Homemade Housewarming Gift BasketShow your thoughtfulness by creating a homemade housewarming gift basket for newcomers to your neighborhood as well as for family and friends moving to a new home or apartment. 
If you are visiting their new home for the first time, it's easier to put together a homemade housewarming gift basket of assorted items rather than attempting to purchase something that suits their tastes and needs. 
Select a container such as a wicker laundry-style basket which can be used later.Place enough crumpled newspaper in the bottom so that the gifts will all be visible. Then place a tablecloth, decorative towel, or shredded tissue paper on top of the crumpled newspaper. Finally, arrange your gifts so that they are visible. Remember that a slightly overstuffed gift basket looks better than a sprasely filled one. If you don't have enough gifts, add some bulky items to make it look complete. 
If you are making a homemade housewarming gift basket for a first time homeowner, it's very easy to put together a basket full of necessities.Select a laundry basket, trash can, or planter as a container. Some items you may want to include are laundry detergent, dishwashing or dishwasher detergent, paper towels, toilet tissue, tissues (Kleenex), Ajax or Comet cleaner, window cleaner, Brillo pads, sponges, rubber gloves, trash bags, toilet bowl brush, feather duster, dust pan with brush set, extension cord, light bulbs, gift certificate for delivered pizza, local phone book, weather thermometer, picture hanger hardware, address labels with their new address, or a flashlight. A useful homemade housewarming gift basket idea for someone moving into a house that needs work is to purchase a paint tray and fill it with paint rollers, brushes, sponges, drop cloths, tape measure, pliers, hammer, and other tools. Include a bottle of wine so they can toast to their hard work. Themes such as barbecue, baking, beer, breakfast, champagne, coffee, gardening, and pasta are also appropriate as housewarming gifts. You will find ideas for all of these themes on this website. Another useful idea is to use a dish drainer as the container. Fill it with cleaning supplies, towels, rubber gloves, sponges, etc. Add a bottle of hand lotion or hand soap in a decorative pump bottle. 
If there is a fireplace in the homeowner's new home, a brass log holder is a wonderful container. Place something soft in it before placing the gifts; this will help hold everything in place and be a buffer from scatches.
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