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How to Host a Housewarming Party

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You move into your dream home, and naturally you want to celebrate with your friends and family. Particularly for new home buyers, a housewarming party is a great way to celebrate an important life event and the achievement of a dream. Blogger Denise Stewart says, "A housewarming party helps boost the social life of a home, and your guests will know that they are always welcome!" Here are some tips to make your housewarming party easy and fun for you and your guests.

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Give yourself some time

Moving to a new home is tiring, let's face it. Unpacking all those boxes can take time; in fact, on average, it takes Americans 182 days to unpack everything after moving house. Okay, it is not necessary to have all the items unpacked and conveniently stored before the housewarming. But at the same time, do not rush to organize a party. There is no right or wrong time frame for hosting a housewarming party.

Shuffle the Guest List

Your housewarming party is a time to reconnect with old friends and neighbors, and create new neighborhood connections, while showing off your new home. While it is not necessary to invite the entire new neighborhood, include the surrounding neighbors at a minimum. Add to that your close friends, family, and former neighbors whom you consider friends.

You can make your invitation cards to your housewarming party. For new neighbors, leave a fun invitation in their mailboxes or hand-deliver for another chance to get acquainted. An email invitation works well too.

Keep it Informal

The last thing you want to do after a move is add more work. So, keep your housewarming party low-key and casual. Forget the four-course dinner and opt for a format that encourages guests to move freely around the house and interact with each other. Remember, your guests likely don't know each other, so it's easier to get together and mingle as you contemplate your new home.

If you're planning your party in the warmer months, set up seating and food / drink stations around the outdoor living room. If you're indoors, create food-themed displays in different areas of the house: charcuterie boards and cold appetizers in the dining room, bite-sized desserts at the breakfast bar, drinks to serve in the kitchen or counter. bar.

Choose low-maintenance items that are fine if used for a few hours. And don't be ashamed to use recyclable dishes and utensils.

Showing your House

Guests will want to tour your new home, and there are a number of ways to make it easy. First, and easiest, is to simply invite them to browse the house at will. That leaves you free to visit your guests and keep an eye on food and beverage supplies.

Another option is to ask a friend to serve as a tour guide. Or if you prefer to lead the tours yourself, you can coordinate larger groups or plan a “grand tour” for everyone to minimize their time away from the party.

Make Your Meeting Fun

You don't need to buy a lot of decorations; your new home itself offers all the décor you need. But you can add a fun atmosphere to your party by creating a playlist of songs with homemade themes: “Sweet Home Alabama” mixed with “Homeward Bound” by Simon and Garfunkel.

And work on some cool activities to keep the meeting alive. How about a scavenger hunt, complete with maps for guests to solve clues as they tour your home? Organize garden games if the party is outdoors. Create a quiz game about the neighborhood (the year the first house was built, the street names, the local elementary school mascot). Make it a themed party or ask each guest to bring a favorite food item, with copies of their recipe to share in take-home favor boxes or oversized envelopes decorated with their party invitation.

A housewarming party is a time to celebrate friends, family, and home. Organizing something low-key means that you will have less stress.

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