Fruit Magic Wands

How we did it:
Materials List
- fruit - (we used watermelon, grapes & blueberries)
- skewers
- ribbon
- scissors
- cookie cutters - (stars, hearts, etc.)
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We washed our grapes and berries and sliced our watermelon in half. My daughter was thrilled to see that our watermelon was of the pink variety. She chose the ribbon colors. I gave her large and small cookies cutters shaped like stars and hearts.
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I sliced the watermelon into 1 to 1 1/2 inch slices and she went to work with cookie cutters.
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We put all of our watermelon cut-outs onto a plate and I set up a workstation for her to put them together.
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Starting with the pointy end of the skewer, she slid the star or heart shape up to the top, then began adding grapes and berries.
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Younger children might need help with this part. The smaller berries were tricky to get on there.
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Tip: If you're doing this project with very young kids, you can snip off the sharp end of the skewer. The fruit slides on just fine without it.
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She chose a piece of ribbon and cut it off the roll.
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I helped her tie the ribbons underneath the fruit and curl the edges of the ribbon with the scissor blade.
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Tada! Fruit magic wands. These were a great dessert for a cookout. The kids could grab one after they finished their meals while the adults were still eating and chatting.