As springtime rolls in, a surge of energy accompanies the sunshine and promise of summer weather. Harness this energy and tackle some home projects you’ve dreamed of doing. There are a number of kid-friendly, weekend, DIY projects that will create something beautiful or functional for your home and allow for family bonding. Here are some ideas for projects around that house that you can do with your kids.
Plant a Garden
Spring is the time to plant a garden, so you may reap the benefits during the summer and fall months. Walk through your outdoor space and consider what plants would bring your joy. If you’re keen for flowers to bloom in your garden, seek out vendors that offer bulbs and floral seeds that you and your children can plant. The experience of planting a seed and watching it grow into something beautiful and substantial will have a lasting impact on your child and provide an educational opportunity.
If you’re keen to grow vegetables, opt for some starter plants. Talk with your kids about the vegetables they are most excited to grow and bring them to the nursery with you. Not only will this get the kids excited about the garden, but the opportunity to choose the plants will encourage them to eat the vegetables they help grow. Savvy Gardening is an excellent resource for information about the easiest vegetables to grow in raised garden beds or containers.
Safety Installations
Improve the safety of your home with an effective, exterior home security system. Lorex offers a wire-free home security system online that is easy to install. The wire-free cameras include HD-quality recording, infrared night vision and motion detection sensors. Parents can teach kids about home safety processes and show their kids how security systems will protect their family, record fun family moments, monitor the weather and more.
Interior Painting
For the rainy spring days, opt for an indoor activity like interior painting. A fresh coat of paint will brighten up the room and give your home a fun, new vibe. Over the weekend, you and your kids can create an accent wall with a color that complements your other decor. Additionally, you could apply paint to a small space within the home, like the laundry room, bathroom or powder room. Make sure you choose a paint color that won’t add camp your home’s design, but will keep it on-trend. Joanna Gaines, from HGTV’s Fixer Upper, has a line of interior paints that will add just the right amount of character to your room. Browse through Magnolia Home’s premium interior paint colors with your kids and find the hue that both fits the space you plan to paint and suits your family’s style.
Organize and Clean It Up
Spring cleaning is a real thing that you and your kids should take part in. Rid yourself of the suffocating and stressful clutter within the home by re-organizing every room in your house. This project requires many hours and very close attention to details, which requires many hands to divvy up the work. Include your children in this project, and provide them jobs of organizing their own room and consolidating their toys into categorized bins. For home organization strategies and tips, check out The Home Edit’s website and book. This company has taken on massive organization tasks, including taming the overflowing pantries and bathroom drawers or celebrities, and provides doable steps for making your home look and feel clean and curated.
Whether it’s a sunny or rainy spring day, you and your kids can find fun and necessary DIY projects to do around the house. The efforts your family puts in now will pay off big-time in the summer months, allowing you to fully enjoy your home and engage in leisurely activities. Your kids are more than capable to pitch it, even as early as 3 years old, and they will likely have fun doing it.