These edible creations from readers and our Test Kitchen are not only a great activity for parents and kids but they taste good, too!
What could be cooler than a convertible in the summer? You'll have as much fun as our Test Kitchen did when you make this fun truck.
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Kiwi tires and fruit salad cargo help this little melon airplane take off!
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—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
I made this cute melon bowl treat for my son's 3rd birthday. Our theme was the movie, Cars.
—Camile Hixon, Galena, Ohio
Have some fruit-filled fun on Thanksgiving with this tasty turkey...or when you're preparing turkey on the grill at a summer get-together.
—Tressa Gear, Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Colorful watermelon, pineapple, fruit cocktail, maraschino cherries and more are combined in this eye-catching fruit salad that's sure to take center stage at your next summer buffet!
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—Sandy Leversee, Apache Junction, Arizona
This fruit-filled carriage was made for my daughter's baby shower and was a huge hit. Fill it with any fruit you fancy and serve purchased poppy seed dressing alongside if you desire.
—Angie Schaff, St. Anthony, North Dakota
"Wow!" is what folks will say when they dig into this lovely fruit salad piled high in an eye-catching watermelon boat.
—Ruth Seitz, Columbus Junction, Iowa
I cut a watermelon into a basket shape, then fill it with melon balls to serve with a creamy dip.
—Christine Johnson, Ricetown, Kentucky
Another Creative Idea From a Reader
Watermelon Truck
My 4-year-old son was into trucks, so for his birthday I carved a watermelon into a plow truck to carry a load of fruit salad. Starting at one end of a whole watermelon not quite halfway down, cut melon lengthwise to a point just past half. Cut down from top so you can remove the top rear chunk to create the truck bed. Remove fruit from this chunk and cut plow from the rind. Hollow out the rest of the melon. Carve out a windshield and windows. Use toothpicks to attach plow, grape headlights and lemon-slice wheels.
—Tammy Porter, Neversink, New York