Hosting a baby shower can be a lot of work. However, there are many eco-friendly ideas to make planning the baby shower fun. A cute display for your food table would be a great start. Did you know that a watermelon baby carriage is easy and quick to make? If you can carve a pumpkin, then you can make a watermelon carriage. No need to break any diets for this centerpiece and it's healthy too!
First, cut a thin slice from the bottom of a large watermelon to give it a stable base. Draw the outline of the carriage opening and the handle (as shown.) Use a sharp knife to cut this section out of the watermelon, cutting all the way through the rind in a straight line.
Once this section is removed, use a sharp knife or a decorating tool to cut the fancy edge. Hollow out the inside of the carriage, and puncture 6 to 8 drainage holes in the bottom of the watermelon so that the water will run out.
Lastly, cut the handle from the discarded section of rind. Attach the handle with toothpicks and cut oranges in thick slices to create four orange slice wheels, attaching also with toothpicks. Place the carriage in a good size pan of ice, and fill with fruit salad. The ice will keep the fruit cool, and any excess juices will drain into the pan of ice through the drainage holes, preventing the fruit salad from getting soggy.
When the baby shower is over, cut up the rind and start a compost pile outside. Along with banana peel and orange peel, watermelon rinds make wonderful compost. Eventually, the pile decomposes into very rich and fertile soil. Then spread it around your garden. So you not only created an eco-friendly centerpiece for your baby shower, you also recycled the watermelon rind and started a compost pile!
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