Paper Watering Can Gift Basket Container

Make your own fashionable watering can using scrap paper & fill it with goodies to make a sweet gift idea for someone you love!

Step-by-Step

Step 1

Print the template on patterned paper and cutout the four pieces: watering can body, spout, curved handle and back handle.

Watering Can Template (Updated template without text. Thanks, Helen!)
Step 2

Working on the “wrong” side of the paper, score and valley fold the dashed red lines on the main watering can body.
Step 3

Apply adhesive (glue or double-sided sticky tape) to the folds on the “right” side of the paper.
Step 4

Bring sides together to form the can body.
Step 5

Curve the front flaps and tuck into the sides of the watering can using a dab of glue or other fixative to keep in place.
Step 6

Take the spout and fold with “wrong” sides turned to the inside as indicated by the red dashed lines in the template.
Step 7

Apply a dab of glue to the end of the spout’s inner sides to fix them together.

Apply a strip of double-sided sticky tape to the base of the spout and affix to the front of the watering can body.
Step 8

Attach the curved top handle by placing a dab of glue on each end (right side up) and tucking inside the top of the can, ensuring that the handle curves to the back.
Step 9

Fold the handle for the back on the dashed red lines as indicated in the template.
Step 10

Apply glue or sticky tape to the right side of the folded ends.
Step 11

Glue to the back of the can to form a ‘D’ shape.