On New Year’s Eve, create a family time capsule to open exactly one year later. It’s a tradition that gets better every year.
What Each Person Adds
- A letter to future self: What you hope for the coming year.
- Predictions: What will happen in the family this year? Who will learn what?
- Favourite things list: Current favourite song, film, food, and book.
- A photo from this year: Printed, not digital.
- A wish: One thing you hope for the family.
The Opening Ritual
Next New Year’s Eve, open the capsule before midnight. Read predictions aloud. Laugh at how wrong (or right) everyone was. Compare favourite things. Read the letters.
Then seal a new one for next year.
Storage
A sealed box, dated clearly. Store it somewhere everyone can see it throughout the year — a reminder of the tradition and the anticipation of opening it.