A Housewarming Easter Basket

Because there's no age limit to Peeps

There’s so much joy that comes with someone you know moving into a new home. You’re proud of them for this achievement, you’re also looking forward to seeing the space and then you get to assemble a gift to celebrate the new homeowner(s), which if you’re like me is your favorite part. This is where my head is inundated with ideas… a bottle of wine, a gift card to a restaurant in their new neighborhood, a blanket, flowers, local baked goods, homemade cookies, a cookbook, one of those new home ornaments, an envelope opener, an address embosser… the possibilities are endless.

As it’s Spring, I figured it might be exciting to give an Easter Basket filled with the usual suspects, plus weave in one or two home items to fit the occasion. I gathered peeps, jelly candies packaged like a carrot, a sleeve of popcorn, chocolate egg crisps, some chocolate marshmallows and Dubai style chocolate marshmallows. I nearly gasped when I found those on shelf. Staying on theme for the home items, I found dish towels with bunnies embroidered and a glass bunny trinket dish for candy or decor. Both in white to play it safe. Once all the goodies were in the shredded paper stuffed basket, the only decision left was to leave it as is or wrap it with cellophane. Both work nicely!

Here’s how it came together

I had a lot of fun putting this together. If you were to make one for that new homeowner in your life, what would you add? Let me know in the comments below or if anything else comes to mind - happy to brainstorm!