subject: What Is A Good Housewarming Gift For A Neighbor [print this page] Because you have not spent a great amount of time with your new neighbors yet, it's difficult to purchase a housewarming gift they would like. That doesn't mean you can't give them a gift they'll appreciate. Think about how you would pick out a gift for yourself should you be the new family in the neighborhood, the things you observed when they moved next door, and even the simplest details you exchanged when you went to greet them. Surely there must be some clue about their family and their lifestyle.
If they have flower pots out, they may be into gardening You can choose gardening tools as housewarming gifts. You can also give them a quaint bird bath for their lawn.
One thing that's always welcome is a basket of fruit. Instead of fruits, you can also give cookies, but check first if there's someone in the home who can't eat cookies. Are they football fans, try including snack foods that would be enjoyed during a football game. If they have kids, you can give them some movie passes or popcorn boxes.
You can create gifts in a jar. Brownies, small cakes and even dry pasta can be placed in jars. Include a recipe which tells what items are still needed and how to combine them together to make the treat. One other option for you is to put together some ingredients in the jar, like chili peppers, olives, freshly harvested fruits etc.. You can use any clean jar as long as it's sterilized well. Baby food jars are good for barbecue rubs or salad dressings. Quart mason jars are better if you intend to give a large quantity of items like cake mixes, brownies or others.
You can decorate the jar with fabric to wrap the lids and you can place ribbons on gift baskets. You can make the instructions on the computer or hand write them on a recipe card that can be kept when the food has been made.
Something that their whole family will enjoy would do just fine. If there's a water park or other amusement park that sells year-long passes, you can get that.
Make sure you insert a personalized card that tells of how happy you are that they transferred to your neighborhood.
