Watermelon Crafts

Watermelon Craft
To make the watermelon pattern, fold a 12x9 inch piece of red or pink and green piece of construction paper in half. Fold it in half lenghwise. Starting from the top, cut at an angle to about 2 inches from the bottom of the paper. Fold it again and meaure 1 inch across the top of the green construction paper marking every so often. Cut. Cut the amount of watermelons and rinds you need for your children or class.

Glue the red and green construction paper pattern together. (You will need to glue it together for younger children.) Make little seeds by finger painting using black (or whatever color they want for fewer children) kids paint. Count seeds after you placed them on your fruit.

Paper Plate Watermelon Craft
Cut a paper plate in half.

Paint or color the part of the plate where it doesn't curve up red or pink. Paint or color the top green. Finger paint little black seeds. Count the seeds as you go and/or after you placed them on your fruit.

Watermelon Math Toss Game
To make a watermelon, fold an 18x12 inch piece of red construction paper in half. Starting from the top, cut at an angle and stop about 5 inches from the bottom. Fold it again and measure 2 inches across the top of the green construction paper marking every so often. Cut. Laminate or put contact paper on it.. Cut black seeds using thick paper, poster board, black checkers, or coins. Have the children toss the seeds onto the watermelon and count as they go.

Watermelon Checker Board

Heavy corrugated cardboard
Poster paint
Black permanent marker
Twelve watermelon seeds
Twelve squash seeds
Cut a circle about 14 inches wide from heavy corrugated cardboard. Paint the outer inch of the circle with green poster paint. Paint the inside of the circle red. Paint a thin white line where the two colors meet.
With a pencil, draw an 8 inch square in the red area. Mark off every inch on each side of the square. Connect the marks on opposite sides of the square, dividing it into sixty-four small squares.

With a permanent black marker, outline the large square. Color in every other small square to form a checkerboard. Draw on watermelon seeds. Use twelve black seeds from a watermelon and twelve white seeds from a squash as your game's playing pieces.