Magic Watermelon Drink Recipe for Kids

Magic Melon-ade

For a refreshing cool-off fruit drink, try this simple watermelon drink recipe for kids. Grown-ups can use a big, heavy chef's knife to cut the watermelon. You will have more than you need for one recipe so make watermelon balls with the rest for snacks.

Makes:

2 to 4 Servings

Hands-on time:

10 minutes

Start-to-eat time:

10 minutes

Ingredients

  • small seedless watermelon
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon sugar or honey
  • 1 cup ice

Kids kitchen skills:

  • measuring
  • operating a blender
  • juicing
  • using a melon baller
  • garnishing

Tools:

  • blender
  • measuring spoons
  • knife
  • cutting board
  • hand-held juicer
  • melon ball maker

Step-by-step

Grown-up steps
  1. A grown-up should carefully cut the watermelon in half. Use the melon baller to scoop out the watermelon fruit until you have 2 cups of fruit.
  2. Cut the lemon in half. Squeeze one half on a juicer. Measure until you have 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
  3. Place the watermelon, lemon juice, ice, and sugar or honey into a blender. Blend for 3 minutes until it turns slushy.
  4. Pour into glasses. Make melon ball garnishes. Cut a slit with a picnic knife, then slip the melon ball on the rim.

Hungry for more?

Sign up for our cooking kits! Teach your kids important culinary skills and empower them with kitchen confidence.

Every monthly kit includes

  • 3 exclusive recipes
  • Quality cooking tool
  • Foodie Fun magazine
  • Achievement stickers
  • Wordstir family game
  • Shopping list

Select a subscription plan

The official MasterChef Junior cooking kit for kids

MONTHLY
$23.99
Join this plan
Free Apron Included
3 MONTHS
$23.99
per month
Total $71.97
Join this plan
Free Apron Included
6 MONTHS
$21.99
per month
Total $132.00
Join this plan
Free Apron Included
Save $12!
YEARLY
$19.99
per month
Total $239.88
Join this plan
Free Apron + Mitt
Save $12!

Free shipping on all U.S. orders!

All Subscriptions Renew Automatically. You Can Pause Or Cancel At Any Time!

Fun cooking kits at your doorstep

10% Discount
Free Shipping
Next time
Almost!
15% Discount
Free Recipe Binder
Almost!
No luck today
Free Hat & Apron Set
50% Discount
Get your chance to win a prize!
Enter your email address and spin the wheel. This is your chance to win amazing discounts!
Our in-house rules:
  • One game per user
  • Cheaters will be disqualified.
Send this to a friend