If you are looking for an idea as to how to incorporate a “time capsule” present into your child’s first birthday party that will be at the beach, why not buy a large plastic bottle, one that could supposedly be thrown into the ocean to perhaps be found by a stranger on the other side of the sea, and fill it with all of those memories from baby’s first year, as well as the current events of the day, etc.

The container will go well with the venue of your party; you could pretend like you are throwing it off and into the sea. Of course, don’t actually do this, but when your child opens it years later when he is 18 or so, you can relate his first birthday party theme to him while you provide him his time capsule.

Many times the first birthday party involves adults attending to wish your child well! Even though it is a gathering of your friends and family, it is always wonderful to include an activity that surrounds the special birthday girl or boy!

One activity that is fun and can also serve as a keepsake or heirloom collectible to capture the special day is to have your guests decorate unique patches that will be placed together to make a quilt.

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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 child when ~ years later ~ he opens it up to find all of the love, good wishes, news, & perhaps weather report from 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.

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