How To Make Moving House More Family Friendly
The fact is that while moving house is often a necessary part of life, that doesn’t make it any less stressful. The moving process can be exceedingly stressful, especially when you are moving house with little ones in tow. However, if you and your family are in need of a new home, then moving is, of course, necessary.
Wondering what kinds of things you should focus on in the lead up to your move? Below is a guide to all of the ins and outs that it’s worth taking the time to think about and plan. For lots of tips, tricks and advice for a more family friendly move, have a read of the guide below!
Make A Moving Checklist
One of the most important steps that you can follow to make sure you and your family don’t encounter untold levels of stress when moving home is to create a moving checklist! It’s far too easy to get lost in the chaos when you have children to run around after, but unfortunately this can result in countless setbacks and delays that could have otherwise been avoided. You can easily find inspiration online for a moving cross country checklist, as lots of other families will have been in the exact same position as you and your brood. Make sure you write down all of the most important tasks and responsibilities, along with a list of deadlines and other key dates that you certainly don’t want to forget. Being able to refer back to your moving checklist and tick things off as you complete them can also help to keep you and your kids motivated, as watching the list shrink smaller and smaller as moving day approaches will be such an exciting activity!
Start packing up far in advance
If you’re going to make moving as free of stress as possible, it’s important that you start preparing as much as possible in advance. This means making sure to start dealing with the packing as early as possible, to help prevent any last minute rush. As the last thing that you want when you’ve got little ones in tow is being in a mad rush trying to get everything done – it’s far better (and less stressful) to get it done early.
Aim to start packing up the house six weeks before the move, as not only does this give you plenty of time to prepare for your move, but it also ensures that your little ones have lots of time to get used to the idea of moving everything out of your current home. It’s important to remember that for younger children, the idea of moving house can take some time to get used to.
Color code everything
When it comes to the boxes that you’re packing up, it’s important that you use a color coding system to keep everything organized and in order. As the last thing that you want is to pack up your entire home into unlabeled boxes and not know where anything is, so labelling or color coding is a must.
Color code boxes by room, giving each room an assigned color. You can also color code boxes with red, orange or green dots, to show how important a box is and how quickly it needs to be unpacked.
Work with a moving company
The fact is that the process of moving house is stressful, there’s no getting away from that. But what you can do is take steps to reduce the amount of stress that you and your little ones are under. A great starting point for doing that is to hire a moving company to help streamline and take control of your house move. This should help to reduce some of the stress that you are feeling.
A good moving company will take charge on moving day and ensure that the process is as quick, easy and simple as possible. So it’s worth taking the time to source a reliable and responsible moving company who you can trust and rely on to make moving day as simple as possible.
Create a ‘moving day’ kit for your children
To make moving day as free of stress for your little ones as possible, it’s a good idea to create a ‘moving day’ kit for them. This should be made up of all the essentials that they might need to make moving day as enjoyable and free of stress as possible.
This should include lots of activities to help prevent boredom, including in-car activities if you need to travel far to your new home, as well as lots of activities to keep them busy even if the tv and internet is not yet hooked up at your new home. A kid-friendly tablet loaded with downloaded television programs and games that don’t require an internet connection is a great addition to any moving day kit.
It’s also important to add things like snacks, a couple of changes of clothes, and any bedding for nap times that your little ones might need throughout the day, as well as any other key essentials.
There you have it, a guide to how you can make moving day more family friendly.