eyes and let’s just say, I am not the best mom ever! LOL Yup, that’s what the fun tester told me…… Best mom ever, well at least for the next hour!

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Shark coloring pages

Sharks, sharks, everywhere!!!!  Print off some of these great coloring pages for shark week! This site offers lots of choices. Just right click on the picture with your mouse and choose print picture and your done! Happy coloring!!!

Shark craft

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What kid wouldn’t love to make their own shark!?!? Well now they can! All you need is a piece of construction paper for the body, a paper plate fore the teeth and some googly eyes to finish it off!




First, cut triangles out of a paper plate all the way around. This will give children a chance to work those motor skills and develop their scissor skills.

Next fold the paper plate in half and bend the teeth in.








Once your teeth are ready, it is time to make the shark body. Fold your construction paper in half and get creative. No two shark bodies half to be the same. Be brave and wing it! Once your body is cut out, glue on your teeth and eyes and you have a shark!

Make your own shark teeth

How cool would it be to have a shark jaw to hang on your wall?!?! Well instead of killing a shark and going through all the ick to get a jaw, why not make your own! All you need is a paper plate and a pair of scissors!

First cut out the center of the plate. Fold the plate in half so you can see the top and bottom jaw area. Next start cutting teeth all the way around the opening. Leave some space at the jaw line so it folds easy when your done.

Make sure to add the detail to the outside of your plate to really make it look like a jaw. Now bend those teeth up, fold in half again, and you now have your own eco-friendly shark jaw!