Create this quick and easy paper plate watermelon craft with just a few supplies you may have at home right now. Easy Summer Craft for Kids!

This watermelon craft for preschoolers is a great Summer craft!

There is something so fun and easy about using a plate to craft with, that we love so much. If you enjoy these as much as we do, then you will not want to miss our other popular paper plate crafts including Baby Yoda Craft, Penguin Craft, Paper Plate Wind Sock, and Earth Day Project.

We highlighted this Popsicle Stick Craft and Paper Plate Craft along with some other fun kid's crafts in our Easy Summer Crafts for Kids along with our 101+ Easy Craft Ideas for kids.

You also do not want to miss our 101+ Fun Coloring Pages For Kids and 101+ Free Kids Printables full of Crafts & Coloring Pages.

Summer Crafts

I love the idea of having a group of easy paper crafts on hand during the Summer when my littles need some downtime. Either it's a rainy summer day and you want to keep their hands busy. Or if you hear the ultimate "I'm Bored."

Fun Summer-themed crafts for kids like this one are always fun to have on hand. We love the idea of simple crafts that use craft supplies you have at home to make some fun.

Added bonus, there is nothing that screams summer more than watermelon.

We have a few fabulous recipes using watermelon that you can make while they are making this watermelon craft including Watermelon Feta Basil Salad on a Stick, Watermelon Muffin, Watermelon Lemonade, Watermelon Cupcake, Watermelon Fruit Pizza, Watermelon Desserts, and for the adults we have Spicy Watermelon Margaritas and Cranberry Watermelon Champagne Cocktails.

Supplies

Here is a list of supplies to make this super cute watermelon craft that kids will love.

Paper Plate
Pen
Scissors
Craft Paint (Green, Dark Green, Red, Black)
Popsicle Stick
Glue

How to Make DIY Watermelon

Start with a plain white paper plate.

Cut the paper plate in half.

Using your pen, draw a line around the base of the raised edge of plate.

Paint the outer edge of the watermelon with green paint.

draw in line in darker green around edge of paper plate half

Then paint on lines of dark green around the outside of the plate approximately an inch apart.

Paint the inside of the plate with red paint.

add black seed with marker to red middle

Then add black dots sporadically throughout the red section of the plate. You have a painted watermelon plate.

The last piece of the watermelon craft is the popsicle stick. If you are using a color popsicle stick, grab the green one. If you only have a plain colored craft stick, then simply use a marker or paint and have them paint the craft stick green.

glue or tape popsicle stick to back of watermelon

Glue the popsicle stick to the back of your watermelon. When this is a watermelon craft for preschoolers, then using simple white glue will work and will need to dry for an hour or more. If the goal is to use this more as a fan, then you may want to glue the popsicle stick using hot glue. If that is the case, make sure there is adult supervision.

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Paper Plate Watermelon Craft

Create this quick and easy paper plate watermelon craft with just a few supplies you may have at home right now. Easy Summer Craft for Kids!

Active Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty easy

Materials

Paper Plate
Pen
Craft Paint
Popsicle Stick
Glue

Tools

Scissors

Instructions

Start with a plain white paper plate.
Cut the paper plate in half.
Using your pen, draw a line around the base of the raised edge of plate.
Paint the outer edge of the watermelon with green paint.
Paint on lines of dark green around the outside of the plate approximately an inch apart.
Paint the inside of the plate with red paint.
Then add black dots sporadically throughout the red section of the plate.
The last piece of the watermelon craft is the popsicle stick. If you are using a color popsicle stick, grab the green one. If you only have a plain colored craft stick, then simply use a marker or paint and have them paint the craft stick green.
Glue the popsicle stick to the back of your watermelon. If this is a watermelon craft for preschooler, then using simple white glue will work and will need to dry for an hour or more. If the goal is to use this more as a fan, then you may want to glue the popsicle stick using hot glue. If that is the case, make sure there is adult supervision.