Time capsules

A time capsule is a letter, recording, or video sealed away for a child to open later. Only you can see it until the day it opens.

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Sealing a time capsule

From a child's vault, choose Time capsules. Write your letter, and attach a photo, a voice note, or a video if you'd like. Once you seal it, nobody, not even you, can open or edit it until it's due.

The time capsule composer on the FutureRoots app, with a letter field and When should it open? options: At an age, On a date, At a life moment, When they reach a goal.

Choosing when it opens

A capsule can be set to open:

  • At an age the child will turn (like 18)
  • On a specific date
  • At a life moment (like a graduation)
  • When the child reaches a goal you've set for them

Who can see a sealed capsule

A sealed capsule is private to the family until it opens. Other members can see that a capsule exists and who it's from and when it opens, but not what's inside.

When a capsule opens

On the day it's due, the capsule opens on its own and the family is told. Nothing needs to be done to release it, and if the day already passed by the time anyone looks, it opens the next time the vault is checked.