Let me be frank, I have 6 children, I have moved 8 times in the past 12 years incorporating the East Coast (as well as a 3 year move to Hawaii) of the United States. I have actually moved with infants, young children, as well as tweens and teens.
Keep Them Included! If you can, take them house hunting, or have them "find houses" on genuine estate websites. Let them feel like they are a major part of the move.
For the Littles-- I always read the lots of varieties of" We are Moving" books readily available as well as coloring pages here's a printable moving coloring page:
Other methods to keep them involved:
A. When you discover your home you are going news to buy-- ask your realty representative for the floor strategy-- have the kids arrange their space-- where will the bed go? the cabinet? rug? This is actually really enjoyable. You can incorporate a measuring activity into it as well-- will particular furniture fit, and so on
. B. Have them prepare a disappearing celebration-- It will have them looking forward to something besides the actual feeling of moving
C. Create a scrapbook-- take a photo of all the old rooms and make a note of your best memory that occurred in every one.
D. Provide them an actually unique box to load-- just for their crucial items
Other Advice which is not almost as essential:
Pack a see-through bin for the first night at your brand-new home that consists of anything you might require for that very first day at the new house. If you can get someone to watch them during the real relocation this might be a great idea. Whenever we moved somewhere we always got a large map of the location and put locations that were close-by on it.