While internet surfing and reading blogs, I came across this idea:
It’s a clear jar that’s turned into a time capsule! The blog author threw small memorabilia and other mementos into the jar throughout the year, representing the things she did with her family. At the end of the year, she stores the jars on a shelf for her kids to look through and take a stroll down memory lane whenever they want!
I thought this was a fun idea. I always have lots of little mementos that I want to save, but don’t know what to do with. If I don’t have my camera along when I try a new restaurant, for example, I’ll grab a matchbox or a business card to remember the experience by. Or, I save ticket stubs from sporting events, concerts, and other events I attend. All of these little items end up scattered throughout my house in random drawers, in the bottom of my purse, or worse, get lost altogether. A decorated jar can be left out on a counter and is the perfect “home” for all of these items!
For my version, I used a clear plastic Making Memories jar and decorated it with the brand-new Little Yellow Bicycle Twig collection.
The finished jar can be used as a “time capsule” and saved, or it can act as a place to store memorabilia until it’s ready to go into a scrapbook. Because the Making Memories jars come in packs of three, you could make one for each child to keep in his/her room as a place to store all of their special “treasures”. There are lots of possibilities–no matter which way you choose, you’ll end up with a jar full of fun memories!
