This DIY watermelon bag from cardboard is fun, pretty and handy! It currently keeps my pens and pencils organized.
It’s a rather simple craft, though younger kids might need some help along the way.

You will need:

• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Glue
• Wide ribbon
• Paint
• Card stock (optional)
• Prints of this DIY watermelon bag template (2 pages)

Steps:

1. Cut out the shapes from the templates and trace them onto the cardboard. Make two cardboard cutouts of template #1 and five cutouts of template #2.

2. Glue parts #2 to part #1, with the curvy ends aligned.

3. Glue the other copy of part #1.

4. Paint the watermelon bag. If the edges of the cardboard are hard to color, you can paste a small piece of card stock on them and paint over the card stock.

5. Glue a strip of ribbon to the edges of the watermelon, to make a handle for the bag.

6. Glue a wide strip of ribbon to the curvy bottom of the watermelon bag, for decoration.

7. You are done! Have a happy summer!