Events · 12 recordsHost a housewarming party

Housewarmings are usually planned too soon after the move, while the boxes are still in the hall. This picks a date once the main rooms are done, invites neighbours as well as friends, plans easy food that lets you talk to people, and sets up a short tour and a place for gifts and coats.

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Goal

A housewarming that shows off the new place Week 6

Unpacked enough, easy food, neighbours and friends invited.

Plan and invite Week 3

Once the main rooms are done.

  • Pick a date after the main rooms are unpackedDo firstDay 3
  • Write the guest list, including neighboursDo firstDay 6
  • Send invitations with a drop-in time rangeDo firstWeek 2

Get the house ready Week 6

Presentable, not perfect.

  • Finish unpacking the rooms guests will seeDo firstWeek 4
  • Plan easy food and drinksDo firstWeek 5
  • Clear a spot for coats and giftsWeek 6
  • Shop, clean and prep the foodDo firstWeek 6
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The housewarming party

Week 615:00240 min
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Food and ideas

Food A grazing board with cheese, meats, crackers and fruit A big pot of chilli, curry or soup Pizza, or a make-your-own flatbread station Dips, crisps and vegetables Cupcakes or a traybake

Ideas A short tour for anybody who wants one A guest book or a card for the new home A playlist, and the front door propped open at the start

A drop-in time range means guests arrive gradually and nobody waits at the door.

Questions

Host a housewarming party, answered.

Usually one to three months, once the main rooms are unpacked. Earlier and the party is a tour of boxes; much later and it stops feeling like a housewarming.
It is a friendly way to meet them, and it helps with any noise. Even if they do not come, a note through the door with the date is usually appreciated.
Food that does not keep you in the kitchen: a grazing board, a big pot of chilli or curry, pizza, dips and something sweet. A drop-in time range means guests arrive gradually, and the note in this plan has more ideas.
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