What You Need:

• fresh watermelon
• plastic drinking straws
• zip-lock bags
• serrated plastic knives
• sharp knife for cutting watermelon (adults only)

What To Do:

• Cut open chilled watermelon. Cut into one-inch chunks.
• With the help of children, carefully remove the seeds. Children can cut with plastic knives.
• Places seedless chunks of chilled watermelon into zip-lock bags.
• Close all but one small corner of the bag. Insert the plastic straw into the open corner and push it to the bottom of the bag.
• Encourage children to squish the watermelon chunks and sit the ice through the straw.

• 1 cup seedless watermelon chunks
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup water
• popsicle sticks or plastic spoons
• small paper cups

What To Do:

• Mix ingredients together in a blender.
• Pour into small paper cups.
• Place in freezer and when partially frozen, insert popsicle sticks or small plastic spoons into cups for handles.
• Continue freezing.
• Pour hot water over the bottom of the cup to remove popsicle.