By Lisa Kothari

For baby’s first birthday, a special birthday gift that I adore is a time capsule. It is a gift that will capture the special first birthday and will be very meaningful to your niece or nephew when, years later, she or he opens it up to find all of the love, good wishes, news, and perhaps weather report from her or his first birthday.

You can use anything for the “time capsule.” You could decorate a box or a big plastic toy holder, etc. Or it could be just a thick folder and/or envelope filled with lots of paper memories. Make sure to decorate the container/folder as well to make it festive and decorative.

If you are having guests over for your niece's or nephew’s first birthday party, request on the invitation that they bring something of meaning to that day, e.g. the weather report page, news headlines, movies being played in the theater, and/or at the party you could have all of your guests write a wish for niece or nephew that he or she can open in the future.

Auntie's Special Touch

As baby's favorite Auntie, you can add a special letter describing all you feel on the occasion of the first birthday and your hopes for your little one as he or she grows into a young adult. You can also add special toys and keepsakes from his first year, a favorite outfit, etc. All of these will mark the occasion of the first year and be appreciated when he or she opens it years later.

Children won’t remember their first year of life, so putting together a time capsule for your little one such as the one described here will be especially touching and interesting for your child!

Photo: RimDream
Re-Published June 1, 2016