Make a New Year's Time Capsule


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Make a

New Year's Time Capsule

Make a container to hold your treasures and your wishes and goals for the New Year.

 

You will need:

  • small storage tin (You may have a cookie-, popcorn- or candy-tin leftover from the holidays. If you don't have a tin, a shoebox will work.)
  • goals for the coming year
  • permanent markers
  • paper
  • glue
  • tapeS
  • scissors
  • paint
  • paintbrush
  • little treasures (photos of friends or family, small toys, coins, etc.)

How to make it:

  • Wash and dry the tin.
  • Decorate the tin with the markers or paint (If the tin already has a design, you can use that one. Or you can decorate pieces of paper and then glue them to the tin's lid and sides.)
  • Mark your name and the date on the lid.
  • On a piece of paper make a list of goals - things you would like to accomplish during the year. (For example, be a better student, be more helpful around the house, make new friends, etc.)
  • On another piece of paper write some of the important things that happened last year. (For example, got a new puppy, went on a fun vacation, learned to ride a bike, etc.)
  • Place the list of goals in the tin along with any little treasures you want to include.
  • Tape the lid onto the tin.
  • Store it in a safe place (for example, your closet, under the bed, etc.).
  • Open the tin on the next New Year's Day. Did you accomplish all your goals? Did you remember what was in the tin?


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