Housewarming....

DH and I were invited next Friday to a housewarming party. One of my great childhood friends just purchased a house with her fiancee.

What are some essential things to bring over...throw me some ideas!!!!!!!!! I'm clueless.

you could make a basket of wine/alcohol related products
wine glasses or mugs, wine stopper, martini shaker and a bottle or 2 of wine or alcohol, shot glasses, etc

a basket of kitchen stuff...hand towels, spatulas, spoons, oven mitts, salt and pepper shaker, apron

are they into Christmas? you can get them a really nice personalized ornament or a basket full of decorations for their first christmas in their new home

Basket...
with many kitchen things =-)

People bought me the following things when we bought our house:

Wine
Champagne
Bamboo
Welcome mat

two showers gifts that i got that i thought were unique -
one was a box for takeout menus
the other was a basket full of dish towels for every holiday/occassion (winter, valentines day, st patricks day, etc etc etc)

wine
a giant thing of toilet paper (costco size)

those are the 2 essentials that everyone needs in their home!! :)

this might take more legwork than you want, but going around and getting takeout menus of places in the area would be nice.

Did they live in their parent's home before this or did they have their own place?

If they had their own place, I would say bottle of wine, blender, beer mugs, wine glasses.... something that will definitely be used for them or for guests!

Great ideas ladies!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the feed back!

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Posted by SoonToBeMrsCali

Did they live in their parent's home before this or did they have their own place?

If they had their own place, I would say bottle of wine, blender, beer mugs, wine glasses.... something that will definitely be used for them or for guests!

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He lived on his own but my girlfriend lived with her grandparents.

here are a few old school traditional items.. maybe you could do one of these?

Item/Gift Significance
Bread You will never go hungry
Broom Sweep away the evil; Your house will always be clean
Candle You will always have light
Coin Bring good fortune for the year
Honey Represents the sweetness of life
Knife Protect against intruders
Olive Oil Health, Light and believe it or not, keep your husband faithful
Penny Keep the friend from ever being at the end of the knife
Plant You will always have life
Rooster To keep trespassers and dangers away from the home (Not a live one, but you can find them imprinted on dish towels or a pitcher that is shaped like one)
Rice Sign of fertility
Salt Represents life's tears; You can also place a pinch of salt at the threshold of each door and window for good luck; Mend all wounds
Toilet Paper The reason is that the roll is easy to spool out and represents the hope that all problems with the new home will be as easily solved.
Wine Never go thirsty; Your home brings you happiness and joy
Wood Your life/home will always have stability, harmony and peace

not a real rooster LOL!!!!!

Houseplant
Cleaning supplies
Lots of wine

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Posted by FDNYwife1029

here are a few old school traditional items.. maybe you could do one of these?

Item/Gift Significance
Bread You will never go hungry
Broom Sweep away the evil; Your house will always be clean
Candle You will always have light
Coin Bring good fortune for the year
Honey Represents the sweetness of life
Knife Protect against intruders
Olive Oil Health, Light and believe it or not, keep your husband faithful
Penny Keep the friend from ever being at the end of the knife
Plant You will always have life
Rooster To keep trespassers and dangers away from the home (Not a live one, but you can find them imprinted on dish towels or a pitcher that is shaped like one)
Rice Sign of fertility
Salt Represents life's tears; You can also place a pinch of salt at the threshold of each door and window for good luck; Mend all wounds
Toilet Paper The reason is that the roll is easy to spool out and represents the hope that all problems with the new home will be as easily solved.
Wine Never go thirsty; Your home brings you happiness and joy
Wood Your life/home will always have stability, harmony and peace

not a real rooster LOL!!!!!

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Love this...so cute!

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Posted by FDNYwife1029

here are a few old school traditional items.. maybe you could do one of these?

Item/Gift Significance
Bread You will never go hungry
Broom Sweep away the evil; Your house will always be clean
Candle You will always have light
Coin Bring good fortune for the year
Honey Represents the sweetness of life
Knife Protect against intruders
Olive Oil Health, Light and believe it or not, keep your husband faithful
Penny Keep the friend from ever being at the end of the knife
Plant You will always have life
Rooster To keep trespassers and dangers away from the home (Not a live one, but you can find them imprinted on dish towels or a pitcher that is shaped like one)
Rice Sign of fertility
Salt Represents life's tears; You can also place a pinch of salt at the threshold of each door and window for good luck; Mend all wounds
Toilet Paper The reason is that the roll is easy to spool out and represents the hope that all problems with the new home will be as easily solved.
Wine Never go thirsty; Your home brings you happiness and joy
Wood Your life/home will always have stability, harmony and peace

not a real rooster LOL!!!!!

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That is sooo cute!!!