Invite your guests to bring a plant of their choosing.
Get thebackyard gamesout while you’re at it.
Provide each guest with a list of items from various rooms in the house.
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Whoever finds the most items wins the game.
Set up cocktail stations if you want to drive the experience.
Treat your guestsand yourselfwith a cake decorated with “Home Sweet Home” written in icing.
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Want to let them in on the action?
Provide un-frosted small cakes for guests to decorate and take home (or eat there!).
It’s one smart way to stock yourhome bar cartwithout having to move a ton of heavy bottles yourself.
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Encourage your guests to bring a physical book to add to your collection.
Get out the paint cans and rollers and tacklepainting a roomtogether.
Provide pizza and drinks to make it a party.
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At the end of the night, you’ll have a heartwarming keepsake to cherish.
Throw a Picnic Party
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Haven’t unpacked all your boxes yet?
You don’t need dishware or silverware to have a good time.
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For a low-stress party idea, throw a housewarming picnicindoors or outdoors.
A tea party doesn’t always have to be formal.
Keep your housewarming tea party low-key and charming with an assortment of mugsmismatching ones are more than okay.
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Crowdsource the Playlist
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What’s a celebration without music?
To build your housewarming party playlist, have your guests RSVP with their favorite song to dance to.
This can become your go-to house party playlist whenever you host.
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verify you have enough seating and s’mores ingredients for your guests.
Pick a movie that’s new or that no one has seen before, and get the popcorn popping.
Choose a theme early, and let that guide all of your decision making.
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Don’t want to overcomplicate it?
Just throw a dinner party.
You don’t want to feel frazzled when you hear that first knock on the door.
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Don’t Underestimate Food and Drink Quantities
The best parties never run out of food and drink!
Give people something to do besides chatand to encourage chatting.
A housewarming party is typically organized by the person who recently moved into a new house or apartment.
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The purpose of a housewarming party is to celebrate a new home and meet your new neighbors.
They may bring gifts, like a bottle of wine or something for the kitchen.
Housewarming parties usually last between two and four hours, depending on the theme and types of activities involved.
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The best gifts for a housewarming party are those that the host or hosts can use in their home.
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