When it’s time to redecorate your home, do you always do all the work by yourself? Why not encourage your children to join in? There are many benefits to decorating your home together:
Family Fun: Home decoration can be a fun activity for the whole family. Everybody can have a little break from the everyday routine and it can be as fun as a family outing. Just make sure that you give everybody tasks that they enjoy doing.
Express their Artistic Skills: You can give your children an opportunity to express their artistic skills. You can delegate tasks like painting, creating murals or making some ornamental displays to your children. Give them a chance to show off their artistic skills and imagination to other people. All you need to remember is to appreciate their age-appropriate abilities, and don’t forget to praise them for their efforts.
Fewer Things to Do: By delegating tasks to each family member, you will find that you can be more relaxed while the children learn to be responsible. You can divide the tasks so that everybody takes responsibility for decorating their own room. Meanwhile the common rooms, such as living room and dining room, can be completed together. Another way is to delegate certain tasks to each family member. For example, you can take care of all sewing jobs while your son is responsible for all paintwork.
Build Their Sense of Belonging: The most important of all, the children will feel that they can contribute in creating your home as an ideal place for the whole family. They will feel a part of your family and important. Moreover, they will sense that the family home is really their ‘home’. When the decorating work is done, you can all sit together to enjoy a cup of tea and the new look of your family home.