How to make Cantaloupe even SWEETer

One of the reasons I love summer is because of all the fruit!  Watermelons, blueberries and cantaloupe!  Fresh, sweet, juicy fruit.  The kind that is sweeter than candy.  You know what I am talking about.  Delicious.ness!  Soft, ripe, goodness!  YUM!

My kids love fruit, but sometimes it’s fun to change it up a bit!

I saw this idea somewhere a few years ago in my pre-blogging days,

so if you are a blogger and you posted this a few years ago, email me and I will put in your link:)

Scoop out the middle of the cantaloupe like you normally do.  It’s best to make one major crater in the melon than a bunch of little ones.

Do you see my reflection in the picture?  I do.

Make your J.E.ll.O

When you open a bag of Jell-O, the puff of sugar that comes whirling out of the bag screams, “Kids come knock me off the counter and then find a glass of water to spill so it will create a ginormous mess for mom to clean!”  So…

I put my  younger kids in chairs so they could watch and learn how I did it before they attempted it.  Look how intensely they are watching me. They are soaking in all the goodness of creating.

Ya right…they are watching a cartoon so I could hurry and get it done before my older kids got home from school.   I really don’t like to clean up gooey,  sticky, red messes!  Hey, sometimes it’s best to surprise them with a new treat anyway.

After you add the boiling water to the mix then you stir, add only 3/4 of the cold water.  It gives it a firmer consistency.

Pour your Jell-O into the crater.

Then stick it in the refrigerator.  Place you melon in a bowl so it doesn’t tip.  Helping to prevent messes!

One happy kid

Two happy kids.

It worked.  The melon is gone!

Alison

Alison is one of the 3 founders of HowDoesShe.com She is the mama of 4 rockin' kids who love PB and J's. She has one fantastic husband who is the love of her life and loves long walks on the beach!

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