Larry's Kitchen
🍳 Meet the Melon
🦁 Why Larry Likes This One
Larry loves how they're big and juicy inside!
Serves
1
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Level
⭐ Easy
⚠️ Allergen Information
✅No Known Allergens
Always check ingredient labels every time you cook. Ingredients can change. If your child has a diagnosed food allergy, follow their healthcare team's advice.
🥕 Ingredients
- •0.5 melon
- •2 leaves mint
🔧 Equipment
chopping boardlarge knifebowlspoon
📝 Method
- 1Look at the melon — it's big and round.
- 2Feel the hard skin.
- 3Smell it — it smells sweet!
- 4Adult: cut it in half. Look at the seeds in the middle!
- 5Adult: scoop out the seeds.
- 6Adult: cut the flesh into chunks.
- 7Look at the juicy, colourful inside.
- 8Taste if you want to.
🦁 My Jobs
- ✓ Look at the melon
- ✓ Feel the skin
- ✓ Smell it
- ✓ Look at the seeds
- ✓ Look at the inside
- ✓ Taste if you want to
👨👩👧 Grown-Up Jobs
- ⚠️ Use a large sharp knife — melon can be difficult to cut
- ⚠️ Cut on a stable surface
⚠️ Food Safety
- • Wash the outside of the melon before cutting
- • Melon can be heavy — use a stable cutting board
🧩 Try It Your Way
Try different melons: watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe!
