Include Your Kids In The Unpacking Process

Are you wondering what to do with your smallest ones during the moving process? Most parents want to protect their children so they usually have family or hire someone to take care of their little ones when the day for the move comes. But, it’s not a completely bad idea to include your kids in some aspects of the moving process. Hiring professional movers will reduce the moving stress and save a lot of your time. However, movers can’t take care of your kids too! Movers will properly pack and relocate all your belongings safely and when the time comes, you should include your kids in the unpacking process! How to do so? Let’s find out!

How To Include Your Kids In The Unpacking Process?

Your kids will adapt more easily if you let them be involved in the moving process from the beginning. However, you won’t have problems with babies and toddlers, because they will feel safe as long as they are with someone familiar. So, the best option is to hire a babysitter for the kids under the age of 5 or ask a family member to care for them.

The relocation can be difficult for school-aged children since they are attached to their environment, have friends and a circle of people that they feel comfortable with. So, before you book a professional mover, you should sit down and talk to your children about the move. Explain everything thoroughly, be open to any suggestions and answer their questions honestly. When arriving at your new destination, you should include your kids in the unpacking process completely! But, what else should you do in order to make them feel comfortable and to help them adapt faster?

• Let your kids pack special items from their own room
• Make it into a game
• Don’t change the routine
• Include your kids in the post-move activities

Let Your Kids Pack Their Own Room

The best way to include your kids in the unpacking process is to pack their room last. They can pack some books or toys that are special to them. If you have two or more kids, you can make the game out of it. Once you get to your new home the one that unpacks the room first gets a surprise! Well, a better surprise, you cannot leave your other kid without a prize right? While they are getting stuff out of the boxes, you can tell them where do you want everything to be and help them arrange the items in the room. In the meanwhile, this activity can give you some time to unpack the kitchen, living room, or bedroom!

Maybe your kids also have some creative ideas for decorating your new home, who knows! Your kids will feel more comfortable and adapt faster if they arrange their own rooms the way they like the most. Let them do that! You can help a little with positive suggestions and moving heavy items around, the rest is on them.

Make It Into A Game

If your kids see something as a chore, they most likely wouldn’t want to help. However, if you want to get them involved in the moving process, you should make the game out of it. Your kids will adapt faster if you make your new place feel like home and set up their rooms the same way they used to be before. The unpacking process can be fun! With all those boxes and packing materials around, possibilities are endless. Maybe make a race who will unpack the most boxes! Don’t forget to add some prizes or surprises for the winner! Kids enjoy challenges, especially if they get rewarded at the end of the day. However, try to keep moving boxes with breakable items away from your children. 

Don’t Change The Routine

After you are done with the unpacking process, it’s time to set a good daily routine for school days! However, if you want your kids to settle in better, you shouldn’t change the daily routine. For example, if you make dinner at a certain time, that should stay the same in a new home too! Most of the times kids respond well to the already established family routines. Therefore, if you had a game night on Saturday evening, try to keep it that way. Your kids will accept and adapt to a new home faster if you add some fun activities to do after the move. Going to the park together in the new neighborhood or watching a movie every Sunday after lunch would be a great idea too!

Include Your Kids In Unpacking Process Even If You Hire Professional Mover too!

It can be fun to include your kids in the moving process but it will also take a lot of time. However, hiring a professional moving company is highly recommended, especially if you have a lot of items to move or you are having a long-distance move. If you are relocating during the summer, which is preferable since the kids are off from school, you should contact your professional mover at least a month or two in advance. A professional moving company is in high demand and very busy during the summer, weekends, and days at the end of the month. This can help set up you set up communication with your kids about the scheduled changes to come.

Moving during the school season can be a little tricker for kids. Since professional movers have excellent workers with years of experience, proper equipment, and a wide pool of moving trucks they can help take the stress of moving off your shoulders. Some of the moving services that professional movers provide are:

• Local and Long-Distance Move
• Residential and Office/Business Move
• Packing and Unpacking
• Storage Services
• Piano Moving
• Assembly/Disassembly
• Fine Art Movers
• Furniture Disposal
• Eco-Friendly Bins

Once you have moved your items, you should definitely start with the unpacking process of your kid’s room! Actually, you should include them in the whole relocation process to make moving with your kids easier. As soon as you find out about the move, you should sit them down and talk about it with them. Be positive, open, and answer their questions. If the kids are involved, they will be way more comfortable and they will accept the relocation faster. We hope you have a great move and best of luck! If you have any questions feel free to contact us for more information.