{"id":14278,"date":"2013-06-18T09:30:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T16:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=14278"},"modified":"2014-07-31T16:50:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T23:50:44","slug":"more-ways-to-make-moving-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"More Ways to Make Moving Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snap Greene here, back again with more ways to make moving fun! Believe it or not, moving does not have to be the dreary experience most make it out to be. With good planning and a positive attitude (and a great moving company<\/a> to help), moving can be fun for the whole family.<\/p>\n

On Moving Day<\/h3>\n

As always, a great way to make moving fun is to create a moving day playlist<\/a>. There’s nothing quite like moving and grooving when you’re packing and moving. Have fun singing and dancing along while you’re moving. There’s just something magical about music that makes everything more fun!<\/p>\n

If you’re moving with kids, it’s important to keep the kids entertained. Break out the books, the board games, and snacks. (If you’re got some spare eco-bubble after packing, that’ll work great too! It’s so fun to pop and snap while moving!)<\/p>\n

\"Bubble<\/a>
Bonding over eco-bubble popping is also a great way to make friends after moving. (Photo by: edenpictures)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While you’re moving, dream of your new hometown. Whether you’re moving two blocks away or moving to a whole new country, it’s exciting and fun to learn more about your hometown. Imagine all the fun you’ll have at the local parks and restaurants. Find your new local hang outs, and plan out which places you’ll visit and try first.<\/p>\n

Create a theme for moving day to add some moving fun! Wear matching moving day shirts for the whole family or maybe participate in a movestache moving day! Talk like a pirate while moving, or maybe try your best British accent to have some moving fun. A little\u00a0silliness\u00a0goes a long way when it comes to moving.<\/p>\n

After Moving Day<\/h3>\n

Plan a family night after you’re done moving in. After a long day of moving and unpacking, slow it down and watch a good family movie or play a board game together.<\/p>\n

\"Boardgame<\/a>
Get comfortable in your new home after moving day by having a family night! (Photo by: Lifesupercharger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After you’re done unpacking, use the cardboard boxes to build a\u00a0magnificent\u00a0fort or castle. (You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy moving and building cardboard box castles, even adults can do it!)<\/p>\n

\"cardboard<\/a>
Be sure to make your cardboard box fort comfy! (Photo by: THX0477)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another great idea to make moving more fun is to design your dream bedroom. A new home means you can create a space all your own!\u00a0Decorate your dream bedroom<\/a>\u00a0for some moving fun!<\/p>\n

Hope these tips help make moving more fun for the whole family! Looking for more ways to make moving fun? Check out this previous post<\/a>. Have you had any fun experiences while moving? Tell me about it in the comments below! It’s always great to hear about someone else’s fun moving day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snap Greene here, back again with more ways to make moving fun! Believe it or not, moving does not have to be the dreary experience most make it out to be. With good planning and a positive attitude (and a great moving company to help),… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":21082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1362,590,588,11,493,667,1363],"class_list":["post-14278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-snappy-tips","tag-cardboard-boxes","tag-fun","tag-make-moving-fun","tag-moving","tag-moving-day","tag-moving-fun","tag-sillyness"],"yoast_head":"\nWays to Make Moving Fun<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With a positive attitude and some creative ideas, it is possible to make moving fun!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ways to Make Moving Fun\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With a positive attitude and some creative ideas, it is possible to make moving fun!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Moving Happiness Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthStarMoving\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-06-18T16:30:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-07-31T23:50:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"3447\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Snap Greene\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@northstarmoving\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@northstarmoving\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Snap Greene\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/\",\"name\":\"Ways to Make Moving Fun\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-18T16:30:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-07-31T23:50:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/58fb863aa646d4a3c4ef678444d5e12a\"},\"description\":\"With a positive attitude and some creative ideas, it is possible to make moving fun!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg\",\"width\":3447,\"height\":1728,\"caption\":\"Lily and Oscar Having Fun by Phil Scoville (CC BY 2.0)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"More Ways to Make Moving Fun\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Moving Happiness Home\",\"description\":\"It's a snap\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/58fb863aa646d4a3c4ef678444d5e12a\",\"name\":\"Snap Greene\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4e30ec84bcf2e6ceaa320f8b64ede36f76b03cc0bc7bb4092ae78e631f04a02?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4e30ec84bcf2e6ceaa320f8b64ede36f76b03cc0bc7bb4092ae78e631f04a02?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Snap Greene\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/author\/thea\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ways to Make Moving Fun","description":"With a positive attitude and some creative ideas, it is possible to make moving fun!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ways to Make Moving Fun","og_description":"With a positive attitude and some creative ideas, it is possible to make moving fun!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/","og_site_name":"Moving Happiness Home","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthStarMoving","article_published_time":"2013-06-18T16:30:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2014-07-31T23:50:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":3447,"height":1728,"url":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Snap Greene","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@northstarmoving","twitter_site":"@northstarmoving","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Snap Greene","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/","url":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/","name":"Ways to Make Moving Fun","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg","datePublished":"2013-06-18T16:30:59+00:00","dateModified":"2014-07-31T23:50:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/58fb863aa646d4a3c4ef678444d5e12a"},"description":"With a positive attitude and some creative ideas, it is possible to make moving fun!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/258201561_c085b0e66b_o-e1406850636286.jpg","width":3447,"height":1728,"caption":"Lily and Oscar Having Fun by Phil Scoville (CC BY 2.0)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2013\/more-ways-to-make-moving-fun\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"More Ways to Make Moving Fun"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/","name":"Moving Happiness Home","description":"It's a snap","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/58fb863aa646d4a3c4ef678444d5e12a","name":"Snap Greene","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4e30ec84bcf2e6ceaa320f8b64ede36f76b03cc0bc7bb4092ae78e631f04a02?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4e30ec84bcf2e6ceaa320f8b64ede36f76b03cc0bc7bb4092ae78e631f04a02?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Snap Greene"},"url":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/author\/thea\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14278"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21086,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14278\/revisions\/21086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}