Summer wouldn’t be the same without the sweet taste of  watermelon, lets learn some watermelon facts

1. This fruit is actually a Vegetable, it is part of the gourd family.

2. Watermelons are over 90% water.

3. Most watermelons weigh from 5-40 pounds, but some can weigh 100 pounds.

4. The 1996 Guinness Book Of Records, shows the largest watermelon at 262 pounds.

5. The seeds ( like pumpkin ) can be roasted and eaten.

SONGS:

Down By The Bay

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow back to my home,

I dare not go for if I do, My mother would say

Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair

Down by the bay

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow

 back to my home, I dare not go for if I do,

 my mother will say

Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie

Down by the bay

 Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow

back to my home, I dare not go for if I do,

my mother will say Did you ever see a moose kissing a goose

Down by the bay

 Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow back to my home,

 I dare not go for if I do, my mother will say Did you ever see a whale with a polka dot tail

 Down by the bay

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow back to my home,

 I dare not go for if I do, my mother will say

 Did you ever see some Llamma’s wearing their pajamas

 Down by the bay

 Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow back to my home,

 I dare not go for if I do, my mother will say

 Did you ever have a time, when you couldn’t make a rhyme

Down by the bay

WATERMELON  ABC

ABCDE

watermelon is good for me

FGHIJ

I can eat it every day

PQRST

Ripe and very juicy

UVWXY

You will like it if you try

Z-Z-ZZZ

Watermelon is good for me

CRAFTS

Use the cheap paper plates from the Dollar Store, and cut it in half.

We used pink and green coloured sand. Have the children spread glue all over the plate ( we used glue sticks )

after glue is spread, have children sprinkle on coloured sand using a spoon ( using small motor skills,and hand eye coordination)  To keep down on the mess, I use an empty box lid!

Glue on black buttons for seeds.

WILLY WATERMELON PUPPET

Print from www.watermelon.org

WATERMELON NECKLACE

We used dyed noodles, green ( Rind ) Pink ( Flesh ) Purple ( Seeds) and asked the children to make a pattern. To dye Noodles Use 1 tablespoon of alcohol and food colouring, shake in a ziplock bag, then empty bag on a wax paper lined cookie sheet to dry over night.

 

We had lots of fun with the Watermelons.

Weighing Watermelons

Each child got to hold the watermelon and estimate how much it weighed, some were way off ( LOL ) some were right on. We then tried weighing the watermelon on the bathroom scale, but it didn’t work. So what we had to do was weigh someone on the scale, then weigh them holding the watermelon and subtract their weight. The kids LOVED this! we ended up weighing everyone with and without the watermelon!

Measuring Watermelons

We measured the circumference of the watermelon, Then we measured the circumference of every ones head,  The kids had a good laugh over this one! who had a watermelon head? No one even came close! ( LOL ) well OK I was the closest to having a watermelon head!

Charting Watermelons

We charted who likes watermelon and who didn’t.

Willy Watermelon book

To copy and colour, find it at www.watermelon.org

LETS EAT WATERMELON

I cut HUGE pieces of watermelon for everyone to eat! The bigger the better. Then I took pictures of the kids individually eating huge pieces, and Emailed them to Mom and Dad’s ( The parents loved them )

 

Please feel free to add your watermelon craft ideas, games, songs or recipes

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