Who Can Use a Time Capsule? – Parents

Although it is a morbid thought, the truth is we are all going to die someday. That is the bad news. The good news is, we all have a chance to leave a legacy to our friends, family, and children. We can leave a legacy in a tangible way with a time capsule.

Do not wait until you are the parent who has to send your child off to college, only to notice the adult size shoes and clothes you pull out of the suitcase, as you help him or her unpack for their new life adventure. Leave memories in a lasting way, with the use of a time capsule. A time capsule is more than just social media, saving photos on Facebook, or posting your Throw Back Thursday pictures. A time capsule is about collecting the memorabilia that will not keep online, or in a scrapbook, or in an old box where mice and moths can destroy your precious memories. Let’s discuss time capsule ideas for parents.

A Celebration of Life

Don’t wait until the end, when most people have a “celebration of life” at a funeral. Start today and save those tangible memorabilia, souvenirs, and keepsakes in a decorative Baby Time Capsule from http://www.timecapsule.com. Keep special items, in a time capsule, about everyday life and what matters most – your children and family memories together. When parents make a time capsule with their children, it helps them feel a sense of connectedness on a deeper level.

You are not just your child’s “mom” or “dad.” Use a time capsule to explain to your grown child, about who all you really are, as your child opens their time capsule at their high-school graduation or as you leave their dorm room at college, and he or she starts a new life.

You are a “mom” or “dad” who has:

• saved their childhood pictures drawn
• saved their proud moments of finally nailing the sound on their band instrument, in an audio recording
• been the one who has saved their sweet 16 napkin from her Birthday party
• been the one who still has the key to his or her first car
• been the one who has their best years of Report Cards saved
• saved their journal or diary, to remind him or her what life was like as a young teenager
• saved their favorite childhood toy
• saved their most embarrassing or funny videos
• continued to make their favorite recipes holiday after holiday
• saved their sentimental baby blanket
• saved every day timer planner (each year of their life) of the many scheduled events, you have taken them to. (How do you have all this energy?)

The countless list goes on, as I am sure you are now thinking of the many ways you have been there for your children. Remind them of how much you love them with a decorative Baby Time Capsule to give them at their graduation, or whenever you choose to have them open it. What a day that will be as he or she is able to relive life the year they were born, or the first few years of their lives. Help your child truly understand how you contributed to their world. From the tiny baby feel of size 3, to the adult feet of size 13, there are many memories with tangible objects involved that we all do not want to let go or lose. Capture and preserve them in a lasting gift of the Baby Time Capsule. It is when you have to leave your child at college that your child’s life really flashed before your eyes. Get a time capsule to slow down this time and remember it. That time capsule now is not just a price, it is worth so much more. Priceless, as you freeze that moment in time, in a time capsule. Reminisce over the items in the time capsule, as you feel those emotions of empty nest syndrome come upon you. The time capsule helps you connect, no matter how far apart you are. Pass on the legacy from your family, of what matters most, treasured memories.

Making Milestone Moments Count,

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Time capsules are unique items, to help keep the past alive. They can help us pass on traditions, memories, stories, sayings, treasured keepsakes, photos, etc. There are many items to include in a time capsule. It is a personalized item. For example:

• Copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas, report cards or any other important and milestone moment paperwork.
• Cards, emails, photographs
• Flowers from your wedding day or locks of hair
• Any ticket stubs, movie 3D glasses, honeymoon itineraries
• Fabric swatches
• Menus, shot glass, souvenirs
• Favorite quotes, music, poems, sayings, prayers, books
• Recipes
• Pocket watch
• Handprint or footprint
• Newspaper (especially of an important day, like when a sports team won the Super Bowl)
• Blueprint of your home
• Important life items that you always carry with your (worry stone, necklace, favorite pen, etc)
• Items of that time (popular toy of that year, advertisements from the paper, magazine, coins, stamps, etc)
• Letters from friends and family about where you will be 20 years from now, or whenever you decide to open the time capsule.
• Recordings or video of family at that time with audio/video means to play it back in the future

Check out the sample Wedding and Baby Time Capsules at www.timecapsule.com for other ideas on their Inventory Checklist.

When do we open the Time Capsule?

This is a personal choice. Most people choose a significant date or holiday to open their time capsule. How long you wait until you open the time capsule, is your choice. On average, about 25 years is the minimal length of time. To a child, this could be the worst Christmas present (because they have to wait so long), however to an adult (time flies), and even if the time capsule sits out as decoration or is buried, you do not want to forget where you placed it. It is suggested you keep a map of where you placed the time capsule (in your fire safety box), especially if you bury it, so you know where it is in the future. So, what would you put in your time capsule?

Watch this quick video on “How to Make a Time Capsule” at: http://www.howcast.com/videos/354335-How-to-Make-a-Time-Capsule

Making Milestone Moments Count,

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