Right before a loved one’s cremation services in Sacramento, CA are set to be carried out, their body is going to be placed into a combustible cremation container. This container is designed to make it easier for a crematory to move a person’s body into a cremation chamber. It’s also designed to help a crematory get a person’s cremation jumpstarted. Additionally, families can often place items into their loved one’s cremation container if they want. Here are some of the items you and your family might want to consider putting into a loved one’s cremation container.

Letters

Did you know that writing a letter to a loved one can be a great way to mourn their loss? It’ll give you an opportunity to get some things that you would like to say to them off your chest. Even if you simply write them a thank you note thanking them for everything they ever did for you, you’ll find that it’ll work wonders for your mental health. It’s why you and your fellow family members might want to think about writing letters to your loved one and putting them into their cremation container just before their Sacramento, CA cremation is set to begin.

Photographs

Do you want to make sure that your loved one is surrounded by family and friends at the time of their cremation? You and your family members might not be able to gather around them while they’re being cremated. But you can stick some family photographs into their cremation container to surround them with love. Just make sure that these are copies of family photos and not the originals since you aren’t going to be able to get them back later.

Prayers

You and your family are likely going to say a whole bunch of prayers for your loved one in the days following their death. You might also want to take things to the next level by printing out some prayers for your loved one and placing them into their cremation container. If your family is very religious, this might be the right approach to take when you’re cremating a loved one. You can also choose to surround them with printouts of poems, songs, etc.

Stuffed animals

If you have a bunch of kids in your family, you might want to figure out a good way to get them involved in your loved one’s cremation. You can do it by having all the kids draw pictures for your loved ones before placing them into their cremation containers. But you might also want to give some thought to having kids place stuffed animals into a cremation container. It’ll allow you to have a productive conversation with these kids about cremation, and it’ll also help them to cope with any sadness that they might feel following a loved one’s death.

Would you like to get some more ideas on what you should place in a loved one’s cremation container? Our funeral home can help you come up with some additional options. We can also assist families when it comes to planning out Sacramento, CA cremations from beginning to end. Call us now to take advantage of our cremation services.