Does your child keep ‘renovating’ their room? They’ll love these activities

This article is for the parents with dream home designer kids. The pint-sized artists who scribble flowers on their bedroom dresser, get their fingers sticky with blu tack, and tug your arm on a Saturday afternoon for help re-arranging furniture.

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They beg for their room to look just like their favourite book character’s (fluffy pillows, rainbow dreamcatchers, you name it) and demand to be taken to the shops ASAP.

There’s a lot of creativity bundled up in this child’s brain, and if they don’t have an outlet, your days of a scratch-and-stain-free home are numbered.

So, here are a few activities that speak to their love for design without furniture casualties.

Deck the walls with DIY wall art

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Rather than placing their crayon tip directly on a wall, try to slip in a degree of separation with the help of DIY wall art. 

This calls for plain or patterned paper (extra points if you have a scrapbook kit handy), cardboard, glue, scissors, pencils, markers, paint, stickers and glitter. Throw in a paint shirt or apron for good measure.

Your child can take on wall art projects like: 

• Posters filled with drawings
• Collages of their favourite things
• Personalised name art
• Handprint and foodprint art
• Hanging paper chains

For a real home reno touch, you could even frame some of their works.

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Design a moodboard

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Do it like the professionals and make a moodboard – because children love the idea of being a ‘grownup.’ (Meanwhile, we’re pining for the good old days over nostalgic pop hits.) 

Grab large sheets of construction paper, cardstock, or even old magazines. You may also need materials like: 

• Magazines/newspapers: For cutting out pictures and words.
• Scissors: Child-safe if available.
• Glue sticks: Easy to use and less messy than liquid glue.
• Markers/crayons: For additional drawing and colouring.
• Optional: Stickers, buttons, ribbons, fabric scraps, or any other decorative items.

You can help your child choose a theme (like animals, nature, or a story they like), but it’s always great to let them decide. That might mean more chaos, but it also makes for a lot of fun.

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Bring out the dollhouse

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There may be certain limitations to how many times your child can redesign their room (and to what lengths), but anything’s possible when you have a dollhouse. 

They can scratch their design itch by shuffling around miniature furniture, swapping out accessories, and adding on new and exciting rooms – if you have Gabby’s Celebration Dollhouse, that is. 

This dollhouse has four storeys worth of rooms for your child to personalise and play with. A purple and pink elevator lets them zip up from the cosy kitchen, past the cat-themed bathroom, to the gifting room!

Gabby’s Celebration Dollhouse is compatible with deluxe rooms (sold separately) so that your little one can build an entire dollhouse world. We particularly adore the Rooftop Roller Party Playset that can click onto the attic for all-day skating fun.

Print out some colouring in pages

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If you’re looking for something travel friendly with a little less cleanup than your child making their own gallery wall – colouring in pages are perfect. 

These days, you can find downloadable designs on the likes of Etsy or Shutterstock, so it’s all too easy to find interior design pages your kid will love. Alternatively, there are plenty of cosy colouring books you can invest in too. 

Your child may not be able to reposition the couch, but they can choose if it’ll be green or blue (or both.) Even just that bit of creative control can be so exciting.

And hey, these look extra cute hung up in a picture frame too.

Wrapping it up

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It’s all too common in families – you go upstairs to your child’s room, only to see that they’re trying to move the furniture, print new posters, and rotate which soft toys sit on their beds. 

Whilst this is super cute, and you love seeing their passions come to life, it’s also a lot of work for you to fix up (and make sure they don’t hurt themselves.) 

Hopefully, the above ideas can help you celebrate their creativity a bit more freely. 

This is a paid partnership between Kiindred and Gabby’s Dollhouse.