Today I am not sure if I am talking about crafts to do with children or cooking with children, rather I think they are both in one ... it is a craft to do with food!
The idea is very simple, you have to take a piece of fruit, any that can be cut so that it is flat in front and behind and also be a piece large enough to fit the mold. If it is a striking color, like watermelon, then better than better. Today we will do watermelon lollipops with bear shapes. I have used watermelon to take advantage of the fact that it is one of the fruits of the summer season, and I think it is one of the largest fruits we can find, being perfect for this recipe.
Watermelon is a fruit that children usually like, it is juicy, fresh and fun to eat when you cut it into large segments. I am not in favor of disguise the fruit to children, but shaping them can help those who find it harder to eat fruit to be an incentive to put it in their mouths.
It is recommended to offer watermelon to children in summer It is composed of 93% water and is rich in vitamins A, C, B1, B6, fiber and potassium, it is ultra refreshing, so it thirst quenches them and also gives them vitamins.
The Watermelon also serves to relieve babies' gums when the teeth come out because its texture is soft and somewhat firm and cool.
How to make animal shapes in watermelon
We will need:- 1/2 large watermelon or one whole if small
- molds of figures (in any Chinese they sell, but in stores of resportería there are very cute to cut cookies, another day I will explain to you how to decorate cookies with children)
- large wooden sticks (skewers) or pole sticks
Step by Step
- Cut the watermelon into pieces 2 cm wide. Try to make it flat on both sides.
- We take the mold we want and press hard.
- We carefully remove the piece of watermelon from the mold and reserve our watermelon forms on a plate. We can sprinkle it with lemon so it can last longer.
- We stick a stick in the base of the figure and we have our lollipop!
You can also bathe it with chocolate and put it in the fridge, here is the step by step how to do it.
