• Give your time to help friends unpack during a move.Alistair Berg/Digital Vision/Getty Images
  
  Deciding on an appropriate housewarming gift is not always easy since people have their own tastes and styles. Many times, especially if the couple has owned a home before, they already have mostly everything they need to run a household. But there are some practical housewarming gifts you can give that are sure to be enjoyed and can ease the strain of moving.
  
  

Pizza or Restaurant Gift Certificate

• Moving can be exhausting. Often, the last thing people want to do is unpack the entire kitchen just to cook a meal. Consider giving a pizza or restaurant gift certificate. Pizza gift certificates can be useful if the recipients do not want to cook or leave the house. If they don't like pizza, consider giving a gift certificate to their favorite restaurant or take them out yourself for some good food and relaxing conversation.
  
  

Maps and GPS

• Maps can be a different and very useful housewarming gift, suggests the Change of Address website. If your gift recipients are new to the area, they may need help finding their way around. If you have a little extra money to spend, consider a GPS for a practical housewarming gift.
  
  

Spa Gift Certificate

• Because moving is stressful and exhausting, your friends may want to relax more than anything else. A gift certificate to a spa could be just the right housewarming present, Made Man website suggests. They might choose a 30-minute back massage with warm oils or a reflexology foot massage.
  
  

Your Time

• Giving the gift of your time could be the most appreciative and useful housewarming gift you can give, according to Made Man. You could help your friends unpack boxes, do some light cleaning or even babysit while they unpack and settle in.
  
  

Food Gift Basket

• A food basket makes a very practical housewarming gift that can help energize a busy and tired couple in between unpacking boxes and moving furniture around. Fill it with summer sausage, cheese, crackers, gourmet cookies and flavored sparkling water. Be sure to include a few paper plates and napkins so they don't have to search for them in a box.