Starting preschool? Starting kindergarten? Want a fun activity for school age children? Imagine your child ten, thirteen or fourteen years from now...a senior in high school. Crazy, right? Time capsules are a fun activity to capture today's memories. What fun it will be to look at when your child is a senior in high school! Hard to imagine, right?
Here are some ideas-
*Select a container-a photo box, a shoebox, a paint container (you can buy these at most large building supply centers) or plastic container w/a lid.
*Decorate the box with paints, markers, stickers or photos.
*Gather small souvenirs of your child's life-newspaper clippings, magazines, ticket stubs, photos, small toys.
*Write about your life now and in the future (see below for suggestions).
*Put everything in the container and store in a safe dry place. Mark "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL SENIOR GRADUATION"
My Life Now-
Name, Age, Date, Address, Family Members, Pets, School, Grade, Teachers, Closest Friends, Favorites (book, food, drink, sport, movie, TV show, toy or game, school subject, song, band or musician, color, vacation), I Want to be a ....
My Life as a Senior-
How will I be different, How will I be the same, What sport will I be playing, Will I play a musical insturment, I will have learned how to, My favorite subject will be...
You get the idea. A quick Google search for 'time capsule for kids ideas' or 'time capsule questions for kids' should give you plenty of ideas. Most of all-have fun with it!
Here's another idea from last year-
http://metamoracommunityprek.blogspot.com/2010/08/high-school-graduation.html
