15 Time Capsule Ideas To Do With Your Family

Time capsules are a great way to capture a moment in your life and save mementos from that season of your life for later.

Time capsules are an excellent way to remember the past, but also remind you of what things were important to you back then.

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While a graduation cap might help you remember what it was like to be at graduation, a photo from the day will remind you of the friends you made, or the cute dress you bought for the occasion.

If you are looking for a few excellent time capsule ideas, we’ve got you covered!

HOW TO CREATE A TIME CAPSULE

If it is your first time making a time capsule, then you may be a little unsure about where to start. Here are the basics for creating your time capsule!

1 | Choose a container: Make sure to choose something sturdy and right for the environment that you plan on storing it in. Also, consider size when selecting your time capsule container.

2 | Decide where to store your time capsule.

3 | Put your items in your time capsule

4 | Decorate your time capsule.

5 | Add an “open on date” to your time capsule.

WHAT TO PUT IN A TIME CAPSULE?

You may be stuck on what things to put in a time capsule. This is one of the main reasons many of us never make one!

If you have never done a time capsule before, here are few ideas of what to put in your time capsule:

Newspaper clippings

Photos

Art projects

Video recording or DVD

Ticket stubs

School projects or essays

Menus (cookbooks or favorite recipes)

Popular toys

Special notes

Fashionable rends from that year

Tour of your home

Something specific to that year

Goals or things that you accomplished that year

You want to put things in your time capsule that you’ll be able to remember when you open it next.

If you are worried you might forget the significance of an item, write a note to go along with it!

TIME CAPSULE IDEAS

Creating a theme for your time capsule is a great way to avoid just putting random things in a box or container for you to look at later.

You can do them regularly for each year, or use them for a specific moment in time that covers a special occasion.

Here are some ideas for themed time capsule ideas:

Baby time capsule

Baby shower time capsule

First birthday time capsule

Christmas time capsule

First day of school time capsule

Back to school time capsule

Childhood dreams time capsule

Family reunion time capsule

Family memory time capsule

Vacation fun time capsule

Milestone time capsule

‘Favorites’ time capsule

Goals for the year time capsule

New house time capsule (this one could be a fun thing to leave behind for the next owners!)

Time capsule for kids

Time capsules are a great activity to do with your kids or even with your spouse!

No matter what the reason for creating a time capsule is, I hope you get out there and try it!

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