Can my 10 year old help with painting her room?

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Hi folks

Just that really. My daughter is turning 10 in a couple of weeks and we are getting ready to transform her room from a little girl room to a tween room.

She really wants to help me decorate. Is it safe for a 10 year old to help paint walls? I was wondering about fumes and suchlike.

Thanks

Yes, it's fine. I assume the windows will be open for ventilation?

DD "helped" paint her room when she was two.

She survived.

What fumes? Other than some very specialised paints almost all domestic stuff is water based these days.

Yes, all fine. To be encouraged IMO.

Why not? It's fab she wants to help out.

My 7 year old and I did his room together, he worked dam hard and we had a great day! I did the edges and high bits and checked the bits he had roller end. We covered the floor and the furniture and wore clothes he had grown out of. Lots of fun plus a very proud boy.

My then 4yo DD "helped" paint her room - we taped shower curtains all over the flooring (to help me relax!) and gave her a small roller while I had the big one and went along behind her. It was fun for both of us and speeded up immensely when she lost interest and left me to it

My dd's (9&12) helped me paint the whole house while they waited for school places. They are almost professional appliers of frog tape and the little one can use the sander now.

Thanks guys. DD helped me a bit today and we had lots of fun

We had DD painting the bottom of kitchen walls at 2 as she was the one closest to the floor!

I used to love helping my dad paint! He did make the fatal mistake once of letting me help choose the colours, though shudder