8 Fun And Easy Ways How To Plate And Serve Watermelon Slices

How to plate and serve watermelon slices in fun ways? Simplicity is the key! All designs on the page take a minute to prepare. I saw a few watermelon serving ideas on Pinterest and got inspired to make a page on my website. Watermelon is bright and beautiful as is, and if we add a few own touches, it definitely becomes a conversation piece at your party or a casual everyday meal. These are ideas that everyone can try, no artistic or carving skills needed. Great ways to serve watermelons as dessert for kids or involve children to serve for parents, grandparents, or friends.
On the page:
- Stroller out of a watermelon slice for a baby shower dessert.
- Watermelon slices in the shape of a balloon for a kids’ party.
- Fun ladybug out of watermelon idea to serve for kids.
- Watermelon slice in the shape of a fish.
- How to plate watermelon slices in the shape of a boat.
- Butterfly out of a watermelon slice idea.
- Watermelon slices in the shape of the sun.
- Watermelon pizza cut with a crinkle knife.
1. How To Plate Watermelon Dessert For Baby Shower In The Shape Of Stroller

Super easy and impressive way to plate watermelon individually for a baby shower party, or make just one and use it as decor for a basic watermelon presentation! We don’t need to add so many details to the watermelon stroller, the resemblance is so clear. I use only one round slice of watermelon to make the stroller. The idea I saw on Instagram was from different fruits and was very small. I tried a watermelon slice and as you can see, it looks great and resembles a stroller so well. Check out this idea!
We Need
- Watermelon round slice
- Bisquit cutter
- Knife
* Instead of bisquit cutter we can use a glass as a pattern and cut the circle with a knife. For this methtod I like first to cut out the red part of watermelon triangle. The next step cut into half and after make circles. 1 inch of thickness watermelon more easily make straight cut than 2″.
How To Make
- Cut the triangle out of the round slice watermelon. For the best look the top of the stroler make the angle as I show on the photo.

2. Cut the curcle out of the triangle cut of the watermelon with biscuit cutter and devide in two, so we have 2 wheels.

2. How To Serve Watermelon In The Shape Of Balloon

We Need
- Watermelon round slice and small piece for the bottom
- Chocolate
- Baking paper
How To Make
- Make simple cone from baking paper. Add a few pieces chocolate and melt in the microwave. Cut out small piece of the watermelon as on the photo. Make tread like design with chocolate on the bottom of the balloon.

3. Ladybug Watermelon Design For Kids

We Need

- Watermelon
- Blueberries
- Black grapes or cherry
How To Make
- Make a round shape from a watermelon. I used bisquit cutter but can be glass with sharp edges works well too. I can’t change blueberries size , so work with watermelon size to adjust to my blueberries size, so my ladybug looks nice.

2. I made the head for my watermelon ladybug from black grapes.
*We can make head for ladybug from cherry or large blueberry as an options.

So cute watermelon presentation for kids dessert! Very easy to make and so cute!
Check out more ideas to garnish food for kids → 11 Fun Food Decorating For Kids Ideas

4. How To Plate Watermelon In The Shape Of Fish

To serve fish from watermelon individually on the plate is a great simple idea for fishing party theme, kids party or other events.
We Need
- Watermelon round or oval shaped slice
- Knife
- 1 inch corer
How To Make
- Cut the end of the slice and turn around. This is the fish tail. Cut out the eye of the fish with 1 inch vegetable corer or just use knife. Make small triangle cut to make the mouth of the fish.

*To make eye with vegetable corer faster and it makes nice round shape.
5. How To Plate Watermelon In The Shape Of Boat

Making a watermelon boat is such a fun, easy way to present fruit for kids—or just to bring some extra joy to the table! To make it look even more like a real boat, I added a cute cupcake topper as a mast. You can easily upgrade this platter by scattering extra fruits and berries around the boat. It’s the perfect themed treat for a summer backyard BBQ, a fishing-themed party, or any pool day gathering!
We Need
- 2 slices of watermelon
- Knife
How To Make
- I cut 2 slices of watermelon.

2. One of slices is body of the watermelon boat and other is the sail of the boat. I make a small change for the sail of boat, just cut the bottom off as on the photo. For the body didn’t make any changes.

My plate with the watermelon boat design is ready! Super easy and fun way to serve watermelon on the plate!
Check out how to make a boat from cantaloupe (Different technique) → How To Cut Cantaloupe Fancy For A Summer Party 5 Easy Ideas

6. How To Make Butterfly From Watermelon To Serve On A Plate

Looking for a fun summer watermelon presentation idea? This watermelon butterfly is super easy and takes less than a minute to make. It’s an amazing presentation for summer kids’ parties!
We Need
- Round slice of watermelon.
- Knife.
How To Make
- I cut the watermelon round slice into 3 pieces. On the sides the wings for my butterfly. The body for butterfly on the middle. Next step to add small details to make butterfly more realistic. I cut out the antennas for my watermelon design from the narrow piece and shaped slightly the wings as you can see on the photos.

7. Plating Watermelon In The Shape Of The Sun

Looking for a cute way to serve summer fruit? ☀️ This watermelon sun is so easy! Just cut small triangles along the rind for a fun, individual plate presentation. It takes less than a minute and elevates an individual plate into something truly special.
8. Cute Watermelon Pizza Cuts With Crinkle Knife

Watermelon pizza, but make it fancy! 🍉 A crinkle knife is a total game-changer for styling fruit. This little garnish tool is one of my kitchen favorites, so of course, it’s making the list for my new watermelon serving ideas! Watermelon pizza is a very popular trend these days. A crinkle knife is a great solution to make watermelon pizza cuts fancy. This garnish tool is so useful in my kitchen, so of course, I am going to include it in my list of how we can use it to serve watermelon on a plate!
Kitchen Hack How To Make Watermelon Pizza With Crinkle Knife
Skip the knife and use a crinkle cutter to cut your watermelon! I use the OXO crinkle knife to make these fun watermelon pizza slices.
*Crinkle knife, sometimes also called a French fries knife.

This immediately elevated the watermelon presentation.


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