Housewarming Gift Basket
Help a new homeowner's house smell like home with a candle and fragrance filled housewarming gift basket. Begin with a large basket that can be reused as great storage container for towels, books, or kids toys after it has been emptied. Add several votive candles, potpourri, fragrance crystals, and scented spray. Don¡¯t forget to place a couple of small votive candle holders into the housewarming gift basket, also.
Housewarming Gift Basket for the Elderly
Sometimes elderly people must move from their homes to an assisted living apartment or nursing home. This move can be traumatic, but you can help an older person with this lifestyle adjustment by giving them a housewarming gift basket. Welcome them to their new home with a basket filled with herbal teas, cheese and crackers, home made jams and jellies, and honey. Older resident also appreciate scented candles, lotions, soft slippers, magazine subscriptions, and books. Toiletry items such as toothpaste, shampoos, soaps and deodorants are also appreciated, and make great housewarming gift basket items, too.
New Neighbors¡¯ Housewarming Gift Basket
If your new neighbors are from out of town, they probably aren¡¯t very familiar with all that your area has to offer. Plan on welcoming them to your neighborhood and area by giving them a housewarming gift basket. Place a well-drawn map of your city with important places marked or highlighted, including the hospital, some local doctors¡¯ and dentists¡¯ offices, various churches, a couple of pharmacies, the local department store, playgrounds, parks, and the library. You can give them a chance to sample local restaurants with a few gift certificates, too. Finally, place a large, scented candle, some flavored coffees, gourmet candies, and nuts into the housewarming gift basket, and you¡¯ve just made some new friends!
Welcome to the Neighborhood Housewarming Gift Baskets
How can you welcome new neighbors to your neighborhood? Before you knock on their door and introduce yourself, be sure to fill a housewarming gift basket full of goodies. To help your neighbor feel at home, place home baked breads, muffins, and/or cookies into the basket, along with flavored coffees or herbal teas. Gift certificates to the local dry cleaners, sandwich shop, and health club are welcome additions to any housewarming gift basket. If your new friends have kids, why not throw in a few certificates to places like the local skating rink or bowling alley, hamburger joint or ice cream shop, too? Finally, be sure you give them a list of important phone numbers that they might need, such as the local movie rental place, the library, a good doctor¡¯s office, pharmacy, and of course your own phone number.