Make a Time Capsule to Mark the New Year

This year will probably go down as the weirdest in most of our lifetimes, and while it’s easy to want to just forget about it and show it the door, it’s worth taking time to remember some of the good things that have happened this year, too.

Red Ted Art has an idea to make a time capsule of the year, which I think would be especially valuable this year because it’s one we’re all going to want to remember and people who aren’t alive now will want to know what it was like.

You can use a jar to hold memories (written or drawn) or physical objects that represent the year like a face mask or a drawing of a ballot to commemorate the election, if you’re an American, for example.

Head to Red Ted Art for all the details on this lovely way to mark the end of the year. Or start one for next year where you can write down all the good things that happen and store them in the jar through the year to be read next New Year’s Eve.

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I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

[Photo: Mrs. Merry]

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