You know it's a slow news day when a featured story is about a
family finding a 50-year-old time capsule buried in their back yard while gardening,
but the more I started thinking about this, the better the idea became.
When I was little, I was always fascinated by the idea of time
capsules. Old stuff from 100 years ago? Bring it! How did people live
back then? What did they eat, what did they read, what did they think
about?
Even more fascinating was the idea of living on into the
future by leaving a piece of myself and my life for someone else to
find. Ego! Hubris! Maybe, but also quite fun, like a Way Back Machine
of your own: what things can you put in a box that will define you for
future generations?
Kids will totally get into this idea, and
will probably take it to levels far beyond anything you can imagine,
but here are a few different ways to approach the concept:
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