Supplies:
• A container, such as a large mason jar, a shoe box,
or a tin lunch box
• Measuring tape
• Construction paper, ribbon, markers, and glue to
decorate the container
• Souvenirs and trinkets from places you’ve visited
• Photos
• Pencil and paper
• Cardstock
Step One:
Decorate your time capsule. This could be as simple
as a ribbon with a tag that states the year tied around
the mason jar lid or an elaborate construction paper/
glitter/glue/jeweled decoration of a shoe box.
Step Two:
Trace your child’s handprint and footprint onto the
cardstock. Cut them out, date them, and put them in
the time capsule.
Step Three:
Measure your child’s height with the measuring
tape. Either record the measurement or cut the
measuring tape off at your child’s height and roll it
up to place in the capsule.
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