This is me….The Fun On A Dime Lady
A little about me:
I love to have fun and that is probably the main reason why I chose to get a degree in Recreation Management and Youth Leadership. From my many years of working with children and now as a mom with 2 of my own children I have learned that fun does not have to cost a lot of money, which is great since we are on a tight budget as my husband finishes up his schooling. I am always on the lookout for fun and affordable activities for my family to do and that is why I started my blog Fun On A Dime. It is my little oasis where I gather all my fun findings and ideas and share them with others.
Now on to the real fun….
(Just for the record, they came up with this pose on their own. I just asked them to get near the watermelon!)
My friend made a water melon bowl for a BBQ last week and all the children there were fascinated….and I think my two ate more than anyone else, so I thought it would be fun for us to recreate it. Again, my kids were still very fascinated with it and ended up being great helpers! Fun, cheap, easy and yummy…what is not to love about it!
What You Need:
- Watermelon – about the size of a Volleyball/Basketball
- 3 Bowls
- 1 – large enough to support watermelon while in the fridge
- 1 – to hold all the watermelon once it is scooped out
- 1- to mix the Jello in
- Melon scooper, ice cream scooper or large spoons
- Jello of choice – 2 large boxes
- Measuring cups
- Knife (the larger, the easier)
- Plastic Wrap
- Fruit (optional)
Directions:
Send your kids away while you cut off the top of the watermelon! My little helpers hands were all over the place, so I sent them to go tickle their dad!
Scoop out the watermelon guts using a melon scooper. We don’t have one, but discovered an ice cream scooper works well as long as I didn’t care if the watermelon fruit did not looked pretty coming out. =D
You now have your Watermelon Bowl.
Get fancy and cut a V-design on the edge of the watermelon to fix the “it’s a plain watermelon” look.
Place Watermelon Bowl inside of a large bowl to give it support while it is setting in the fridge.
Boil water for Jello and follow Jello instructions and mix up in a separate bowl. Using ice for a 1/2 cup or so of the cold water helped cool off the water quickly, so it was not too hot before adding it to the Watermelon Bowl.
Add Jello to Watermelon Bowl. Cover and let it set in the fridge. If you want to add fruit to the Jello, wait about 1 hour to an 1.5 hours then add the fruit. I was surprised at how fast the Jello set even though it seemed like it was pretty deep. It was done chilling 5 hours after putting it in the fridge!
My kids were so excited about eating from this watermelon jello bowl that they went down for naps with no fights because they were told they could have it if only the took a nap! They also told everyone that came over about their creation. It was a lot of fun and really easy to make!
Enjoy!
~ Fun on a Dime Lady
Love the idea..I plan to send this idea to my DD and 2 DDILs….
I can’t wait to try this at our next family BBQ!