New neighbours - would this be weird?

[IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads]

We live in a cul de sac of 5 houses. One of the houses sold recently, and the owners are moving in today. The old owners told me that the new owners have DDs age "about 10 and 12". I have a DD age 11. I was going to drop a "welcome" card through their letterbox, and sign it from
"All at number 5, Ibiza, Mr Ibiza,Master Ibiza (14) and Miss Ibiza (11)".

I thought I'd put the DC's ages to indicates that we have similar age children, especially the girls. DH thinks adding the ages would be weird.

DH would happily never engage with strangers unless it's business though!

What are the hive mind thoughts?

Sounds lovely.

I’m sure they will soon realise they are similar ages soon enough but putting the ages on the card seems fine

I'd just say welcome to your new home. Be lovely to have a cuppa when you are settled in. From all at number 20.

Bit weird to put the ages in yes.

I don't think it's necessary. The kids will see each other and talk anyway.

Or pop round with a tin of biscuits or some flowers and introduce yourself.

I think it's a lovely idea

It’s a nice thing to do. You could always go over with the kids and a bottle of wine and introduce yourselves. Our neighbours did that when we moved in and I was very grateful for the gesture.

My children would have hated that before knowing what the other children were like and would say they felt like it was encouraging the other kids to come and knock which they would then be in an awkward position do they didn’t like the children. (Different interests).

I think that sounds lovely, I'd appreciate it if I was your new neighbour and I don't think it sounds weird!

I think I'd give them a couple of days to get settled then pop over with a new home card and a bottle of wine.

You can tell them you've got similar aged kids if they want to come over sometime. Writing it in a card seems a bit weird to me

I think the ages are a bit odd.

They'll soon realise you have daughters the same age, I would push a friendship that might not be there.

When we moved in our neighbours sent their kids round with a bottle of wine and flowers. It was a lovely gesture on a stressful day.

I moved into s cul de sac three yesrsish ago and the neighbours did this. Was nice 😊

Wouldn't*

Nice thing to do. Don’t overthink it.

Sounds lovely. We had similar when we moved house last year and our DDs are now the best of friends. They’ve played together pretty much every day since the day after we moved in.

Lovely welcoming thought. No idea why anyone would see it as weird.

I think that's a bit OTT.

They will soon realise you have kids similar ages.

I think just the door number on the card will be fine. They might be people you or your dc won't click and will be forced. I would rather see the people passing by first before committing to anything.

Seems like a nice thing to do to me. Really cannot see anything weird was others have suggested. I am more of a pop over and speak person, but would like a card to welcome me.

I think it's a bit weird. I'd go over when they've moved in and and say you've got kids the same age so they could all come over for a coffee.

I think I'd get a general impression of what they were like first before putting anything through the door. I'd just say hello when you see them.

It does sound like a little bit of overkill to put the kids ages on,I'd personally just let friendships progress naturally with the kids,I'd take the card over and take the kids with you if it were me.

This. But then I'm a bit anti-social!!

I've just become a bit more wary of people who might be across the road for the next twenty years, from experience!

I'm glad I didn't put a card through the door of the new neighbour across the road recently, as our first interaction was when he knocked on the door and accused me of smashing his brake light when I parked the car. And our daughters closing their bedroom curtains to stop him staring in while standing outside his house.