Watermelon Shark!

I realize this isn't exactly baking, but it was a ton of fun! We had a family get together, and I decided to make a fruit... dish. So, I wound up making this guy. The watermelon shark.

Swedish fish stuck in his teeth and all, he was definitely a big hit with everyone at the get together. And the best part is, he wasn't even that difficult to make!

First, we sliced off a chunk of the bottom to put him coming up on an angle. This also provided something for him to stand on. Next we took a marker and drew where we wanted to make the mouth. Getting the shape right was hard. It took a few rounds of cutting and slicing to get it to look how we wanted. Next came the fun part. Scooping! Using an ice cream scoop/melon baller, I got most of the watermelon outside of his mouth. This included the top section. Then, using a paring knife, we made a fine cut about an inch from where his mouth was. We peeled the green skin off to show his teeth. This was harder than we thought it would be, but the result came out alright in the end. Maybe not as even as I would've liked, but it was barely noticeable. Then we just made diagonal cuts all around his mouth, and before you knew it, Mr. Shark had 2 rows of pearly whites. I then grabbed one of the scraps from cutting out his mouth and shaped it into a fin. Using 2 toothpicks, I put it right in the middle of his back. Again, using toothpicks, I stick 2 grapes in for his eyes. We then filled him back up with fruit, threw in some Swedish Fish just for fun, and he was set!