Free PDF + editable BoboCreate template

How to Customize a First Birthday Time Capsule

Write a letter to be opened years from now, capture who your child is at one, and label the capsule so it is found and opened on the right day.

Download the free PDF Download the editable .bobo

Both downloads are the free edition. The .bobo file opens in BoboCreate Desktop.

The editable file imports in BoboCreate Free 0.3.19 or later. It uses one of Free's three design places, and its own artwork does not count toward your three uploaded images. Older versions of the app need BoboCreate activated to import it, so update BoboCreate first.

A letter for the first birthday with a "to open on" line

First birthday snapshot with favorite food, toy and a memory

Seal, store and open plan in four steps with a safety note

Cut-apart labels for the capsule box and four envelopes

See the premium printable →

The free PDF is ready to print and use. The free editable `.bobo` file opens in BoboCreate Desktop, so you can personalize the free first birthday time capsule while keeping a reusable source for later.

These free pages are complete on their own; the full kit is an optional add-on.

What the free template includes

4 complete pages
5 cut-apart labels
4 step sealing plan

Use the free printable

Write the letter and fill in the snapshot. Add labeled photo copies and clean, dry keepsakes.

Cut out the labels for the box and envelopes.
Store it somewhere dry and tell a trusted adult where.

Customize without losing the activity structure

Change names, dates and headings, then preview every page. Keep the safety note and the writing lines readable instead of shrinking or covering them.

Print a practical test copy

Print on US Letter paper at Actual Size or 100%. White backgrounds and thin accents print well in grayscale.

What the full kit adds

Adds month-by-month memories, three family letters, guest wish cards and predictions, the birthday story, photo pages sized for 3.5 × 5 in prints, an inventory, a digital backup record, an opening plan, a sealing checklist, a then-and-now page and an ink-saver edition.

Open the editable template in BoboCreate

Download BoboCreate Desktop for Mac or Windows.
Download the free `free-first-birthday-time-capsule-v2.bobo` template.
Open BoboCreate and choose Open or Import, then select the downloaded file.
Edit the supported text while preserving the activity, answer and safety structure.
Preview every page, export a PDF and print at 100% or Actual Size.

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Keep food, liquids, batteries, medicine and identity documents out of the capsule, and use copies of photos rather than originals.

Read the Bobotemp printable guide for the ready-to-print download and practical use instructions.