cut a round watermelon in half
scoop out the watermelon from both halves and place it into a large bowl
add a variety of fruits to the watermelon in the bowl, making a fruit salad
set the bottom half of the watermelon down on a serving platter
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decorate the top half with a chalk marker making the pentagon shapes of a turtle shell
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cut 1/4 of the extra watermelon and remove the watermelon flesh
use the cut portion to make the neck with a pointed end and the legs with a simple rectangular shape
cut a mini marshmallow in half and cut the ends making it sticky on both sides
using the sticky marshmallow, attach eyes to the pointed end of the turtle neck
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using toothpicks place the feet and neck into the bottom half of the watermelon for the turtle's body
place cut-up fruits in the bottom half of the turtle
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add the turtle shell
mound any extra cut-up fruit around the turtle