Family Time Capsule
About 60 minutes, indoors, for ages 8 to 10.
Where it works
Works in any indoor space
Who it's for
ages 8 to 10
Include These:
- letters
- photo
- a drawing of today
- something small you would miss
- a list of your favorites right now
- a note for whoever opens it
Today's Challenge
- 1.What matters most to us now?
- 2.Where should we hide the capsule?
- 3.When will we open it?
Quick Start: What you need
- 1container
- 2letters
- 3photos
The Goal
Write letters to your future selves and fill a container with small mementos of today.
How to start
- 1
Gather what you need: container, letters and photos. Nothing else required.
- 2
Head indoors and include: letters, photo, a drawing of today, something small you would miss.
- 3
Talk about what you made. Start with "What matters most to us now?"
- 4
Print the worksheet to plan it out and keep what you make.
Draw Today
Draw one picture of what today felt like, then fold it up and add it to the capsule.
Some real time capsules are not opened for over a hundred years.
If you want to push it further
- Agree on a date to open it and write that date on the outside
- Each person adds one thing nobody else knows about
Print it and go
The worksheet has the checklist, the prompts, and a space to draw in. One page, ready for a bag or a glovebox.