With the holiday season fast approaching, here are some ideas for gifts for people moving into a new home. Choosing the right gift for family or friends can be difficult enough as it is, but what do you buy them if they’re downsizing for a move, or you don’t know what they’ll want in their new home?

Here are some gift ideas that can’t go wrong.

1. Gift certificates

While gift certificates are often seen as a ‘cop out’ gift, they’re extremely useful for people moving house, especially if they’re specific to the area where they’re moving. You can put some creative thought into it to make the gift really special, so they can discover a new restaurant or visit local attractions to help them to become more familiar with their new area.

2. Care Packages

Even if they end up opening their gift early, a care package is a thoughtful and very useful gift. Find a useful container and fill it with items they’ll need on moving day, which people often overlook. You could include items like drinks and snacks, toiletries, toothpaste and new toothbrushes or anything else you know they might need. Again, a little thought and creativity will go a long way toward giving a meaningful gift.

3. Moving Supplies

You could fill a box with packing and moving supplies to make the job easier for your family or friends. Again, put thought into it, as they will likely have all the boxes, tape, markers and packing materials they need. You could include cleaning supplies with extra cloths and towels, a tape gun, disposable plates and cutlery, colour coded labels for boxes and anything else you think they might need.

4. A welcome mat

If you can rely on one gift that everyone needs when they’re moving, it’s a new doormat. Find one that you know they’ll love, so they’re reminded every time they enter their new home of the thought you put into your gift. Plus, no one remembers to buy a new mat until well after they’ve moved, so you’re saving them a job too.

5. Something fizzy to celebrate

Moving house is always a time to celebrate. You can’t go wrong with a nice bottle of champagne or some bottles of cold beer. There are also lots of very special non-alcoholic fizzy drinks to help your friends or family celebrate a successful move.