As if moving itself weren't an accomplishment in itself, including children to the job can make it seem difficult. Let me be frank, I have 6 children, I have actually moved 8 times in the past 12 years including the East Coast (as well as a 3 year transfer to Hawaii) of the United States. I think, I could be a professional at moving with munchkins. I have actually moved with babies, toddlers, in addition to tweens and teens. I will detail a couple of things below but none nearly as essential as the one significant piece of guidance I can offer:
Keep Them Involved! If you can, take them house hunting, or have them "find houses" on property sites. Let them feel like they are a huge part of the move.
For the Littles-- I always check out the numerous ranges of" We are Moving" books offered along with coloring pages here's a moving coloring page:
Other look at this site ways to keep them involved:
When you discover the home you are going to buy-- ask your genuine estate representative for the flooring plan-- have the kids arrange their space-- where will the bed go? You can integrate a measuring activity into it as well-- will certain furnishings fit, etc
. B. Have them prepare a going away party-- It will have them looking forward to something other than the real feeling of moving
C. Create a scrapbook-- take a photo of all the old rooms and jot down your best memory that took location in each one.
D. Offer them a really unique box to pack-- just for their crucial items
Other Suggestions which is not nearly as essential:
Pack a see-through bin for the very first night at your new house that contains anything you might this content require for that first day at the brand-new house. If you can get somebody to enjoy them during the real move this might be a good concept. Whenever we moved somewhere we constantly got a large map of the area and put locations that were close-by on it.