Parent’s Home Improvement Tips: Painting Your Child's Room The Fun Way

It’s almost summer time and this is a great time to paint your child’s room. But before you simply splash on colors of your liking, here are some tips and suggestions on how to make this home improvement a lot child-centered. A fun day painting a room is feasible with these suggestions.

First and foremost, choose painting materials that are child-safe. In fact, choose materials that environmentally friendly. Whether it’s using water-based paints or getting and eco-friendly brush or roller, it makes a huge difference. Keep in mind that you child will be staying here and whatever you put on the walls can be inhaled.

Parent’s home improvement tips:

• Check your local hardware store for paints that are safe for your child
• Remember that cheaper does not necessarily mean better
• Estimate the surface area so you can buy only what is needed – storing unused paint is not a good idea

It’s easy to simply go with the generic colors and designs. In fact, you can find them all over the Internet. But before you actually paint on the first stroke contemplate on what your child likes. This is contingent on how well you know your child (especially if he/she is not yet speaking). A good idea is to observe the child and how he/she reacts to different designs. Older children can vocally express themselves but younger ones may have difficulty. So opt for the designs that catch their attentions.

Designing the room does not end with the final coat of paint. Numerous embellishments can be added to personalize the room. In fact, you can treat the room just like a scrapbook where the child can add more designs as he or she grows older.

Parent’s home improvement tips:

• Check out cartoons and characters that you child likes
• Consider having a theme for the whole room
• You can consider having one topic or theme for each wall - outdoor scene, office or work scene, grocery or store scene. This will make the room more interactive and pleasing.

Another suggestion is to let the child paint with you. After all it is his/her room. Allowing the child to paint with you provides them the opportunity to express themselves. Moreover, it allows them to “own their room”. If you want, you can do the base colors and have the child design and paint on the background colors. You can use stencils, or just cardboard cutouts to guide the child. Patterns can be bought in craft stores and hobby shops.

Parent’s home improvement tips:

• Buy equipment and materials for children – work clothes, brushes etc.
• Buy materials with your child – it will be educational for them
• Show how to use the materials properly
• Set rules for the child to follow
• Have a first aid kit readily available

Designing the room is a family affair. Take the time off with the whole family and put on your on aprons and paint. Of course, you can assign tasks and get everyone to pitch in the painting and decoration activities. Of course you want it done immediately but with everyone running around the room, the painting job can last a little longer.

Parent’s home improvement tips:

• Plan the painting activity way in advance
• Do this on a weekend when everyone is available
• Assigning tasks helps get the job done
• Have breaks together so it will still be a family affair.

Painting tasks can be tedious and boring. You can turn it into a family activity. Moreover, you can turn it into something fun and enjoyable for everyone.