How to make a super easy milk bottle watering can with the kids in minutes – simple gardening activity for kids

How to make a milk bottle watering can

Pre-school children just love making these and totally love using them to help out in the garden. You can make these using any size of plastic milk bottle you like – although the 1 pint bottles work best for younger children as they’re not as heavy to hold.

What you need to make a milk bottle watering can

empty plastic milk bottle with a screw on lid.
stickers if you’re decorating – older kids might prefer to use washi tape
sharp skewer/pen knife
water

How to make a milk bottle watering can

We gave the bottle a wash and removed the label.
Decorated the bottle with stickers. It’s best if you use the plastic stickers rather than paper then they stay waterproof.
Made little water holes in the milk bottle lid with a pen knife.
Filled with water.
Then went off into the garden to water everything in the world!