Happy Thanksgiving From One Fruity Turkey!

Yikes!  So I totally meant to post this yesterday/ last night so it would be up here in time for Thanksgiving.  Technically speaking, you hopefully don't have your family over yet or aren't yet at the in-laws-- if so, I'm so sorry, it's going to be a looooong day.   And thus, if you're truly interested this awesome idea (of course you are why wouldn't you be), then you could take that Thanksgiving Morning walk-of-shame to your local grocery store and pick up some produce.   If not, there's always next year if you have the best memory in the entire world.

I turned this into an activity to do with my kids at work.  We practiced our fine motor skills while handling sharp dangerous objects and contaminating fruit for our parents... what could be a better activity?  Mind you, only one child, one honeydew melon, and absolutely no turkeys were hurt in making of this delightful bringer of thanksgiving cheer  (is that a thing).  And no, I'm not joking, one child was hurt.  Apparently she thought her eyeball was a superb addition to her grape skewer.  She survived and has both eyes-- no worries.  We made this for our Thanksgiving parent breakfast and it was a hit.  This is an awesome idea for breakfast, dessert, or if you're just trying to overly impress someone(s) with your creativity.

what do we need...

1 honey dew melon

1 cantaloupe (cubed)

1 bag of red grapes

2 containers of strawberries (with tops chopped off)

1 container of blueberries

1 pear

Toothpicks

Bamboo skewers

what you need to do...

1  Chop and wash all of the fruit.  In decorative patters or completely randomly, skewer (or have your kids help after clearly disclosing the dangers of bamboo skewers) the grapes, cantaloupe, strawberries and blueberries.  These fruits are the easiest but you can sub in other fruits of choice.  These can be made ahead of time and assembled later as long as they are wrapped and kept in the refrigerator.  You can make as many or as few as desired.  Filling the entire melon will require more fruit than suggested above.  Be sure to leave about an inch and a half of room from the sharp end of the skewer so that they can be secured into the melon.

2  Carefully slice the rounded bottom off the honeydew, making a flat edge so that the melon can rest without rolling.  Secure the pear on the front of the honeydew using two toothpicks and the eyes onto the pear using two blueberries and two additional toothpicks.   Stick to skewers at random into the back of the melon using the sharp end of the skewer.  After the skewers are gone, you can chop up the melon if you're in the mood for even more fruit!

Okay let's have one last look because it's adorable!  Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!! Can't wait to share the delicious things my uncle thinks up after the feast is over!