Handmade watermelon for fancy dress

February 2014
Bangalore

Every parent is very excited when it comes to fancy dress of a there kid. Same I was this was the time when she has to recite a poem in front of all. Vartika is a very shy kid and also not very expressive in front of my people. She selected one poem which we all were confident she will be able to recite in front of her teachers.
Rhyme was
Watermelon watermelon….
Papaya, papaya….
Apple apple apple…
Apple apple apple…
Fruit salad Fruit salad
Short and beautiful rhyme.
So I decided to make the props for her so now my creativity started. How to make props so that they are handy as well as sturdy.
Since the rhyme contains watermelon, papaya and apple so need to make all the three insuch a way they look nice also. Now a day to reduce the plastic usage tissue paper bags is introduced in the market of different colors.
Material required

·         Red and green tissue paper bag

·         Sewing machine (can do with hand stich if you don’t have sewing machine).

·         Polyfill cotton

·         Sketch pen- black and dark green

Steps - to make water melon.

1.      First take the red color sheet and fold it from the middle and then make a semicircle and cut the sheet

2.      Then take green color sheet and make straight crescent shape.

3.      Now stitch both green and red piece to give a water melon piece shape.

4.      Tie one lace from one end to the other so that it can be easily hanged on neck.

5.      With the help of sketch pen make some seed on watermelon slice to give a real look.