https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:34:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597912 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 15:20:51 +0000 winter_wonder 2597912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great idea! I'd go! I like the idea of it being casual and for a few hours in the afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597877 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:28:35 +0000 MrsRoo 2597877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this is a great idea! We wanted to have a housewarming when we recently moved and invite over the neighbors, but we didn't end up following through. I wish we did! </p> <p>1. What do we call it? I'd probably call it an open house<br /> 2. Who do we invite? We would invite the cul-de-sac, but also invite the neighbors up to the next side street? I think up to that side street is probably a good cut off. I'd also probably invite friends and family too, to have the party well attended and kill 2 birds with one stone.<br /> 3. What time do we have it? We will have it on a Saturday or Sunday. Open house style (all afternoon) or for a couple of hours? I'd probably do it all afternoon. I prefer drop in type parties like that, since it's more casual and on a busy weekend, probably easier for people to fit into their days.<br /> 4. Would you come to something like this if your new neighbor gave you an invite? Absolutely!! I'd love it if someone on our culdesac did this and come bearing booze and brownies in a heartbeat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597871 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:22:09 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2597871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: we call it a block party and just stick a flyer in everyone's mailbox. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597870 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:20:41 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2597870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did something like this a few months after we moved in and now do it every year. We do it in the driveway because we have really good shade in our front yard in the afternoon, so people just wander over.<br /> We typically do it on a Sunday afternoon, starting around 4pm and go until it's time to put the kids to sleep. I figure it ups our chances of people attending because they don't have Sunday afternoon plans and if they see a bunch of people congregating in the street, they can just walk on down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597867 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:19:52 +0000 birdofafeather 2597867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do a Sunday afternoon, casually and probably in the front of my house to gain attention and remind people to stop in! I would love to do this for my neighborhood to meet more of our street! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597852 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:50:12 +0000 yoursilverlining 2597852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it’s a great idea too – you’ll find out pretty quickly who has kids and whatnot which will be useful information to have. I would definitely invite the entire cul-de-sac (entire HOA?) and I personally would invite directly adjacent homes as well, even if not part of your HOA/cul-de-sac. I would also invite friends and family.</p> <p>If I received an invite I would try to attend; but if I couldn’t I would definitely make an effort to swing by and introduce myself, which I might not think as much about doing without the invite as a formal prompt. </p> <p>We live on a cul-de-sac (in a HOA) as well as there are adjacent homes that are not directly on our cul-de-sac or part of our HOA (1 home at the end of our street and a couple of homes that are backyard –to-backyard adjacent to a few homes in our HOA). There is definitely a divide between “us” and “them” because invites to parties go out via a private HOA FB group and nobody ever remembers or thinks to invite those homes. There have been enough comments made by residents of “those” houses about “us” - - it’s all juvenile but if it were me, I would over invite to cut down (if I could!) on potential neighborhood middle schoolesq drama. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597847 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:43:39 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2597847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is an interesting idea. I've never heard of it. We are moving next week too and I think it's a fun proapect. How do you invite everyone? Flyers in their mailbkx? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597837 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 13:39:41 +0000 ValentineMommy 2597837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a great idea - I've been here for 7 years and would still like to do this lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597727 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:26:03 +0000 coopsmama 2597727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a great idea. Some folks on our street did this when they moved in and it was a great opportunity to meet or get reacquainted with everyone who showed up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597709 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:07:24 +0000 autumnleaves 2597709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wish I was bold enough to do what you are doing - it's such a great idea. I would invite the cul de sac first - talk to immediate neighbors. There's the possibility they'd want to make it a block party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597700 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:59:39 +0000 youboots 2597700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd invite friends and family too. I invited a few neighbors to our housewarming party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597664 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:20:07 +0000 MaryM 2597664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had an open house and invited our cul de sac, but also family and friends.</p> <p>Is there a neighborhood association? Ours holds a "new neighbor" party each year for this purpose. </p> <p>We met people organically first, then invited them to our party (it was a year later) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597650 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:06:03 +0000 Truth Bombs 2597650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1. What do we call it? - I would just call it an open house or a "get to know you" party<br /> 2. Who do we invite? We would invite the cul-de-sac, but also invite the neighbors up to the next side street? Yes I would invite everyone up to the side street just to up your chances for decent attendance<br /> 3. What time do we have it? We will have it on a Saturday or Sunday. Open house style (all afternoon) or for a couple of hours? I would probably do something like 2-5pm<br /> 4. Would you come to something like this if your new neighbor gave you an invite? Honestly, I probably would not attend. Our weekends are really busy as it is, and I would prefer to form a friendship with a new neighbor organically, if it were to work out that way. I've never heard of/seen the new neighbors in town hosting a party (vs the existing neighbors being the proactive ones to welcome them) so I would be a little surprised by the concept. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597638 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:54:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2597638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thats really sweet of you. Do you have a nice front yard? I know our neighborhood "parties" were often more driveway parties which made it a little easier for the host and for people to just stop by. </p> <p>Where is the entrance to your street? From that bottom street or from the street to the right? If you drive in from the bottom street, I think using that point as a cut off makes sense. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hosting-a-neighborhood-open-house#post-2597614 Wed, 03 Aug 2016 09:41:10 +0000 mediagirl 2597614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are moving next week and want to host an open house so we can meet our neighbors. We live on a cul-de-sac but our street is pretty long. I have a few questions:</p> <p>1. What do we call it?<br /> 2. Who do we invite? We would invite the cul-de-sac, but also invite the neighbors up to the next side street?<br /> 3. What time do we have it? We will have it on a Saturday or Sunday. Open house style (all afternoon) or for a couple of hours?<br /> 4. Would you come to something like this if your new neighbor gave you an invite? </p> <p>Thanks. :) </p> [attach=251/16/obc8t4.600x276.2016-08-03_10-31-57.png]