Paper Plate Watermelon Craft

Add this craft project to the list for celebrating the summer by making painted paper plate watermelon, a fun and easy painting idea.

Watermelon Slice Craft Idea

This easy paper plate craft will be a fun addition to summer or alphabet-learning activities for a letter W.

Paper plate watermelon with acrylic paint.

Watermelon is one of the signs of summer. Incorporating this juicy fruit theme into craft is always a great idea. It can be anything with a watermelon theme. You can turn a clay pot into a painted watermelon. If you are into sewing, make this easy watermelon coaster.

Supply To Make Paper Plate Watermelon 

You can use any size of paper plate. If no paper plate is available, replace it with white paper in a circle shape.

Watermelon craft.

Use red, pink, or lighter red paint for the watermelon. Also, you can use yellow paint instead for the yellow watermelon.

  • Red acrylic paint
  • White acrylic paint
  • Light green acrylic paint
  • Dark green acrylic paint
  • Paper plate
  • Foam brush
  • Sharpie marker

Paper Plate Watermelon Tutorial

Pour red paint into the middle of the paper plate.

Acrylic paint with paper plate.

Spread the red paint to cover the middle part of the paper plate.

Painting red and green on paper plate.

Add more red paint as needed. Let the red paint dry.

Next, mix the white and light green paint. Apply this mixture around the red paint near the rim of the plate.

Painting green on paper plate.

Let the paint dry. Apply the darker green paint around the rim.

Drawing watermelon seed using sharpie.

Let the darker green paint dry. Draw watermelon seeds by using the Sharpie marker.

Use the scissors to cut the paper plate into several sections that resemble a watermelon slice.

Watermelon from paper plate.

Since paper plates are a must-have for a camping trip, making this watermelon craft around the picnic table will keep everyone occupied and allow them to show off their creativity while surrounded by nature.

Paper watermelon.

Painting paper plate crafts is a fun and easy activity to fill the time during rainy days or summer camp.

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More Easy Summer Painting Projects

Fun Paper Plate Watermelon Slice For An Easy Summer Activity

Watermelon paper plate.
Paper watermelon craft idea.

Painted Paper Plate Watermelon Craft

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $1

Add this craft project to the list for celebrating the summer by making painted paper plate watermelon, a fun and easy painting idea, or alphabet-learning activities for a letter W.

Materials

  • Red acrylic paint
  • White acrylic paint
  • Light green acrylic paint
  • Dark green acrylic paint
  • Paper plate

Tools

  • Foam brush
  • Sharpie marker

Instructions

  1. Pour red paint into the middle of the paper plate.
  2. Spread the red paint to cover the middle part of the paper plate.
  3. Add more red paint as needed.
  4. Let the red paint dry.
  5. Next, mix the white and light green paint. 
  6. Apply this mixture around the red paint near the rim of the plate.
  7. Let the paint dry.
  8. Apply the darker green paint around the rim.
  9. Let the darker green paint dry.
  10. Draw watermelon seeds by using the Sharpie marker.
  11. Use the scissors to cut the paper plate into several sections that resemble a watermelon slice.

Notes

  • Painting the paper plate will take 10 minutes or less.
  • The additional 20 minutes are for drying each paint color.

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Project Type: Painting / Category: Paper